Tyler Perry’s “The Six Triple Eight” effectively and beautifully tells the incredible true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black and all-female battalion...
Besides successfully propagandizing soulless suburbia and promoting the unbridled capitalistic urge to love working, the latest rom-com offering, “Love Hurts,” does not accomplish much. Marvin...
By Evie Steele, Editor in Chief
• February 19, 2025
After the hit showings of “Paddington” in 2014 and “Paddington 2” in 2017 — the latter a rare sequel to eclipse the first film — Dougal Wilson, the first-time director of “Paddington...
If you go into the theater expecting to watch a typical horror movie, like I did, you may find yourself either pleasantly surprised or slightly disappointed by what unfolds on the screen. Drew Hancock’s...
Although advertised as a haunting new addition to the horror genre, the scariest part of “Presence” might be the incestuous vibe of the relationship between Tyler Payne (Eddy Maday) and his mother,...
By Grace Ko, Hoya Staff Writer
• November 14, 2024
There’s an undeniable, otherworldly power to Cillian Murphy’s eyes.
Tim Mielants’ “Small Things Like These” takes full advantage of Murphy’s magnetic gaze to reveal veiled suffering...
The story of Cinderella has always been my favorite fairytale. Over the years, her story has come to embody the power of perseverance — how determination can triumph over unfortunate life circumstances,...
By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor
• November 6, 2024
2024 has been a great year for cinema. We’ve gotten incredible movies like “Dune: Part Two”, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, “We Live In Time”, “Monkey Man” and “Inside Out 2.” Yet...
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” The last place one expects to find a quote from existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard is in a stop-motion animation...
By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor
• October 24, 2024
“We Live In Time,” the latest movie from the powerhouse indie-darling production house A24, is absolutely fantastic. The film follows Tobias (Andrew Garfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh) as they...
By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor
• October 24, 2024
Is the ambitious sequel to Todd Phillips’s masterpiece, “Joker” (2019), dubbed “Joker: Folie à Deux,” a perfect movie? No. It certainly has its issues. It tries to be a courtroom drama,...
“La Chimera,” the latest film from Italian director Alice Rohrwacher, paints a gorgeous, quiet fantasy from its story of a young, wearied tomb robber. This movie relishes in the beauty of nature...
