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DIRECTOR’S CUT: Cooper Captivates With Raw Emotion in ‘A Star Is Born’

By Olivia Simon November 29, 2018

I’ve never been great with trends, so I was a little late to the craze surrounding “A Star Is Born.” While waiting meant that I got to take in Bradley Cooper’s (COL ’97) directorial debut outside...

A24

Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’ Evokes Bittersweet Nostalgia

By Eliza Phillips November 9, 2018

“Mid90s,” a bittersweet and complex coming-of-age film, kindles deep nostalgia for the namesake era with masterfully subtle artistic direction by Jonah Hill and evocative performances. In his...

NEW REGENCY PICTURES

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Is a Killer Queen Biopic

By Paulina Enck November 1, 2018

★★★★☆ “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a new biopic film, will excite even the most casual rock fans in this enjoyable exploration into the music of Queen and its larger than life frontman, Freddie...

DIRECTORS CUT: A Simple Favor Pioneers a New Feminist Noir Subgenre

DIRECTOR’S CUT: ‘A Simple Favor’ Pioneers a New Feminist Noir Subgenre

By Olivia Simon October 2, 2018

Director Paul Feig has put a feminine twist on gritty noir tropes in “A Simple Favor,” injecting the film with dark humor and sets that bend reality to bring the film’s two antiheroines to life. The...

Annapurna Pictures

‘The Sisters Brothers’ Is as Good as Gold

By Paulina Enck October 1, 2018

★★★★☆ “The Sisters Brothers” entertainingly explores familial love, man’s propensity toward both good and evil and the first use of a toothbrush. Jacques Audiard’s western...

Tea With the Dames Is as Pleasant as an Afternoon in the Garden

‘Tea With the Dames’ Is as Pleasant as an Afternoon in the Garden

By Anastasia Armendariz September 25, 2018

★★★★☆ “Tea With the Dames” invites viewers to escape the English rain for the gossip, wisdom and laughter shared in an afternoon chat between four women coming up on 60 years of friendship....

For The Children Act, Skip the Theater and Read the Book

For ‘The Children Act,’ Skip the Theater and Read the Book

By Alexandra Brunjes September 25, 2018

★★★☆☆ “The Children Act,” the latest film adaptation of an Ian McEwan novel, has a strong cast and a compelling plot but fails to live up to the allure of its literary counterpart. The...

DREAMWORKS

‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ Features Creative Magic but Falters in the Finale

By James Kim September 24, 2018

After his impressive acting as the notorious Sergeant Donny Donowitz in “Inglourious Basterds,” Eli Roth has returned to cinema as a director for the fantasy movie “The House with a Clock in...

LIVE NATION PRODUCTIONS

Cooper and Gaga Sparkle in ‘A Star Is Born’

By Vienna Roche September 13, 2018

Bradley Cooper (COL ’97) proves that “A Star Is Born,” though in its fourth iteration, is a story worth retelling. With chill-inducing live music and dynamic cinematography, Cooper makes the...

MARVEL STUDIOS

Movie Review: ‘Infinity War’

By Cynthia Sun May 24, 2018

★★★★★ The culmination of 10 years of character development and plot groundwork through films like “Captain America: Civil War” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,”  “Avengers: Infinity...

ANDRÉ ACIMAN

André Aciman, Author of ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ Discusses Adapting the Script to the Big Screen

By Cynthia Sun April 24, 2018

“Call Me by Your Name” is a 2007 novel by André Aciman that serves as an intimate portrayal of first love, sexual awakening and coming-of-age. Set in Italy in the summer of 1983, the story follows...

NEW LINE CINEMA

Movie Review: ‘Rampage’

By Gabrielle Irwin April 18, 2018

★★★★☆ “Rampage,” director Brad Peyton’s latest film, enticingly combines a far-fetched plot with compelling animations and on-screen chemistry for an experience that is equally humorous...

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