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‘Chromakopia: The World Tour’: the New Epitome of Live, High-Energy Performances

By Evan Bournazian, Hoya Staff Writer April 10, 2025

From an array of all-green suits to blonde bowl-cut wigs, crowds of brightly adorned young adults showed out in droves outside of Capital One Arena April 1. As hundreds gathered in these decked-out...

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‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ Bites and Cackles With Joyous Ferality

By Grace Ko, Deputy Guide Editor April 10, 2025

CW: This article references fictitious sexual assault, murder and cannibalism. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.   If anything can make you laugh in...

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Harrowing, ‘Adolescence’ Explores the Cruelty of the Teen Years

By Grace Ko, Deputy Guide Editor April 2, 2025

“Adolescence” hits you like a freight train. The four-episode miniseries effectively explores how today’s society fails to understand its youngest members and the devastating consequences of...

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Feeling the Pain? ‘Novocaine’ Is An Average Film With Subpar Action

By Ethan Hill, Hoya Staff Writer March 26, 2025

“Novocaine”? More like Novo-can’t. While not painful to get through, the movie left a lot to be desired. “Novocaine” follows a man named Nate Caine (Jack Quaid), who was born with a genetic...

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A Thriller with a Heart, ‘Severance’ Season 2 is Stunning Television

By Grace Ko, Guide Deputy Editor March 26, 2025

*The following review contains spoilers for Season 2 of “Severance”*    At first, the premise of “Severance” sounds like a playout office joke. The printer broke again. My boss...

‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ Is a Welcome Reintroduction to Classic ‘Looney Tunes’

‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ Is a Welcome Reintroduction to Classic ‘Looney Tunes’

By Francis Rienzo, Guide Deputy Editor March 26, 2025

Growing up, I constantly watched Looney Tunes. From Bugs Bunny’s sassy remarks to Daffy Duck’s zaniness, the show was an indelible force in shaping my humor. As the years have gone on, though,...

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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Serves as a Moving Tribute to Unsung Heroes

By Sophia Tremblay, Hoya Staff Writer February 20, 2025

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...

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‘Love Hurts’ is More Painful Than a Messy Breakup

By Isabelle Cialone, Guide Deputy Editor February 20, 2025

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...

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‘Apple Cider Vinegar’: A Sourly Acidic Tale of Wellness and Deception

By Grace Ko, Guide Deputy Editor February 20, 2025

Netflix’s latest addition to its slew of “true story” dramas is “Apple Cider Vinegar” — a limited series based on the story of Belle Gibson, a health influencer who pretended to have brain...

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“Paddington in Peru” Is Underwhelming But Hardly Unbearable

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...

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The Weeknd May Have Made His Best Work Yet by Studying His Own Fame

By Francis Rienzo, Deputy Guide Editor February 17, 2025

On the final night of his After Hours til Dawn Tour, The Weeknd attempted to sing one of his most powerful songs, “Alone Again,” — but nothing came out.  This moment, its causes, effects and...

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Obviously, He Played ‘Not Like Us’

By Evan Bournazian, Hoya Staff Writer February 13, 2025

Even after an unparalleled year marked by three number-one songs atop the Billboard Hot 100, the most popular and critically acclaimed diss record in hip-hop history and a best-selling album from last...

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