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‘The Bling Ring’ Fails to Steal the Spotlight

By Caitlin DeSantis June 21, 2013

The credits were still rolling when three teen girls spotted actor IsraelBroussard at the advance screening of The Bling Ring.  Before the lights came up, they dashed out of their seats to get...

So You Want To Be a Hoya Columnist?

So You Want To Be a Hoya Columnist?

By Victoria Edel and Victoria Edel June 20, 2013

Good news readers — you too can be a part of The Hoya. Applications for our fall semester columnists have just opened; you can find them all here on Facebook. But what exactly does a columnist do? Columnists...

Do They Know Me?

By Merjan Bubernack June 20, 2013

My mother always seems to have a better grasp of pop culture than I do. I find that especially shocking since I’m the one who spends copious amounts of time on Facebook, the herald of all things menial,...

New Pixar Film Is Nothing to Roar About

By Katherine Foley June 20, 2013

The only thing scary about Monsters University is its inability to live up to its predecessor. It’s been a while since we were first introduced to good-guy monsters Mike Wazowski (voiced by...

Let the Festivals Begin

By Margie Fuchs June 20, 2013

Like Yeasayer, I couldn’t wait for the summer. The freedom, the sunshine, the long bike rides to nowhere and the anticipation of adventures to come seemed to be just what I needed after an intense...

Superman Returns With a Film Strong Enough to Resurrect the Franchise

By Rianna Folds June 14, 2013

5/5 stars In a world of Disney-fied Marvel films and a brooding Batman saga, only one man is a beacon of hope: HenryCavill’s Superman. Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel — a reboot of the classic...

‘This Is The End’ Gives Us the Summer Comedy We’ve Been Waiting For

By Hunter Main June 12, 2013

3.5/5 stars When actors play themselves in movies, the audience expects to see how different the character of the actor is from their preconceived notion of the actor— a sort of highly polished...

The New ‘Argo’: ‘Dirty Wars’ Digs Deeper Into American Warfare

By Kelly Lui June 7, 2013

4/5 stars They say that ignorance is bliss. But if you care about the truth, as Georgetown students usually do, Dirty Wars, which opens only in select theaters, is a must-see. A documentary that...

Quirky Indie Film Promises to Rule the Silver Screen This Summer

By Rianna Folds June 7, 2013

5/5 stars Close your eyes and imagine this unorthodox combination: The Hangover meetsMoonrise Kingdom. Throw in Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally — Ron Swanson and Tammy 2 on “Parks...

Redefining Folk

By Margie Fuchs June 7, 2013

“Asking only workman’s wages, I come looking for a job ... ” Marcus Mumford’s rollicking voice climbs out of our Honda stereo and into the muggy D.C. morning air. Traffic down Georgia Avenue is...

The Beauty of the Red Wedding

By Victoria Edel June 6, 2013

It always takes me a little while to process things, so in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s “Game of Thrones,” unlike most people I know, I did not immediately take to Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr to...

‘Now You See Me’ Has Nothing Up Its Sleeve

By Ryan Bacic June 2, 2013

2/5 stars I wanted to believe. I’d talked to Jesse Eisenberg in person a couple weeks back at the Georgetown Ritz-Carlton, after all. He trumpeted the merits of his latest magic-heist blockbuster....

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