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‘The Zone of Interest’: Monstrosity in the Mundane

By Andre Albrecht, Hoya Staff Writer February 14, 2024

Movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” offer audiences a clear-cut moral dichotomy between good and evil — a portrayal that resonates deeply with our...

You Need to Watch ‘YOU’ Season 4, Part 1

You Need to Watch ‘YOU’ Season 4, Part 1

By Dylan Mubangizi February 22, 2023

★★★★★ Leaving the wealthy suburbs of Madre Linda, Calif., season four of Netflix’s hit show “YOU” takes protagonist Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) out of the sun and into the cold rainy...

‘The Menu’ Succeeds as a Dangerous Delve into the Elite Foodie Scene

‘The Menu’ Succeeds as a Dangerous Delve into the Elite Foodie Scene

By Sofia Wolinski February 8, 2023

★★★★☆ CW: This article references suicide. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.Taking place in a high-end restaurant where guests find themselves in a...

‘Knock at the Cabin’ Opens Few Doors

‘Knock at the Cabin’ Opens Few Doors

By James Pocchia February 8, 2023

★★★☆☆ Sunlight blankets the dense forest surrounding a log cabin. A girl, perhaps 10 years old, sits quietly on the grass, collecting grasshoppers and depositing them into a large Mason jar. Suddenly,...

Stars Shine Despite Rushed Plot in ‘Greta’

By James Kim March 13, 2019

★★★☆☆ Director and writer Neil Jordan, known for “The Crying Game” and “Breakfast on Pluto,” returns with his new thriller “Greta.” While impressive acting by both Isabelle...

AMAZON STUDIOS

Movie Review: ‘Gringo’

By Anastasia Armendariz March 11, 2018

★★☆☆☆ “Why am I always getting screwed for doing my job?” wonders earnest businessman Harold Soyinka, played by David Oyelowo, in the beginning of the second act of “Gringo.” “Gringo,”...

IMBD

Movie Review: ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’

By Kiera Geraghty October 24, 2017

★★★★☆ As its title seems to suggest, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” by Yorgos Lanthimos, director of the Oscar-nominated film “The Lobster,” takes an unsettling – yet balanced...

ENVISION MEDIA ARTS

Movie Review: ‘Blood Money’

By Charlotte Lindsay October 16, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Despite what its name may suggest, “Blood Money” does not live up to its status as a thrilling action flick. The film follows three high school friends who find millions of dollars...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Movie Review: ‘American Made’

By Ben Macher October 3, 2017

★★★☆☆ Director Doug Liman and megastar Tom Cruise are a match made in Hollywood heaven. Liman’s “Edge of Tomorrow,” starring Cruise, was a box office success, receiving positive...

CBS FILMS

Movie Review: ‘American Assassin’

By Jiwon Noh September 18, 2017

★★★☆☆ American Assassin is an origin story, and it starts as such at the very beginning. Like many beginnings, it sets a happy scene: Mitch Rapp, played by Dylan O’Brien, romps on the...

Movie Review: ‘Baby Driver’

By Ben Macher June 23, 2017

★★☆☆☆ With a star-studded cast, featuring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx, and the direction of Edgar Wright, the mastermind behind critically acclaimed comedies like “Shaun...

COURTESY SKYDANCE MEDIA

Movie Review: ‘Life’

By Kathryn Lenihan March 31, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Director Daniel Espinosa brings extraterrestrial life on Mars to audiences in “Life,” in which a rapidly evolving life form that could lead to mass extinction on Earth threatens...

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