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Film & Television

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

‘The Old Guard’ shoots for greatness but fails

The Old Guard
Netflix/Courtesy

Rather than developing a well-written stand-alone film with heroes to fall in love with, the film instead shapes the characters’ writing to set up for a sequel.
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Fashion

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The Daily Californian Arts & Entertainment picks for best-dressed at the Oscars 2020

As one would expect, the show ended up being memorable in a number of ways — one of which was the dazzling red carpet fashion.
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Fashion

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Golden Globes 2020: Best and worst dressed

The 77th Golden Globes had its fair share of stars wearing the best (and the worst) from a variety of extremely talented designers and stylists.
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Film & Television

Monday, January 6, 2020

2020 Golden Globes are full of surprises, with ‘1917,’ ‘Succession’ taking home top honors

In a night seemingly meant to be ruled by Netflix, Netflix came up short at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.
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Film & Television

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

‘Bombshell’ is a story worthy of attention, not a hurrah of newspeak

The film focuses on the complicated and nuanced relationship the women have with corporate discrimination and sexual abuse.
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Film & Television

Monday, May 6, 2019

‘Long Shot’ misfires into trope-laden rom-com territory

“Long Shot” is at its core a film about a woman needing a man to “have it all,” and this is simply not a narrative that we need in the year 2019.
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Picks of the Week

Monday, May 6, 2019

Picks of the Week: Good music, good movies and goodbyes for the end of the semester

Throughout it all, I’ve been working tirelessly to keep you updated on all things arts and entertainment, and I will continue to do so until the bitter end.
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Film & Television

Friday, May 4, 2018

Charlize Theron lends overdetermined dramedy ‘Tully’ a bruising temper

Tactful until it isn’t, Jason Reitman’s “Tully” is decidedly slight but not without its strengths as a candid character study.
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Film & Television

Friday, March 9, 2018
Gringo

Kidnap-comedy ‘Gringo’ attempts to pop wheelie on zeitgeist, wipes out

Such politically charged material shouldn’t produce run-of-the-mill mediocrity. “Gringo” is as clueless as its protagonist.
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Film & Television

Thursday, July 27, 2017

‘Atomic Blonde’ proves how well Charlize Theron can fight, but not why

“Atomic Blonde” ‒ based on the graphic novel “The Coldest City” by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart — follows the inhumanly fierce Broughton as she is set out on a complicated mission that, unfortunately, the film never fully explains.
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