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Friday, February 8, 2019

Dreaming, in déjà vu: A personal essay

Person thinking about dreaming about someone
Ashley Zhang/Staff

I don’t know why déjà vu fascinates me. Maybe it’s the French name, or the romanticized notion of re-falling in love with someone every day like Lucy in “50 First Dates.”
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Film & Television

Friday, September 29, 2017

‘American Made’ flies high with thrills, humor but falters from featherweight narrative

It’s nice to see Cruise acting again and to shake our heads in amazement at the ridiculousness that was possible in the ‘80s.
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Film & Television

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Why ‘Ghost in the Shell’ whitewashing controversy is way more complicated

While you may expect a rant about the offensive whitewashing in the film, the issue is far more complicated than that.
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Film & Television

Thursday, June 5, 2014

‘Edge of Tomorrow’ not genius but ridiculously entertaining

Welcome to the apocalypse. The world is at war. In “Edge of Tomorrow,” Earth has been invaded by a vastly superior alien army that threatens to consume human existence. All seems to be lost. There is hope, however, in the form of humanity’s Bellerofonte — pyrrhic prowess and the mech
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