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Film & Television

Friday, September 25, 2020

‘Kajillionaire’ aims for gold but comes up with pocket change

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“Kajillionaire” does have echoes of some of the lesser “Ocean’s” movies, though — it too attempts to patch over its purposelessness with a shallow payoff at the end.
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Culture Shot, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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4 movies that actually get female friendships right

All of these films have fantastic relationships between women at the core of their respective screenplays, which is something worth celebrating.
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Culture Shot

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Analyzing the Gina Rodriguez controversy in the wake of recent nonapology culture

But I wonder why former fans are so quick to criticize and even “cancel” Rodriguez instead of using these instances to create a much needed constructive dialogue surrounding race, ethnicity and representation in Hollywood.
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Culture Shot

Monday, February 19, 2018

Picks of the week: Music festivals, arcade olympics and defying gravity

Whether you choose to attend concerts all around the Bay, compete in a nerdier Winter Olympics or marvel at aerial stunts, our picks have you covered.
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Culture Shot

Monday, February 12, 2018
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Netflix shows to get you through Valentine’s Day

The following shows might spice up your evening, make you laugh or spark an existential crisis, but they’re all enjoyable alone, with dates or with friends.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Daily Californian Arts Awards: Television of 2017

Whether on our laptops or in our living rooms, television has always been a space of escape, in which our ideologies are reflected back to us.
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Summer Orientation 2017

Monday, June 19, 2017

TV shows to binge while lounging in the summer

The Daily Californian’s got you covered with binge-worth TV shows.
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Film & Television

Thursday, October 6, 2016

‘Deepwater Horizon’ is affirmation of life amid chaotic spectacle

There’s a tiny moment in the first 20 minutes of “Deepwater Horizon” — a three-second interior shot of Mark Wahlberg’s character, Mike Williams, driving down a Louisiana highway — that embodies everything that the film is trying to do. It may go unnoticed by most, but there’s something just that
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