Movies to watch when you’re not sober
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From brain-melting thrillers to unintentional comedies to pure chaos, these films are best experienced under the influence because they aren’t as fun while sober.
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Flirting with danger: Domestic ennui and crime in ‘Good Girls’
Annie and Ruby are in debt. They don’t like crime, but they don’t see another choice. For beth, it’s a way to break up the monotony of her domestic ennui.
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Rosamund Pike is back to her ‘Gone Girl’ tricks in ‘I Care a Lot’
Blakeson’s direction is uneven, but some of his swipes at American capitalism do land with a pleasant sting. It’s Pike, though, who provides the film with its energy.
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To be the ‘Cool Girl’
Impulsive Coward
“Cool Girl” is no longer a defining compliment in my eyes. I’ve instead accepted it as a product of the male gaze.
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A David Fincher movie marathon for social distancing
Considering that many of us are now at home, starting our own lists of rewatches and first-time discoveries, what better way to pass the time than to marathon some of the director’s signature dark, gritty and suspenseful films?
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Must-see movie monologues
Whoever you may be, check out the following films and their respective monologues for some quality Hollywood magic.
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‘The Girl on the Train’ wobbles on the tracks, but is saved by Emily Blunt’s performance
A modern tale about marriage, affairs, lies and death. If that sounds like “Gone Girl,” it should. Director Tate Taylor’s “The Girl on the Train” touches on a lot of the same themes as David Fincher’s brilliant 2014 film. Does it do a better job? A resounding no. But that
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We are living in the Golden Age of Television
What’s your favorite TV show? This used to be a simple question. “The Twilight Zone,” I’d answer, nervously feigning some sort of classical intellectualism. My family didn’t have cable, and I felt obliged to answer with a series that was representative of what’s traditionally deemed the “Golden Age of Television”
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Top 10 films of the year
2014 saw a wide array of films hit the theaters from the thrilling “Gone Girl” to the tasteful, poignant and guffaw-inducing “Dear White People.” Here are the top picks as selected by the arts & entertainment department at The Daily Californian.
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