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Film & Television

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Payback’s a Bat: Robert Pattinson soars in austere, indulgent ‘The Batman’

Illustration depicting The Batman
Angela Bi/Staff

While the prickly sense of tension is a consistent strength in the film, “The Batman” makes a habit of giving itself away too soon.
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Arts Awards, Film & Television

Thursday, December 2, 2021
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The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards: Film of 2021

In “Spencer,” Kristen Stewart delivers undeniably the most talked about performance of the year, and it’s not difficult to see why.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

‘The Goldfinch’: Come for Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfhard; stay for a poignant tale of friendship, loss

Stuck between Oscar bait and pre-existing intellectual property turned into a box office hit, “The Goldfinch” is in an odd position of trying to satisfy both genres.
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Film & Television

Sunday, September 16, 2018

The Daily Californian Arts guide to what will, should and could win the 70th annual Emmy Awards

We are presently in a golden age of television. It would be nearly impossible for one person to sort through all of the television at our fingertips and decide what is or isn’t the best. This is where the Emmy Awards come in.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

‘Westworld’ season 2 is masterful, if convoluted

While this density resulted in excellent episodes, it has also proved to be a drawback, as the show’s plotlines have grown increasingly convoluted.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×10 ‘The Passenger’ ends season with major twists and questions

Many questions running through the season are answered, but their answers are traded for new questions about the larger implications of the plot reveals.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×9 ‘Vanishing Point’ explores freedom through death

Like last episode, this episode of “Westworld” includes an abundance of exposition via flashback, specifically of one event: Juliet’s suicide.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×8 ‘Kiksuya’ presents lyrical meditation on memory, loss

This episode — the title of which is the Lakota word for “remember” — explains Akecheta’s backstory and the park’s opaque dynamics in a near-perfect set-up.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×7 ‘Les Écorchés’ ramps up on action, questions of free will

While this episode ramped up the action, it didn’t shy away from posing the philosophical questions “Westworld” is known for.
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Film & Television

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Best of the West: ‘Westworld’ episode 2×6 ‘Phase Space’ brings on the reunions

This episode of “Westworld” kicked off the second half of the season — from this point on, we can expect the plot arcs to finally come together.
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