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