The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards: Film of 2020

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” dazzles and dizzies even its most attentive viewer; the film is a psychological feast boasting richly clever construction and riveting performances.
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“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” dazzles and dizzies even its most attentive viewer; the film is a psychological feast boasting richly clever construction and riveting performances.
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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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While references to famed engineer Butler Lampson or physicist Barry Barish may be hard to fit into a conversation, here are a few of the best UC Berkeley alumni in the entertainment world to bring out the next time you see your high school friends.
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Bad Witch follows in the footsteps of its trilogy-mates in recreating the recognizable aggression of earlier albums such as Broken and The Downward Spiral, but it also noticeably flares into a life of its own
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“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.
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Ultimately, just as the real-life Bloom presided over a chaotic overlapping of men’s egos, Chastain holds it all together despite the film’s weaker points.
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(“Photograph” by Arcade Fire is not available on Spotify) I’m not the biggest music person. I don’t really care for the most recent hot album. I have my set of indie rock songs from my early high school days and my momentary stages of EDM heavy listening, but the only
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The stories across the final four are various in both time and person, and they showcase how different, yet wholly affecting, the biopic genre can be.
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In many ways, the 2010s have been the decade of change in Hollywood, both in creation and consumption.
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“Customer service representative for Domino’s” is probably the most impressive part of my résumé. One time, I tried doing a ramen-eating competition and I got to the fifth bowl, which is not that bad. When Flappy Bird was still flapping its way into our hearts, I could get my score
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