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Film & Television

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Zendaya deserves better than exhausting ‘Malcolm & Marie’

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Netflix/Courtesy

The end product is an iffy blend of romantic drama and artistic critique that utterly fails to achieve credibility on either register. 
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New Year 2021

Thursday, January 28, 2021
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‘A jam-packed catalogue’: 8 anticipated films that were pushed from 2020

Here’s a guide to some of the most exciting 2020 movies that are finally coming out in 2021 after being delayed due to the pandemic.
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Film & Television

Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Hunter Schafer delivers breathtaking performance in second ‘Euphoria’ special episode

“Fuck Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob” is a beautiful visualization of Jules’ journey toward expressing her true self, rather than what others expect of her.
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Film & Television

Monday, September 21, 2020
72ND EMMY® AWARDS

‘Schitt’s Creek’ shuts out competition, Zendaya scores historic acting win at 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards

Though every comedy series other than “Schitt’s Creek” went home empty-handed, the night was an overall improvement over recent ceremonies that tended to award endurance over quality.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
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Ranking every ‘Spider-Man’ movie before ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

With “Spider-Man: Far From Home” hitting theaters, it’s only appropriate to look back at the web-slinger’s storied on-screen history and separate the worst from the best.
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Film & Television

Monday, July 1, 2019

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ swings for lighthearted, good-for-all-timezones teen drama 

Aside from a beginning temporarily unraveled by questionable editing choices, “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is able to spin twisty webs of teen romance and superhero drama.
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Fashion

Friday, May 11, 2018

Celebrities dress in Sunday best for 2018 Catholic-themed Met Gala

The theme for Monday night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit was “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.”
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Representation in fandoms matters now more than ever

There is no excuse for this continued resistance to diversity. Everyone should have heroes who look like them. Every kid deserves that.
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Film & Television

Thursday, December 21, 2017

‘The Greatest Showman’ offers engaging choreography, paint-by-numbers screenplay

“The Greatest Showman” is a clichéd, overcrowded but nevertheless competent musical. The film’s sugary sincerity should work to its benefit.
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Culture Shot

Monday, July 24, 2017

Daily Cal Arts’ 10 films to see in theaters this week

It’s the height of summer, but theaters around the Bay Area are currently resplendent in a wide variety of amazing pictures right now, from tentpole superhero movies to quiet, meditative micro-budget films
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