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‘Popcorn Premieres’ – Box Office Weekend of March 1

March 7, 2024
First year student hosts Logan Thompson and Ethan Kaufman share their thoughts on this weekend's top movies at the box office.
Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Zendaya as Chani in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' action adventure "Dune: Part Two," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

‘Dune: Part Two’: A brilliant achievement for science-fiction film

By Nolan Sheehan, Staff Writer • March 6, 2024
Building on an already impressive resume of science-fiction, director Denis Villeneuve continues his epic film adaptation of the first Dune novel with “Dune: Part Two,” the sequel to the 2021 film “Dune,” based on the critically acclaimed novel by Frank Herbert. Releasing into IMAX screenings Feb. 25th and regular theaters March 1, this science-fiction space opera picks up with the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his encounter with the people of the desert planet Arrakis. 
From left, cannibals Lee (Timothée Chalamet) and Maren (Taylor Russell) fall deeply in love in "Bones and All."

Review: Cannibal romance leaves viewers with a full stomach

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • November 30, 2022
Luca Guadagnino has once again directed a treat of a film that finds beauty in unconventional places.
Column: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are the latest "it" celebrities

Column: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya are the latest “it” celebrities

By Avery Alexander, Senior Writer • November 3, 2021
Timothée Chalamet is the latest "it" guy, an obsession that Hollywood has with making one person the beauty standard for the time.
"Dune" is the first well-told adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel and has ruthless villains and interesting characters.

Review: “Dune” adaptation is worthy of a sanding ovation

By Anthony De Lapi, Staff Writer • November 2, 2021
"Dune" is the first well-told adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel and has ruthless villains and interesting characters.
“The French Dispatch” is a perfect example of the failures of modern art. It looks nice and has its own personality, but has next to no substance.

Review: Wes Anderson’s latest is yet another vapid mess

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • November 1, 2021
“The French Dispatch” is a perfect example of the failures of modern art. It looks nice and has its own personality, but has next to no substance.
Sufjan Stevens' instrumental album is anything like his usual genre of music — soft indie folk and baroque pop — but it's not quite unexpected either. Stevens builds on his previous endeavors in electronic music to create "Aporia" with his stepfather and collaborator, Lowell Brams.

Review: Electronic album is magically experimental

By Kara Bowen • April 26, 2020
Sufjan Stevens' instrumental album is anything like his usual genre of music — soft indie folk and baroque pop. But it's not quite unexpected either.
Set in the summer of 1983, “Call Me by Your Name” captures the romance between the teenager Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and graduate student Oliver (Armie Hammer).

Review: Intimate, original romance is bold and beautiful

By Liam Conway, Staff Writer • January 31, 2018
"Call Me by Your Name" is a story about true love and human affection, with emotional acting and stunning camera work.
“Lady Bird” follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) as she rebels against her mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf). At the same time, Lady Bird is trying to reconcile her feelings for Danny O’Neil (Lucas Hedges).

Review: Greta Gerwig’s family drama soars

By Liza Gillespie, Contributing Writer • November 29, 2017

“Lady Bird” renders every previous coming-of-age film shallow, insincere and outdated. With a backdrop of Sacramento, California, the film follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan),...

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