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‘Cléo from 5 to 7’: Agnès Varda depicts real-world anxieties in real time

Emmett Chung
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Jan. 19
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A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Sorry, Baby’ hits hard, apologizes for nothing 

Blyss Cleveland
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Jan. 5
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An animated globe is wrapped around by a long filmstrip amongst a purple background.

‘Nunca volverán a verse’: Friendship, college and ‘Y tu mamá también’

Emmett Chung
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Nov. 6
Arts & Life
A black-and-white production still from "Holiday" (1938), featuring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

How About Now: ‘Holiday’ (1938) is another wonderful early romcom

Mason Barrett
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Nov. 3
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An image of the classic red-and-yellow Superman symbol.

‘Superman’ (2025) is a super character film

Mason Barrett
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Aug. 3
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Second Take: ‘The Winter Soldier’ tackles American democracy and security

Sebastian Strawser
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Feb. 20, 2025
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Her POV: ‘The Last Showgirl’ is a moving glimpse of an artist’s journey

Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 2, 2025
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A woman stands at a window with the shadow of a hand on her face and "Nosferatu" written as text.

‘Nosferatu’ (2024) marries the beautiful and the grotesque

Cate Burtner
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Jan. 28, 2025
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A girl (Moana, the titular character) holds an oar and smiles confidently.

‘Moana 2’ drowns in money and fails to make waves

Anthony Martinez Rosales
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Dec. 11, 2024
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How About Now: ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ preemptively rebels against teen-comedies

Mason Barrett
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Nov. 18, 2024
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A girl stares up at the camera with the text 'Anora' over her face

‘Anora’ mostly avoids tired tropes about sex work 

Blyss Cleveland
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Nov. 11, 2024
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Three South Asian people stand in the middle of a crowd, with the text "In Focus" across the bottom of the image.

In Focus: ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ redefines brotherhood and manhood

Srithanya Satish
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Nov. 5, 2024
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How About Now: ‘Sullivan’s Travels’ spotlights social inequality in America

Mason Barrett
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Nov. 4, 2024
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A man and a woman hug each other, with the text "We Live in Time" next to them.

In love but out of time: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s acting pulls at heartstrings

Leki Albright
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Nov. 4, 2024
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A person sits in a movie theater with the text "The Shining" on the screen.

This Halloween, scare your friends with a classic, ‘The Shining’

Ellaheh Gohari
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Oct. 31, 2024
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I watched 40 movies this summer. Here are my five favorites.

Ellaheh Gohari
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Oct. 30, 2024
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Her POV: ‘Woman of the Hour’ frames skepticism as a silent killer of women 

Blyss Cleveland
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Oct. 29, 2024
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Actresses Glenn Close and Amy Adams stand in front of a car with the text "Hillbilly Elegy" in front of them.

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ dissects J.D. Vance’s tenacity

Scarlett Gamble
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Oct. 29, 2024
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How About Now: The true monster of ‘Frankenstein’ (1931) was an unfaithful book adaptation

Mason Barrett
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Oct. 21, 2024
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"Talk Horror To Me" is written in bloody letters on a wall.

Talk Horror to Me: ‘The Substance’ is all form with little substance

Emma Kexin Wang
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Oct. 17, 2024
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