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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Still of Rashida Jones and Bill Murray in On the Rocks.

REVIEW: Sofia Coppola continues her legacy of quality with ‘On the Rocks’

Michael Brzezinski October 4, 2020

The name Sofia Coppola is always associated with the cool and fun energy of the early 2000s indie film scene. With her early works like “The Virgin Suicides,” “Lost in Translation” and “Marie...

The 56th annual Chicago International Film Festival will not return to AMC River East, instead it will come to your living room.

Chicago International Film Festival goes virtual

Michael Brzezinski October 4, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many events that we know and love to be cancelled this year. Music festivals, conventions and even our graduation ceremonies all got put on hold for the time being. However,...

Still of Catherine OHara and Eugene Levy in Schitts Creek.

Why ‘Schitt’s Creek’ deserved its Emmys sweep

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief September 27, 2020

“Schitt’s Creek” took home a total of nine awards at the Emmys, and was the first sitcom to win in all four acting categories. Infamous screen partners Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara won Best...

Still from The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.

REVIEW: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ is an uninspired— but important— retelling

Michael Brzezinski September 27, 2020

In the summer of 1968, a large anti-war protest was held near the ongoing Democratic National Convention in downtown Chicago. Over the course of five days and five nights, these protesters clashed with...

All In explores many types of voter rights movements including the womens suffrage movement.

REVIEW: ‘All In : The Fight For Democracy’ emphasizes the importance of voting

Lauren Coates September 20, 2020

On the eve of the upcoming November election, Stacey Abrams, Liz Garbus, Lisa Cortés and Amazon studios joined forces to release “All In: The Fight For Democracy,” a documentary film emphasizing the...

Medina El Aidi (left) and Fathia Youssouf (right) made their acting debut in the controversial French film Cuties.

REVIEW: “Cuties” is a bold cinematic statement that should be celebrated, not canceled

Logan Peterson September 20, 2020

Society hates confronting their present almost as much as they hate confronting their past.  The response to Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Cuties” has revealed to me this unfortunate reality. The...

Still from Kajllionaire, written and directed by Miranda July.

REVIEW: ‘Kajillionaire’ masterfully portrays dysfunctional family

Michael Brzezinski September 20, 2020

American indie films are no stranger to weird quirky dysfunctional families. Whether it be “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Buffalo ‘66” or “Captain Fantastic,” it seems...

STS-51L Challenger wreckage remains and boxes of debris being lowered into abandoned Minuteman Missile Silos at Complex 31 on Cape Canveral Air Force Station.

REVIEW: ‘Challenger: The Final Flight,’ an American-made tragedy

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2020

The first few minutes of Netflix's new docuseries “Challenger: The Final Flight” are genuinely sickening. The now-famous archival footage of the failed launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger is interspersed...

This image released by Disney shows Yifei Liu in the title role of Mulan. (Jasin Boland/Disney via AP)

Disney is remaking the wrong films

Lauren Coates September 11, 2020

Last week saw the slightly controversial release of another live-action remake of an animated Disney movie: “Mulan.” Once destined to make millions in global box office revenue, the film was initially...

Pop culture hills I would die on: Iron Man is a better superhero than Batman

Pop culture hills I would die on: Iron Man is a better superhero than Batman

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor September 6, 2020

People love using the phrase “that’s like comparing apples to oranges” when they try to defend a less superior item in a well-mannered comparison.  In the comic book world, the apples and oranges...

Still from The Assistant, directed by Kitty Green.

The most overrated and under-appreciated films of 2020, so far

Logan Peterson September 6, 2020

The pandemic has changed everything. We have had to quickly adapt our entire lives and plans. People’s lives have been unceremoniously upended — I sometimes lose hope thinking about the damage that...

The cast of Big Brother.

Why ‘Big Brother’ is the perfect show to binge during COVID-19

Lauren Coates September 6, 2020

When it comes to entertainment in the age of COVID-19, this past spring and summer have created an odd dynamic for the film and television landscape. Although everyone has been stuck indoors all year and...

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