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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

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...

Still of John David Washington in Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan.

REVIEW: In conversation with ‘Tenet’ star John David Washington

John Cotter September 6, 2020

“Tenet” opens with an opera house heist mission. The packed, maskless audience on-screen makes for an apprehensive mood within the Covid context. An interesting duality that only presents itself when...

FILE- The Music Box Theatre, located in Lakeview.

COLUMN: Movie theaters must adapt or die

Logan Peterson September 2, 2020

I can remember the first time a film moved me. I can remember the first time a film truly terrified me. I can even remember the first time a film gave me a character I loved, and then quickly betrayed...

Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti star in Palm Springs, now available on Hulu.

The best new shows, movies to come out of quarantine

Lauren Coates August 18, 2020

In the five months since quarantine started, there have been dozens of movies and TV shows vying for the public’s attention — capitalizing that for several months, the entire world is stuck at home...

Every Tom Hanks film, reviewed

Every Tom Hanks film, reviewed

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor August 14, 2020

“Willsoooooooooonn!” is probably how everyone is feeling right about now. Alone, drained both physically and mentally, and who knows, maybe you’re floating on a raft.  With COVID-19 requiring...

Lovie Simone as the titular Selah in Selah and the Spades.

REVIEW: ‘Selah and the Spades’ tackles intense themes in coming-of-age drama

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor August 4, 2020

Walking through the halls of The Haldwell School for Boarding and Day School, students of the 5 factions lurk in the social shadows, wait for a reason to pounce in order to preserve their power and control...

FILE - The currently closed AMC Burbank 16 movie theatres complex is pictured on April 29, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. After several false starts, the film industry is hoping to bring new releases back into movie theaters in late August. But for blockbusters, it may mean rethinking opening weekend and returning to a more gradual rollout through international and U.S. territories. Gone for now are the days of massive global openings. And theater owners say if they dont get new films soon, they may not make it to 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Are movie theaters doomed?

John Cotter July 25, 2020

Back in March, I was genuinely attempting to make bets with friends as to whether Disney’s heavily-marketed “Mulan” live-action film was to be released as planned, or pushed back due to COVID-19,...

Rob Brown, Ashley Johnson, Sullivan Stapleton, Ennis Esmer, and Jaimie Alexander in Blindspot.

REVIEW: Season opener of “Blindspot” shows that it is on its way out

Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic May 27, 2020

Blindspot’s season opener proves that it has run its course and it is ready to bow out.  The NBC show has been on for four seasons, and the fifth season has been confirmed to be it's last. "Blindspot"...

REVIEW: In ‘The Last Dance’ final episodes, ‘it’s all about basketball’

REVIEW: In ‘The Last Dance’ final episodes, ‘it’s all about basketball’

Logan Peterson May 25, 2020

The final two episodes of “The Last Dance” come crashing in like a bat out of hell, only this time, it’s all about basketball. For weeks, the series gave us insight into the inner-turmoil of the...

1986s Ferris Buellers Day Off shot in Chicago.

The iconic films of Chicago

Ernesto Hernandez, Assistant Sports Editor May 21, 2020

From 1896’s “The Tramp and the Dog” to 2019’s “I Used To Go Here” and everything in between, Chicago is a filmmaker’s dream and has been the home of several iconic movies.  Whether big...

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