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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Celebrity documentaries on Netflix you should watch

Celebrity documentaries on Netflix you should watch

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor February 16, 2020

1.  “Gaga: Five Foot Two” introduces you to the women behind the glitz and glamour you see on stage.                     2....

Heloise (played by Adele Haenel) and Marianne (played by Noemie Merlant) lie in bed together in Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”

REVIEW: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ reinvents wheel of love

Rebecca Rogers February 16, 2020

“This is a film for Chicago,” director Céline Sciamma said with a chuckle as she sat down for a post-film discussion. Her newest feature, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” was shown in an advanced...

Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

REVIEW: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is ‘utopia of femininity’

Michael Brzezinski February 16, 2020

We are in the middle of an incredibly special movement in modern cinema right now. We are finding ourselves in an overwhelming uptick in popular and accessible foreign films in the domestic market that...

First Cow.

What to look out for at the Berlin Film Festival

Michael Brzezinski February 16, 2020

Now that the Sundance Film Festival has come and gone with immense grace and excitement towards what 2020 has to bring us cinematically, it is officially time for the International Festival circuit to...

I am a Killer.

New Netflix documentary series gives voice to death row inmates

Chinyere Ibeh, Music and Film Critic February 16, 2020

“I Am A Killer” follows the stories of convicted inmates who are currently serving their sentences on death row.  The series is among many that cover the crime genre, but it manages to give itself...

Taylor Swift in Miss Americana.

‘Miss Americana’ attempts to restore Taylor Swift’s reputation

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor February 16, 2020

Taylor Swift and I have a complicated relationship. Ever since I was nine years old, Swift and her music have been a large fixture in my life. I still have nearly every word of her 2009 album “Fearless”...

Bong Joon-ho holds the Oscars for best original screenplay, best international feature film, best directing, and best picture for Parasite at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Big wins for ‘Parasite’ give Oscar night an emotional high

Associated Press February 10, 2020

Called up to the stage again and again, Bong Joon Ho kept saying he was ready for a drink — “bloody ready.” But the Oscars weren't bloody ready to stop giving him awards. By the end, the South...

Sundance Film Festival: The DePaulias chief film critics takeaways

Sundance Film Festival: The DePaulia’s chief film critic’s takeaways

Michael Brzezinski February 10, 2020

The start of a new year means that the global festival circuit is officially kicking off in the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah for the world renowned birthplace of indie cinema stardom, the Sundance...

Peter (left) and Lara-Jean (right) on their first official date as an announced couple.

‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ shows importance of love beyond romantic love

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor February 10, 2020

The long-awaited sequel to “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You,” carefully balances relationship, friendship and family love in a way that is so well...

Movies about love aren’t always love stories

Movies about love aren’t always love stories

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor February 10, 2020

I think about Wong Kar-Wai’s “Chungking Express” a lot. It’s the only movie I have thought about every day since I watched it. What hits me most about it is that it showcases a kind of love that...

Obsession with You lead character echoes viewers toxic behavior

Obsession with ‘You’ lead character echoes viewers’ toxic behavior

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor February 3, 2020

Some shows spend seasons trying to develop a realistically terrifying antagonist that viewers simultaneously love and hate while others never really hit the mark – but then there’s “You.” The...

And the Oscar goes to…who cares?

And the Oscar goes to…who cares?

Jonathan DeCarlo February 3, 2020

It’s that time of year again, award show season is in full swing and everyone is clamoring to see which movies, albums, TV shows, etc. take home the coveted position of being the “best” of last year....

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