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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Matthew McConaughey and Snoop Dogg in a scene from The Beach Bum, a star-studded stoner flick written and directed by Harmony Korine. Image Courtesy of IMDB.

The Beach Bum

Michael Brezinski, Staff Writer April 8, 2019

Harmony Korine has made a career for himself out of being America’s resident cinematic rule-breaker. Ever since his wildly controversial feature film screenwriting debut “Kids” rocked the way modern...

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“Game of Thrones”: 5 must-see episodes

Kevin Donahue April 8, 2019

To watch every episode of Game of Thrones would take 2 days, 15 hours and 30 minutes. That is over 63 hours of one of the most talked-about shows ever. However, many people may be out of the loop come...

What’s Fresh on Hulu

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2019

Shrill “Saturday Night Live” staple Aidy Bryant takes the lead for the first time in this Hulu Original series which follows the life of a full-figured young woman who is unhappy with multiple...

Climax: A dance-filled, drug-fueled horror flick

‘Climax’: A dance-filled, drug-fueled horror flick

Holyn Thigpen March 17, 2019

Certifiably insane dancers, deadly snowstorms, LSD-spiked sangria…no, I’m not describing the contents of a paranoiac nightmare, but rather, Argentine-French director Gaspar Noé’s newest horror flick,...

Music Box to host independent film retrospectives

Music Box to host independent film retrospectives

Michael Brzezinski March 17, 2019

There is a lot to admire in the Chicago film scene and its history. It might also be safe to say that the scene in the city as a whole is epitomized in the form of the historic Music Box Theatre. Chicago’s...

Isnt it Romantic

Isn’t it Romantic

Holyn Thigpen March 13, 2019

“Isn’t It Romantic” delights in its own tongue-in-cheek parodying of the rom-com genre, poking fun at the clichés and character archetypes pervasive in classic feel-good films. The premise is...

Academy-award winning actress Brie Larson as the titular character in Captain Marvel.

Brie Larson leads the entertaining, if familiar, ’90s-set superhero flick

Garret Neal, Staff Writer March 11, 2019

The end of “Avengers: Infinity War” was a downer and, to some, quite a shock. I heard of audience members staring in disbelief at the screen well past the credits. Tears streamed down viewers’ faces...

Steven Spielberg in 2019.

Spielberg v. Netflix

Michael Brzezinski March 11, 2019

It’s a rough time to be a theater-loving cinephile lately. The theater experience is a cultural commodity that seems to be fading year after year, especially with the massive surge in streaming...

Third times a charm

Third time’s a charm

Garret Neal, Staff Writer March 4, 2019

It can be easy to complain about the constant stream of sequels pouring out of Hollywood every year and lament about the loss of originality and true storytelling. But it’s films like “How to Train...

The Twilight Zone: Jordan Peele takes reins of new reboot

The Twilight Zone: Jordan Peele takes reins of new reboot

Michael Brzezinski February 25, 2019

While this year’s Super Bowl may have been proved as a disappointment on several rather large accounts, at least one thing left a positive impact on social media platforms and entertainment buffs....

Pete Holmes on comedy, commitment and the third season of Crashing

Pete Holmes on comedy, commitment and the third season of ‘Crashing’

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2019

“I always make the joke that we call the show ‘Crashing’ not ‘Flourishing’ for a reason,” said comedian Pete Holmes, the creator and star of HBO’s “Crashing,” now in its third season. In...

Rosa Salazar stars as Alita in Alita: Battle Angel.

‘Alita:’ Why you should be watching

Michael Edicola, Contributing Writer February 25, 2019

Ever since I saw the first trailer with a girl with huge eyes and robot body I knew that I was going to fall in love with “Alita: Battle Angel” one way or another. Many had their reservations, and...

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