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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

The elusive path for arthouse film survival

The elusive path for arthouse film survival

Holyn Thigpen April 15, 2019

Over 100,000 film fans across the world signed an online Change.org petition last November to save FilmStruck. The Turner Classic Movies streaming service, which housed a library of over 1,000 classic,...

As Veep enters final season, Julia Louis-Dreyfus cements legacy fit for comedy royalty

As ‘Veep’ enters final season, Julia Louis-Dreyfus cements legacy fit for comedy royalty

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2019

For the past three decades, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been on television nearly every season. As such, Louis-Dreyfus has secured over 300 episodes of comedy under her belt that delivered her seven Emmys...

Whats Fresh on Climate Change

What’s Fresh on Climate Change

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2019

Our Planet (Netflix) In the introduction to the first episode of this new Netflix series “Our Planet,” the mission is clearly stated. David Attenborough narrates that the show will “celebrate...

Robert Pattinson as Monte, a volunteer for the experimental space mission.

‘High Life:’ a touching and terrifying trip to space

Michael Brezinski, Staff Writer April 15, 2019

Space has and always will be an enthralling setting to explore on film. Whether it be the grand operatic fantasies like the “Star Wars” and “Alien” franchises, of the more avant-garde fantastical...

Daisy Ridley as Rey in a scene from Star Wars: Episode IX. (Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP)

New ‘Star Wars’ film promises ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press April 12, 2019

"No one is ever really gone," says the voice of Luke Skywalker in the first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Episode IX," which audiences finally learned will be called "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"...

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...

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