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Where 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' hits and misses

Where ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ hits and misses

Kirsten Onsgard December 20, 2015

It's no surprise "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is breaking box office records. But given the franchise's less-than-stellar track record lately - namely, any film released in the past 20 years - there...

Review: Poor acting wrecks 'In the Heart of the Sea'

Review: Poor acting wrecks ‘In the Heart of the Sea’

Erin Yarnall December 18, 2015

Just like the characters in “In the Heart of the Sea” attempt to return home with a profitable amount of whale oil, the film came up short. Big effects and a superstar actor leading the cast can only...

Pretty Evil: 'Black Friday'

Pretty Evil: ‘Black Friday’

Mandy Durose December 2, 2015

The Kappa sisters are ready to shop ‘til they drop, possibly literally with the Red Devil lurking on Black Friday. The appropriately titled episode begins on the best non Chanel-o-ween holiday of...

Pretty Evil: 'Thanksgiving'

Pretty Evil: ‘Thanksgiving’

Mandy Durose November 25, 2015

I’m thankful for extra hot pumpkin spice lattes, designer clothes and Chanel’s sudden outburst of sisterhood love. This week's "Scream Queens" episode delivered more than a peek inside our favorite...

5 films to see this holiday season

5 films to see this holiday season

Amanda Krupp November 25, 2015

The holidays are the perfect time for friends, good food and spending a whopping $50 when you try and take your family on a nice outing to the movies. But with films as good as these coming out this holiday...

Pretty Evil: 'Ghost Stories'

Pretty Evil: ‘Ghost Stories’

Mandy Durose November 20, 2015

This may be difficult to comprehend since we aren’t all psychology majors like Chad, but this episode delivered not only enough ghost stories to scare viewers out of ever using the bathroom again...

Photos: Mockingjay Training Camp at the Student Center

Photos: Mockingjay Training Camp at the Student Center

Connor O'Keefe November 18, 2015

DePaul Activities Board hosted a Mockingjay Training Camp in celebration of the new "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" film, which opens Friday, Nov. 20.  [slideshow_deploy id='17745']

The fandom awakens: 'Star Wars' fans of every generaton unite

The fandom awakens: ‘Star Wars’ fans of every generaton unite

Kirsten Onsgard November 15, 2015

Brian Troyan hardly remembers seeing the first “Star Wars” film. At just 2 years old, his mother asked if he enjoyed the film and promised that Darth Vader would one day return. Though he was too...

The 33 Movie Poster

‘The 33’ documents disaster

Matt Koske November 15, 2015

Once a worldwide phenomenon, millions of people gathered attentively, eyes targeted on their TV sets while praying, hoping that everything would be fine.  This is the story of the 2010 Chilean mining...

The Chanels and Denise discover Jennifer's body.

Pretty Evil: ‘Mommy issues’

Mandy Durose November 15, 2015

After a few deep dark episodes, like Chanel #5’s web chat rooms, without information, this week’s episode, “Mommie Dearest”, finally revealed 1995 Kappa house secrets while showing us that...

Journalism films like 'Spotlight,' 'Truth' dramatize industry

Journalism films like ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Truth’ dramatize industry

Megan Stringer November 8, 2015

There’s a new trend in cinema. The faces sitting in the dark of movie theaters are lit from the soft glow of the newsroom movie playing. And they watch the excitement of journalists frantically scrambling...

Pretty Evil: 'Beware of Young Girls'

Pretty Evil: ‘Beware of Young Girls’

Mandy Durose November 6, 2015

Maybe because Chanel-o-ween is over, Chanel and the rest of the Kappas aren’t feeling as joyful about their sisterhood as they did in the previous episode of “Scream Queens.” This week episode...

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