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Lilly's Final DeJamz

Lilly’s Final DeJamz

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief May 26, 2024

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“Stress Positions” review – Theda Hammel stuns with 2024’s funniest film

“Stress Positions” review – Theda Hammel stuns with 2024’s funniest film

April Klein, Staff Writer May 19, 2024

Much of modern comedy filmmaking is too concerned with being “funny.” Comedy filmmakers, talented as they can be, often default to aimless riffing in fear of losing a potential joke. In the process,...

Zendaya attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York.

Met Gala review: Floral fantasies and archival designer dreams

Elizabeth Gregerson, Contributing Writer May 12, 2024

For some of us, the Met Gala feels like an annual holiday party we’ll never be invited to. Falling on the first Monday in May every year, as attendees wear their designer custom made outfits, we watch...

“The Fall Guy” review: Admirable passion buried under sloppy filmmaking

“The Fall Guy” review: Admirable passion buried under sloppy filmmaking

April Klein, Staff Writer May 12, 2024

There’s an emotional beat in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy” in which Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) mourns the failure of a romantic relationship from his past. He sits in his car, unable to access...

'I can’t be telling other people’s stories anymore': Trans filmmaker and DePaul alumna Vera Drew on “The People’s Joker”

‘I can’t be telling other people’s stories anymore’: Trans filmmaker and DePaul alumna Vera Drew on “The People’s Joker”

April Klein, Staff Writer May 5, 2024

A packed house at the Music Box Theater on April 26 waited in anticipation as a moderator tried to introduce the evening’s special guest: Vera Drew, the director/editor/star of “The People’s Joker.”...

“Civil War” review: A student journalist’s perspective

“Civil War” review: A student journalist’s perspective

Claire Tweedie, Editor in Chief April 28, 2024

“Civil War” is a beautifully grotesque war movie that reframes the political and violent implications of its storytelling toward journalists. In Alex Garland’s latest A24 blockbuster, he set out...

“Older” Review: A Melancholic symphony of emotion and evolution

“Older” Review: A Melancholic symphony of emotion and evolution

Avery MacNab, Contributing Writer April 28, 2024

After two years of touring her sophomore album, “Five Seconds Flat,” Lizzy McAlpine makes a captivating return to deliver “Older,” her third album, which marks a significant departure from her...

Bawlin' Not Ballin' DeJamz

Bawlin’ Not Ballin’ DeJamz

Claire Tweedie, Editor in Chief April 28, 2024

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“The First Omen” review: How I wish this wasn’t an “Omen” movie

“The First Omen” review: How I wish this wasn’t an “Omen” movie

April Klein, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

I’d like to pay tribute to the trailer editors out there. A good trailer serves as a mood piece that occupies a non-linear narrative; it has immense value as an exercise in form. While definitely not...

Black Arts Month Kick-off brings a night of performances and new beginnings for the B.A.C.A.

Black Arts Month Kick-off brings a night of performances and new beginnings for the B.A.C.A.

Grace Vaughn, Contributing Writer October 15, 2023

As Charlique Rolle and Vershawn Sanders-Ward took the stage Monday evening, bright screens displaying the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago logo started to slowly shift. New projections reading...

DePaul MFA Graduate ('20) Edward McCreary began work last week as the Assistant Director of Grants and Partnerships at the Joffrey Ballet.

DePaul MFA graduate named Joffrey Ballet’s assistant director of grants and partnerships

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor May 2, 2021

When the Covid-19 pandemic began, few industries lost their identity as quickly as the performing arts. Virtual performances took over across all forms of the arts, putting artists and those in the industry...

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two." (Handout)

Fans embark on a return to Hogwarts with ‘Cursed Child’

Pat Mullane August 9, 2016

When it was announced that J.K. Rowling and her creative team John Tiffany and Jack Thorne would embark on a new medium for Harry Potter — a theater play — some were wary, some dismissive, and some...

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