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The DePaulia

‘The Substance’ review: A wild, nauseating body horror facemelter

‘The Substance’ review: A wild, nauseating body horror facemelter

Jake Panek, Arts & Life Beat Writer September 23, 2024

Activate only once. Stabilize every day. Switch every seven days, without exception. The one and only thing not to forget: you are one. You can’t escape from yourself. These are the instructions given...

Kiki Layne performs in a Theater school production of "Arabian Nights" in 2013. Layne would graduate from the conservatory in 2014.

KiKi Layne’s love for the unexpected: DePaul Theater School alumni reflects on career and teachings amid “Dandelion” opening

Sam Mroz, Contributing Writer May 26, 2024

KiKi Layne, a Cincinnati native and DePaul alumna, has spent years building her craft as an actor. After graduating from The Theater School in 2014, she would coast across Chicago’s performance scene,...

“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,...

“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, Former 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...

“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...

“The People’s Joker” review: Putting clown makeup on gender identity and calling it a parody

“The People’s Joker” review: Putting clown makeup on gender identity and calling it a parody

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief April 21, 2024

“The People’s Joker” is so incredibly bizarre that it almost overshadows its own brilliance. Using Batman villains as metaphors for queer identity, the unsuspecting coming-of-age film utilizes the...

The cast and crew of “The Greatest Hits” on rehearsing, inspiration and finding the heart of a story

The cast and crew of “The Greatest Hits” on rehearsing, inspiration and finding the heart of a story

April Klein, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

Searchlight Pictures held a roundtable with the cast and crew of their new film “The Greatest Hits” on Monday, April 15. Stars Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, Austin Crute and writer/director Ned Benson...

Vishaal Desai, right, speaks to his students about their positions during their weekly film lab in Cinespace on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Desai is a Teacher's Assistant for a film production class.

Healing the spirit through film: DePaul grad student celebrates distribution of documentary feature

April Klein, Contributing Writer February 25, 2024

Vishaal Desai adores cinema. In 2009, he graduated from the prestigious London Film School. He worked for years in the film industry in India before coming to DePaul for his graduate degree. His affinity...

Torn legacies, tough audiences and a building controversy against the Golden Globes

Torn legacies, tough audiences and a building controversy against the Golden Globes

Sam Mroz, Contributing Writer January 15, 2024

Between “Oppenheimer” winning big, Taylor Swift’s attendance and a red carpet runway for hollywood’s biggest celebrities, on Jan. 7 the 81st annual Golden Globes was broadcasted across television...

“Bottoms” review: fresh vision for teen sex comedy takes a big swing and unfortunately misses

“Bottoms” review: fresh vision for teen sex comedy takes a big swing and unfortunately misses

April Klein, Contributing Writer September 10, 2023

It’s never fun to watch the promise of a story slowly crumble as it goes on, especially one from such inspiring beginnings. Rising star Ayo Edebiri, prolific comedian Rachel Sennott and wunderkind director...

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