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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

‘Wicked’ review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande transform this classic musical

‘Wicked’ review – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande transform this classic musical

Karidja Monjolo, Contributing Writer December 3, 2024

“Wicked”(2024)  does nothing less than defy expectations and redefine assumptions of what a movie musical can be. Based on the Broadway hit, “Wicked” itself is based on the novel “Wicked:...

'The Piano Lesson' review: A haunting past crafts a captivating film

‘The Piano Lesson’ review: A haunting past crafts a captivating film

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief October 31, 2024

“The Piano Lesson” is a theatrical play masquerading as a movie. Based on the 1987 play by August Wilson, the film adaptation is proof that sticking to a story’s theatrical roots can pay off on screen...

‘Hard Truths’ review: Mike Leigh’s brutally honest yet kind drama stuns

‘Hard Truths’ review: Mike Leigh’s brutally honest yet kind drama stuns

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor October 31, 2024

Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” is a strikingly empathetic portrait of people on the fringes of society while simultaneously being in the midst of it. Re-teaming with Leigh twenty-eight years after their...

'Flow' review: Give it some apPAWse

‘Flow’ review: Give it some apPAWse

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor October 31, 2024

Wow! Not sure what else to say. This was my first experience with Gints Zilbalodis’ work – Latvian filmmaker, animator and director of “Flow” – and I can confidently say that I am a fan. “Flow”...

'Grand Tour' review: Yearning for meaning across time and space

‘Grand Tour’ review: Yearning for meaning across time and space

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor October 31, 2024

Flashes of the past and present are overlaid on top of one another throughout “Grand Tour.” A dance of motorcycles swirling around a roundabout is played simultaneously with footage of the Chinese...

‘The End’ review: A scattershot opera of acceptance and forgiveness after the apocalypse

‘The End’ review: A scattershot opera of acceptance and forgiveness after the apocalypse

Jake Panek, Film & TV Beat Writer October 30, 2024

A post-apocalyptic anti-musical overwhelmed with guilt and grief, Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The End” follows a billionaire family and the cracks that start to form when a young woman shows up in the...

'Desire Lines' review: Half-documentary half-queer drama gets close to greatness

‘Desire Lines’ review: Half-documentary half-queer drama gets close to greatness

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor October 30, 2024

The rarity of something like Jules Rosskam’s “Desire Lines” is reason enough for its existence. Woven in-between talking heads interviews with gay trans men speaking frankly about their experiences...

‘All We Imagine as Light’ review: A lyrical and meditative masterpiece of sisterhood and longing

‘All We Imagine as Light’ review: A lyrical and meditative masterpiece of sisterhood and longing

Jake Panek, Film & TV Beat Writer October 30, 2024

The first narrative film from Indian director Payal Kapadia, “All We Imagine as Light” is a spellbinding story of two nurses who share an apartment in Mumbai and a sisterhood forged amidst their respective...

'Nightbitch' review: A painful adaptation that belongs in the doghouse

‘Nightbitch’ review: A painful adaptation that belongs in the doghouse

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief October 30, 2024

When did we lose the art of subtlety? Somewhere buried in the hour-and-a-half run time of “Nightbitch” is a truly fascinating story about motherhood, but the film’s reality is a sad case of no show...

‘A Different Man’ review: Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson play two sides of the same coin

‘A Different Man’ review: Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson play two sides of the same coin

April Klein, Arts & Life Assistant Editor October 14, 2024

Aaron Schimberg’s “A Different Man” is about its own creation. Around halfway through the film, the character of Ingrid Vold (Renate Reinsve) discusses the ethics of casting her theater production...

‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ review: Todd Phillips should be disbarred from the Director’s Guild of America

‘Joker: Folie á Deux’ review: Todd Phillips should be disbarred from the Director’s Guild of America

April Klein, Arts & Life Assistant Editor October 7, 2024

The end of the 2010s were the apex of superhero popularity: everything from “Avengers: Endgame” to “Shazam!” were at the forefront of pop culture’s interaction with cinema. The first “Joker”...

‘The Wild Robot’: The best DreamWorks movie in 13 years

‘The Wild Robot’: The best DreamWorks movie in 13 years

Finn Morse, Theater Beat Writer October 7, 2024

DreamWorks Animation has had a mixed output of quality since their inception. Its hit-or-miss tendency hasn't stacked up against the competition within the animation industry, with Pixar and Disney swiping...

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