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Movie review: Captain Phillips

Stepping inside the pirates' shoes It's a true story of two captains and their crew just trying to do their jobs. For one that means carrying cargo to ports on the African coast, but for the other that means getting money through piracy. As both point of views are...

Movie review: Dallas Buyers Club

A changed man fighting for his life Sex and drugs. A straight man is tested positive for HIV but denies the sickness because of the homosexual connotations. Yelling at the nurse, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) is horrified by his ruined image and 30-day death...

Movie review: Her

In love or just lonely? Society is broken. Technology has taken over everyday life. Social interaction is slim, many have their love letters written for them and a one-night stand can be arranged without even getting out of bed. This all happens within the first 15...

Entertainment under the sun

Summer 2013 didn't quite have the blockbusters of recent years, but that's not to discount it. There were some truly excellent films this summer from each genre along with ghastly ones. Apocalypse time, get crude Rude, crude, and totally meta, This is The End nabs my...
The Meaning of Movies

The Meaning of Movies

The significance of movies Senior Anna Scholl expresses her love for movies, and explains that this art form is often...

Chronicle

Chronicle

The beginning of a new genre? Josh Trank deserves a golden star for creating a found footage film that, for once,...

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

A light-hearted family tale   It's that time of year again - the time when the cutesy family movies begin to...

Cowboys and Aliens review

Cowboys and Aliens follows the journey of Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), with the help of Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) and Ella Swenson (Olivia Wilde) as he fights off aliens that have abducted the people of their town.