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Review | ‘The Brutalist’ is what the Oscars want you to like and Twitter wants you to hate

Review | ‘The Brutalist’ is what the Oscars want you to like and Twitter wants you to hate

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer January 28, 2025

Despite its high barrier to entry for the average viewer — clocking in at a hefty 205-minute runtime — audiences are flocking to see “The Brutalist.” I am far from being part of the "movies should...

Review | Glitz, Glamor and Tears in ‘The Last Showgirl’

Review | Glitz, Glamor and Tears in ‘The Last Showgirl’

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer January 27, 2025

“The Last Showgirl” is the third movie from director Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola. After its success at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film debuted in U.S. theaters...

Review | ‘Gladiator II’ is hollowly enjoyable, a shadow of its predecessor

Review | ‘Gladiator II’ is hollowly enjoyable, a shadow of its predecessor

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

Twenty-four years ago, audiences held bated breath as a tortured Russell Crowe roared “Are you not entertained?” to a thunderous crowd of Romans as slain gladiators lay bleeding around his feet. Nearly...

‘Anora’ will have you laughing, dancing and crying

‘Anora’ will have you laughing, dancing and crying

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer December 4, 2024

“Anora” is a new, joyfully confusing, action-packed film from writer, editor and director Sean Baker. I had no expectations before watching this film and walked out of the theater completely stunned....

Review | ‘Conclave’ Successfully Blends the Historical and the Modern

Review | ‘Conclave’ Successfully Blends the Historical and the Modern

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer December 2, 2024

“Conclave,” a thriller/mystery film, had its U.S. theatrical release on Oct. 25, 2024. Edward Berger directed the film. “All Quiet on the Western Front” was Berger’s most notable credit thus...

Mascaro Center hosts “Hidden Rivers” screening at Frick Fine Arts

Mascaro Center hosts “Hidden Rivers” screening at Frick Fine Arts

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer November 10, 2024

The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation hosted a viewing party of the environmental documentary “Hidden Rivers” in the Frick Fine Arts Theater on Oct. 29. The event was held as a sector of the...

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Review | ‘Saturday Night’ overwhelms and excites

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

A stage light soars to the ground and bursts into flames. Two comedians flay insults at one another before lunging into a brawl. Illicit drugs are passed from person to person. To make matters worse, the...

Attendees watch Rocky Horror Picture Show with newspapers on their heads in Nordy’s Place on Friday, Oct. 25.

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ closes out LGBTQIA+ history month

By Sage Rosenfeld, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

Pitt’s Department of Inclusion and Belonging hosted a showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Oct. 25. This event was one of the last for the department’s LGBTQIA+ History Month celebration....

Review | ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a movie made for nobody

Review | ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a movie made for nobody

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

Despite the first film finding a core audience in incels, “Joker: Folie à Deux” refuses to commit to its status as a musical, comedy or cult film for misogynists — alienating every possible audience.  It...

Review | ‘Megalopolis’ is Coppola at his most egotistical, narratively repugnant, creatively stimulating

Review | ‘Megalopolis’ is Coppola at his most egotistical, narratively repugnant, creatively stimulating

By Ore Fawole, Staff Writer October 3, 2024

“Megalopolis” is surely bold and daring — adjectives often used to describe director Francis Ford Coppola’s films. His attempts to revolutionize filmmaking are often critically schismatic. While...

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