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Pete’s Film Journal: Oscar Fever by Peter Sarsfield

I always tune in for Oscars night, struggling through a Jimmy Kimmel monologue as I wait for the awards to be given out. Sometimes I miss the red carpet coverage too, but who cares when Teen Vogue will post everything anyway! This year will be no different; Kimmel will gab away with flimsy humor and make some more jokes about how much Matt Damon sucks.  Nevertheless, I’ll be watching and […]

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Your Favorite Songs Left TikTok by Reilly Caldwell

On Wednesday, Universal Music Group removed their catalog of songs from TikTok. Billions of videos across the platform are now silent, and users no longer have the ability to use a majority of popular songs in their TikToks.     What happened?  TikTok and UMG were not able to agree upon a new licensing agreement between the publishing company’s artists and the social media app. The previous agreement expired January 31st, […]

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Pete’s Film Journal: The Best Movies of 2023 by Peter Sarsfield

It was an amazing year for moviegoing. Repetitive comic book movies are finally lagging, making way for a variety of more exciting films. This year included powerful works that questioned the moral (and occasionally amoral) mainstream of audience interaction and consumption of new media. The Barbenheimer phenomenon was a special experience that will likely never be repeated (even though Oppenheimer will win Best Picture.) With the impossible task of seeing […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 12

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Winter Cinema Recs: Little Women to French New Wave Classics by Peter Sarsfield

With winter break approaching, there’s never a better time to relax and watch a movie. Temperatures may continue to drop, but the comfort of being indoors provides the perfect anecdote to the cold. Here are a few great winter films when finally free from assignments:   Little Women (2019) Greta Gerwig has had an insane year with the success of Barbie. Her take on the classic novel by Louisa May […]

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