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Movie Theater Butter: French film

The French have an incredibly rich filmic history — some may argue a richer one than the United States — yet many amazing modern French films are overshadowed by their black-and-white, cigarette-heavy, slow-moving '60s predecessors.I am not going to sit here and deny the importance of films ...



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Expanded cinema installation to break down traditional film

The Tisch Library roof will be lit up with film projection tomorrow from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Natalie Minik, a technical specialist and part-time lecturer in the Film and Media Studies department, has organized an experimental film event, entitled "Mixed-Use: A Night of Expanded Cinema with the AgX ...


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Cheeses of Suburbia: Thnks Fr Th Stcks

Zachary Hertz (ZH): Welcome back! This week’s guest is Robert Hoover, a beleaguered sophomore who, as an athlete, physics major, percussion hero and campus celeb, proves you really can have it all, as long as you don’t sleep! Today’s another pop punk classic: Fall Out Boy's (FOB) “Infinity ...


The Setonian
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The Starving Aesthete: Decorating inside a giant whale

Given how expensive they are, it’s hard not to see your dorm as a gift horse with a serious case of lockjaw. However, studies (I totally haven’t made up) show that fluorescent lighting is the leading cause of ego death among 18 to 22 year-olds, so it seems appropriate that I should furnish you with ...





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Kendrick, Lively shine in 'A Simple Favor'

At first glance, Paul Feig's “A Simple Favor” (2018) presents itself as a Gillian Flynn-esque tale of scandal, temptation and betrayal. The poster, which displays the film’s stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively poised in elegant, provocative poses, reinforces this noir theme: Lively stands ...


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Noname comes back with crunchy, textured raps on 'Room 25'

Noname is a Chicago-born poet and R&B-influenced rapper, appearing frequently alongside other popular Chicago-based rappers such as Chance the Rapper and Saba. She features prominently in both Saba's “Bucket List Project” (2016) and Chance the Rapper's “Coloring Book" (2016). ...


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Out on the Town: Boston Freedom Rally

The weekend of Sept. 14–16 marked a very special event for cannabis enthusiasts around the country.The annual Boston Freedom Rally, colloquially known as “Hempfest,” took place on Boston Common. Being relatively new to Massachusetts, I wanted to witness weed culture here, so on a warm Friday morning, I boarded the Red Line to Park Street to learn more about local perception of the divisive drug.




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'Operation Finale' squanders its history

The first impression that “Operation Finale” (2018) gave was that it has a Hollywood problem. Or maybe a history problem. Or perhaps a little bit of both. Regardless of semantics, it definitely has a problem. The Nazi-hunting thriller, produced by and starring Oscar Isaac, is a perfectly serviceable ...



The Setonian
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Movie Theater Butter: 'Juno'

I'm willing to bet one of my allotted 10 daily meal swipes (you read that right, all of Tufts’ first-years are being charged over $3000 in exchange for the oh-so-necessary ability to enter Dewick or Carm up to 10 times a day) that you, the reader, have at least one film that you love inexplicably. ...


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'BoJack Horseman' brings a season of powerful self-reflection

The end of the fourth season of Netflix's animated masterpiece "BoJack Horseman" (2014–) featured BoJack himself with a smile as wide as we've ever seen. After 48 episodes of continuous heartbreak, it seemed as though it may finally be time for BoJack and the rest of the show's ...



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'Atypical' season debut fails to address past criticism

Netflix dramedy “Atypical” (2017–) returned for a second season on Sept. 7, with all ten episodes available for streaming. However, while the show did well enough to merit continuation, season one garnered plenty of criticism for its hackneyed portrayal of people on the autism spectrum. The first ...


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Car Seat Headrest blends old and new at the Royale

Commercial success seems to be the ultimate fork in the road for any artist or band that has amassed a sizable cult following. After years of self-releasing projects on streaming site Bandcamp, lead singer of Car Seat Headrest Will Toledo got his big break, signing to Matador Records in 2015.His next ...


The Setonian
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The Starving Aesthete: Vaporwaves

Our current music industry congealed in the swamps of 1950s capitalism, where due to the omnipresence of the vinyl record, music production required enterprise. The resources of record production were necessarily industrial, necessarily corporate and necessarily pop-oriented, creating a system of artists: ...