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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Television and Film

Hercule Poirot confronts the supernatural in Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation.

Reel Thoughts: ‘A Haunting in Venice’ sees Hercule Poirot reinvented for a spooky, successful sequel

September 20, 2023

“A Haunting In Venice,” the latest installment in director Kenneth Branagh’s reboot of Hercule Poirot (played by Branagh himself), sets itself apart from its predecessors –– and not just by way...

But, in the end, “Barbie” is just too much… and never Kenough.

Reel Thoughts: Barbie is too much…but aren’t all women?

July 24, 2023

I paid exactly $6.75 to see “Barbie” at the CineMagic theater in Okoboji, Iowa. The price wasn’t too much. But everything else was — too much, that is. The movie. Its plot. Barbie herself. All...

Christopher Nolan’s newest summer blockbuster, “Oppenheimer” released on July 21.

Reel Thoughts: ‘Oppenheimer’ exceeds all expectations

July 23, 2023

As the production of “Tenet” neared its end in 2019, Robert Pattinson gifted director Christopher Nolan a book of speeches delivered by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. This gift inspired Nolan’s...

A black background with cracked glass reads “Reel Thoughts.”

Reel Thoughts: ‘Black Mirror’ season six is a mixed bag

July 3, 2023

JOAN IS AWFUL There was a time when “Black Mirror” was lauded as cutting-edge television, but “Joan is Awful,” the sixth season’s premiere, is a tacky, outdated caricature of the show, muddled...

The posters for each of the five Indiana Jones movies stand side by side across the frame.

Reel Thoughts: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ rebounds to end series on a high note

July 2, 2023

Ever since “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” released in 1981, the Indiana Jones franchise has been a juggernaut in the action-adventure genre. The release of “Indiana Jones and the...

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