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The Daily Northwestern

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

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Reel Thoughts: Alum Billy Eichner’s new movie ‘Bros’ is a LGBTQ+ rom-com with personality

October 2, 2022

“Bros,” the newly released feature film produced by and starring Billy Eichner (Communication ’00), begins with a monologue. Eichner’s character, Bobby, talks about the Stonewall Riots as a catalyst...

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Reel Thoughts: ‘A League of Their Own’ is a baseball show that finds its beating heart off the field

September 27, 2022

Content warning: This article contains references to homophobic violence.  This article also contains spoilers. A first kiss in the back room of a bar. Holding pinkies in a dark bus. Stolen minutes...

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Reel Thoughts: “Do Revenge” ushers in a new age for teen comedies

September 22, 2022

And the Netflix executives looked upon their romantic-comedy-starved, content-hungry Gen Z audience and said, “Let us satiate their hunger with a movie so delicious, so daring, so unexpected that they...

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Documentary “American Dendrite” explores connections between people and geography

September 22, 2022

Filming the documentary “American Dendrite” took director and producer Adam Marshall Present (Communication ʼ21) all the way to 4th of July celebrations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The stop was one...

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Reel Thoughts: ‘Cobra Kai’ delivers another season of intense fight scenes and over-the-top dramatics

September 20, 2022

This article contains spoilers. With a fake death turned prison escape, a katana-swinging sensei and more violence than ever before, the fifth season of “Cobra Kai” stays true to its origins, even...

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