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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


Emma Stone and Olivia Colman in “The Favourite,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.

‘The Favourite’ deserves victory with its command of satire and absurdism

February 13, 2019

A race-winning duck named Horatio. Seventeen rabbits that run around and represent the death of children. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone arguing, bickering and subverting power norms. That...

Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga sing “Shallow” in one of the film’s climactic moments.

The stunning acting and emotional script begin a movie star-making turn for Lady Gaga

February 13, 2019

It’s a moment that transcends the film, the actors and even cinema itself. You know the one: Lady Gaga’s Ally, trepidation and anxiety evident in her shoulders, walks over to Bradley Cooper’s Jackson....

Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Marco Graf as Pepe, Carlos Peralta Jacobson as Paco, and Daniela Demesa as Sofi in “Roma,” written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón transforms a deeply personal narrative into a universal project in “Roma”

February 13, 2019

On first scan, “Roma” appears to model the elements of films that have typically flooded the Oscars’ Best Foreign Film category: a hyperlocal setting; a simple, yet striking, plotline; a handful...

Chadwick Boseman stars as T’Challa in Ryan Coogler’s superhero masterpiece, “Black Panther.”

‘Black Panther’ breaks the barriers of superhero films of the past, providing larger commentary on black culture and colonialism

February 13, 2019

Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” could’ve been yet another addition to a long line of superhero films in a drawn-out franchise. After all, with 17 films under its belt, the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Constance Wu and Henry Golding in the box-office hit “Crazy Rich Asians,” directed by Jon M. Chu.

Editor’s Letter: Diverse films made major bank in 2018. Hollywood has no more excuses

February 13, 2019

I’ll admit it: I was one of those people crying in the theater during opening week of “Crazy Rich Asians” last August. And, no, it wasn’t out of longing for authentic Asian cuisine, or defending...

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