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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

Three years later, Moonlight still triumphs as the greatest queer film

Three years later, Moonlight still triumphs as the greatest queer film

June 3, 2020

The Monthly Three years ago, I watched the Academy broadcast a now-infamous mix-up in which they announced the wrong film for Best Picture. After an awards season in which “La La Land” and “Moonlight”...

Martinez: The Oscars are getting better — but there’s still a disconnect

Martinez: The Oscars are getting better — but there’s still a disconnect

February 26, 2019

As Julia Roberts handed the Oscar for Best Picture to the “Green Book” team, the newsroom and I, somewhat jokingly, waited for a beat. Would this be another “Moonlight”/“La La Land” scenario? Unfortunately,...

50 Years of Queer Anger: Queerness won at the Oscars. Queer people didn’t

50 Years of Queer Anger: Queerness won at the Oscars. Queer people didn’t

February 26, 2019

This is the sixth column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969. On Sunday night, Olivia Colman, Mahershala Ali and Rami Malek won Oscars...

Viggo Mortensen as Tony Vallelonga and Mahershala Ali as Dr. Donald Shirley in Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly.

‘Green Book’ has its issues. Mahershala Ali is not one of them

February 14, 2019

Before I start, a disclaimer. “Green Book” tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a black, queer professional pianist and his Italian-American chauffeur as they navigate the Deep South...

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