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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


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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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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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Reel Thoughts: Oscars Best Picture “CODA” combines coming-of-age, inclusivity

March 30, 2022

This article contains spoilers. Navigating high school, familial relationships and plans for the future — this year’s Academy Awards Best Picture winner seems like a standard coming-of-age tale....

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Reel Thoughts: “The Book of Boba Fett” doesn’t do its titular character justice

February 15, 2022

This article contains spoilers. “Wizard.” Unfortunately, not exactly how I would describe “The Book of Boba Fett,” the latest addition to the “Star Wars” franchise and a spinoff from...

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Reel Thoughts: “Dune” is definitely sand power, but does that matter for Hollywood?

October 27, 2021

Amid the countless reboots, sequels and formulaic movies released lately, there is one film that stands out this fall: “Dune.” For science-fiction lovers and movie buffs alike, the arrival of “Dune”...

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