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New hit songs hit theaters with A Star is Born

26 October 2018
Michaela Esau
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The College Union of Activities provided William Jewell College students with an additional C U @ The Movies event Oct. 17.  The event allowed Jewell…

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“Christopher Robin” – Adulthood, Toxic Masculinity and Winnie the Pooh

28 September 2018
Audrey Mapes
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Disney’s live-action Winnie the Pooh movie, “Christopher Robin,” follows the titular character (Ewan MacGregor) into adulthood and tells the story of how his childhood friends…

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“Ready Player One,” a glimpse into the future?

13 April 2018
Madison Carroll Porth
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Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One”, released on March 29, is an adaptation of the Ernest Cline’s book of the same name. “Ready Player One” takes…

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“Love, Simon” is a romantic, idealistic view of acceptance

6 April 2018
Savannah Hawley
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“Love, Simon,” directed by Greg Berlanti, was released March 16, 2018 and adapted from the book “Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli.…

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The power of love gained and lost in “Call Me by Your Name”

6 April 2018
Christina Kirk
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“Call Me by Your Name” is a 2017 dramatic film adapted from André Aciman’s book by the same name about a 17-year-old boy, Elio, who…

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“Liberated” exposes the truth of sexual freedom

23 March 2018
Erin Melton
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Trigger warning: sexual assault In explaining and emphasizing different aspects of my feminist agenda, I have often used the term “liberated” in referring to sexuality,…

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Movie Review: “Black Panther”

2 March 2018
Dylan Jones
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“Black Panther” was directed by Ryan Coogler, who also directed the seventh film in the Rocky series, “Creed” in 2015. “Black Panther” has been a…

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“It” is not all that

29 September 2017
Jesse Lundervold
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Stephen King’s 1000-page book “It” immediately recalls certain images: a murderous clown, red balloons and a group of kids fighting to save themselves from an…

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“The Fate of the Furious” was what I expected, but I didn’t mind

28 April 2017
Becca Saffier
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I entered the “Fast and Furious“ franchise late into the game; I’ve seen the original, and parts of “Tokyo Drift“, but the first one I ever…

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