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Gypsy Rose’s story: Hulu vs. Lifetime
By Tranelle Maner | Apr. 16, 2019Which portrayal reigns supreme?
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‘Game of Thrones’ characters categorized by zodiac signs
By Jackie DeFreitas | Apr. 16, 2019In honor of Game of Thrones return for its last season, Vogue released a Instagram photo of the "GOT" characters and the signs that corresponds to them. Here’s a possible explanation for each pick and additional zodiac match ups for other characters.
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‘Us’: Jordan Peele’s new thriller
By Alex Camargo Avenue Staff Writer | Apr. 2, 2019“Us,” Jordan Peele’s new horror film, is sure to leave you in awe. Generating $70 million, “Us” is definitely one of 2019’s best films.
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Netflix’s ‘The Legend of Cocaine Island’
By Tranelle Maner Avenue Staff Writer | Apr. 2, 2019Alachua County has a chance in the spotlight
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It may not be perfect, but ‘Captain Marvel’ still flies high
By River Wells Alligator Staff Writer | Mar. 27, 2019We’re in the endgame now
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Series Review of the Week: Hulu's 'Pen15'
By Tranelle Maner | Mar. 12, 2019Going through puberty during middle school can make it the hardest years of your life. Thankfully, comedians Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle have decided to relive their formative years with a comedic twist.
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The Avenue reviews the 2019 Nominees for Best Picture
By Lindsey Breneman | Feb. 20, 2019On Sunday, Feb. 24, the 91st Academy Awards, an event that has been fraught with controversies for its past few iterations, will decide the most noteworthy films of 2018. After #OscarsSoWhite in 2015, the subsequent boycott of many artists in 2016, the “Moonlight” and “La La Land” blunder in 2017 and the hyper spotlight on the #MeToo and “Time’s Up” movements last year, the Oscars lacks a host this year for the first time in three decades.
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‘Vice’ has the power to humanize Dick
By Sara Han | Feb. 20, 2019”Vice” is about power. It’s a dark comedy biographical movie about how Dick Cheney rises to become one of the most powerful, yet problematic, vice presidents of U.S. history.
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Gaga and Cooper shine in ‘A Star is Born’
By Vanessa Blankenship | Feb. 20, 2019“A Star Is Born” is the fourth Hollywood version of this tragic tale: Two talented musicians fall in love thanks to their undeniable chemistry on stage.
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ rocks the big screen
By Tranelle Maner | Feb. 20, 2019The retelling of Freddie Mercury’s life may be the champion of the box office and Oscar night.
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’BlacKkKlansman’: unveiling a true story and how it still relates today
By Tranelle Maner | Feb. 20, 2019A black man uses his white colleague to help him infiltrate and breakdown the Ku Klux Klan during the 1970s — sounds like almost everything could go wrong.
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“Black Panther”: The superhero we needed
By Alex Camargo | Feb. 20, 2019“Black Panther” is one of Marvel’s successful films of 2018. The film brings the world of “Blank Panther” to life — allowing viewers to experience Wakanda with it’s incredible culture and futuristic technology. Perhaps more importantly, it gives black audiences the chance to finally see a powerful superhero who looks like them on the big screen and achieve roaring success.
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Was this your “Favourite” film of 2018
By Tranelle Maner | Feb. 20, 2019Tied with “Roma” for the most Oscar nominations this year, this historical drama depicts the age-old tale of family members battling to be the most loved and the best.
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Netflix’s ‘Roma’ gives the production company legitimacy in the art field
By Jackie DeFreitas | Feb. 20, 2019Shot in black-and-white and in panoramic style, “Roma” is a cinematic masterpiece that makes its ten Oscar nominations well deserved. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, the Mexican director of “Gravity” (2013) and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004), “Roma” follows the story of Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a live-in maid for a white, upper middle-class family in the Mexican city of Colonia Roma.
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When white people romanticize our histories we get films like ‘Green Book’
By Lindsey Breneman | Feb. 20, 2019After years of slowly diversifying the Academy, “Green Book” seems to be the pick of the remaining faction of old white men. The film is “based on true events” in the story of an acclaimed black musician’s tour through the Deep South with a racist white driver who changes his attitude toward race during the journey.
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Rom-coms for the most hilarious and romantic Valentine’s Day
By Tranelle Maner | Feb. 13, 2019It’s Valentine’s Day week and everyone is in the mood to add a little bit more love to their lives. Whether you’re in a relationship or not, romantic comedies are an integral part of our average media consumption. So, as you figure out how to spend time with the people that you care about the most, including yourself, take the time and watch a good movie or two about love and life.
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Series Review of the Week: Netflix's 'Dynasty'
By Tranelle Maner | Feb. 6, 2019A show produced by The CW Television Network is getting a new wave of viewers thanks to its Netflix upload, which brought a new audience into an old storyline.
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‘Into The Spider-Verse’ is a cinematic triumph
By River Wells Alligator Staff Writer | Jan. 24, 2019There are so many things I could say about “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
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Fyre Fest vs. Fyre Fraud
By Tranelle Maner | Jan. 24, 2019Which documentary really ignited the flame in viewers?
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Series review of the week: Hulu’s ‘Guidance’
By Tranelle Maner | Jan. 18, 2019This Awesomeness TV drama explores the complications of high school when huge scandals occur.
