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Cult classics and craft tacos
By Lindsey Brenemen Avenue Writer | July 27, 2018Let’s “taco-bout” the new weekly event at High Dive. Costumes are encouraged. Speciality cocktails will be served. Cult movies and craft tacos: the best new way to spend a Wednesday night.
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Series review of the week: Facebook Watch’s ‘Five Points’
By Tranelle Maner Avenue Writer | July 19, 2018Kerry Washington’s run on TV may have ended with hit show “Scandal,” but that doesn’t mean she’s taking a break from television altogether.
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Series review of the week: Amazon Prime’s ‘A Very English Scandal'
By Tranelle Maner | July 12, 2018Sex scandals and politics are a tale as old as time.
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Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
By Gregory Florez | July 4, 2018Life, uh, finds a way to make dinosaurs uninteresting.
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Series Review: Hulu Original ‘The Looming Tower’
By Tranelle Maner | July 4, 2018It was a day that changed America forever, and this show does a great job of coming at it from a new angle.
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Review: Neflix’s “The Hollow”
By Tranelle Maner | June 14, 2018It’s a kid a show, right?
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Series review of the week: “11.22.63”
By Tranelle | June 6, 2018Is John F. Kennedy your favorite president? Do you think he died before he could do more great things? If you could change the past, would you?
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Ways to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
By Alex Watson Tremellen | June 1, 2018Ways to watch the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Series review of the week – Netflix’s “The Rain”
By Tranelle Maner | June 1, 2018Constant showers in Gainesville, appropriately known as Rainsville, are known to kill the vibe of almost everyone in town. Now, imagine those gloomy skies that kill your plans actually killing you — Yes, deadly rain.
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ fails to shift into hyperdrive
By Alex Watson Tremellen | June 1, 2018It seemed as if fans wanted “Solo: A Star Wars Story” to flop from the moment it was announced by Lucasfilm. Much of the “Star Wars” fandom was wary of an origin story that dealt with one of the most beloved characters of all time, Han Solo.
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Series review of the week — Amazon Prime’s ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
By Tranelle Maner | June 1, 2018Warning: There are spoilers ahead.
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Women take over the stage at the SAG Awards
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Jan. 23, 2018Sunday night’s 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards had a lot of firsts. The SAG awards have always adhered to a “no host” policy, but this year’s ceremony made an exception with its first-ever host, Kristen Bell.
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Review: Streep and Hanks Uphold the 1st Amendment in “The Post”
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Jan. 16, 2018Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” serves as a timely reminder that the press must hold their government accountable no matter how much those in power wish to silence them. The film chronicles the paper’s pivotal decision to publish the infamous Pentagon Papers, a study of classified documents that examined U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Review: Denzel Washington saves “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Nov. 28, 2017Three years ago, Dan Gilroy made his directorial debut with the critically-acclaimed film “Nightcrawler” in which Jake Gyllenhaal’s character roams the streets of Los Angeles filming grisly crime scenes and selling the footage to news stations.
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Review: 'The Snowman' snowballs into a slushy mess
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Oct. 24, 2017You know a film is going to be terrible when the director explains what went wrong before the film is even released.
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TV Review: 'Scandal' Season Seven Premiere ‘Watch Me’
By Brooke Steinberg | Oct. 10, 2017WARNING: Spoilers ahead.
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Tom Cruise delivers in ‘American Made’
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Oct. 3, 2017After Tom Cruise’s recent performances in the Jack Reacher series and box office flop “The Mummy,” it seemed as if Cruise’s leading man persona was being boxed-in by established franchises.
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‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ is more of the same, but bigger
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Sep. 26, 2017If you thought “Kingsman: The Secret Service” was outlandish enough, you’re in for quite a ride with the sequel. “Kick-Ass” director Matthew Vaughn returns for “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” and gets right to the action with a car chase through London with Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” blaring in the background.
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Review: Aronofsky’s 'Mother!' isn’t for the faint of heart
By Alex Watson Tremellen | Sep. 19, 2017The film’s opening shot gives the viewer a glimpse into what they’re getting themselves into. It serves as a forewarning that watching “Mother!” is not going to be easy, not in the slightest. Darren Aronofsky’s previous films, including “The Wrestler” and “Black Swan,” are child’s play in comparison to his latest creation.
