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By this point you’ve probably heard the hype that “Roma” is a cinematic achievement worthy of “Best Picture of the Year,” according to Rolling Stone and many other cultural authorities. Since its release, I resisted for as long as I…

I discovered “Apostle” while in the throes of an awful head cold, sprawled out on my living room couch. I noticed it was one of the newest Netflix films, which have proven to be hit or miss. Out of pure laziness, I stopped searching and…

A welcome break has come in the scores of white, YA (Young Adult) flicks, that have saturated Hollywood for so long. “The Hate U Give,” while still victim to some trappings of the genre, has redefined what a coming-of-age film can be. The…

Brace yourselves, awards season is coming. In the next few months, we will begin to see hordes of chilly historical biopics, gnashing at the bit for a nomination. While “First Man” is better than most of its kind, I found myself…

The cinematic experience of watching “Venom” can be likened to the unsuccessful fusion of the symbiote with many of the film’s victims: bones break, bodies contort and the viewer is left exhausted. The first stand-alone film for one of…

This week, “the best boy-band since One Direction” saw their new album, “Iridescence,” hit #1 on the Billboard 200. The success of their new project came as a major triumph for the rap collective, as they rose from obscurity last year with…

A bill criminalizing circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has gained massive support by medical authorities, but religious leaders are outraged. This bill is organized in practically the same fashion as a previous 2005 ban on…

This past Saturday, tragedy struck when 26-year old Arthur Medici was fatally attacked by a shark off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Cape Cod. This marks the first shark-related death in Massachusetts since 1936. According to local authorities,…