The Statesman

Oscars 2022: The height of Hollywood glamour

Julia Heming • April 6, 2022

This year’s Oscars perfectly showed the glitz and glamor of Hollywood high fashion, while still allowing celebrities to showcase their personalities. The looks wowed audiences almost as much as the drama that ensued.

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It: Chapter 2 is a thrill ride that starts fast and doesn’t slow down

Alexander Bakirdan • September 10, 2019

"It: Chapter 2” doesn’t pull any punches from the very beginning as the movie sets the tone quickly for what is a thrilling ride from start to finish. Now I feel I can’t discuss this movie properly without spoiling it a bit, so consider this a warning, there will be massive spoilers ahead.

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“Dark Phoenix” fails to rise from the ashes

Alexander Bakirdan • June 11, 2019

The final installment in 21st Century Fox’s X-Men franchise, “Dark Phoenix,” crashes and burns on its opening weekend on Friday, June 7.

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“Interstellar” was stellar

Peter Chen • November 19, 2014

Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” draws upon the curiosity of the unknown and the need to discover to create a space thriller that is both ambitious in aesthetics and personal in narrative.

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