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Impassioned sports drama “Challengers” serves up love and tennis

Olivia Erndl, Copy Chief • May 13, 2024

This review contains spoilers. In a world where sex is tennis and tennis is everything, there is no lack of power plays and passion that drive the leading trio to compete for their perfect match...

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“Dune: Part Two” knocks part one out of the (sand)park

Sarah Chaudhry • March 17, 2024
“Dune: Part Two” came out on March 1 and has already grossed $178.5 million at the global box office as of March 7. This makes it one of the most successful opening weekends for a film since “Barbie” (2023) and “Oppenheimer” (2023).
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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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Euphoria Season 2 review: An exhausting journey with a hopeful ending

Anjulina Varghese • March 6, 2022
It has now been over a month since the release of the much-anticipated second season of Euphoria, leaving many fans in a state of utter emotional turmoil. No truer words have been spoken than when Zendaya said Season 2 would be "hard to watch."
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The mysticism of “Euphoria” roars back with season 2

Melanie Navarro • January 27, 2022
The first episode of season two of HBO’s Euphoria premiered on Sunday Jan. 9, and had fans reeling from opening credits to inevitable head smashing at its close.
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“Dune” – sequels must flow

Jovher Tagangylyjov • November 4, 2021
While the current market has been dominated by predictable action flicks and bland comic book movies, “Dune” represents something more slow-paced and thoughtful. It attempts to tackle grandiose ideas on a cosmic scale and does so at its own pace. 
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The most Americana looks of the 2021 Met Gala

Julia Heming • September 18, 2021
The 2021 Met Gala was a smaller affair than usual, and the first one since 2019 because of the pandemic. This year's theme was “In American: A Lexicon of Fashion.”
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