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Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ shines at its best, but crashes at its worst

When the clock struck midnight April 19, the world listened to Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” for the first time.

Two hours later, fans listened to the album for the first time again, in the form of a surprise double album called “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.”

The album, which has been long-awaited since its announcement at the 2024 Grammy Awards in February, consists of 31 tracks — 16 on the original album and an additional 15 on “The Antho
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Review: ‘Poor Things’ explores female empowerment, sexuality with humorous moments

There are very few movies where actor Mark Ruffalo could get away with calling someone a “cunt,” and “Poor Things” is one of them.

The 2023 film, currently up for 11 awards at this year’s Academy Awards, follows Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a pregnant woman in Victorian London who jumps off a bridge to escape her abusive husband. She is later revived by a surgeon and professor named Godwin (Willem Dafoe), who replaces her brain with that of her unborn child.
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Second floor of Snell Library to close for renovations, basement to reopen with books

The second floor of Snell Library will close Feb. 20 for renovations, Dean of the Library Dan Cohen announced in an email to students Friday afternoon. The basement level will reopen the same day and house physical books for the first time in nearly four years, the email stated.

The second floor renovations are expected to be completed during the fall 2024 semester. Upon its reopening, the floor will have “reservable group study rooms, a creativity and design hub, drop-in research help, consult
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3 students placed on deferred suspension following Dec. 1 HFP sit-in

All three students charged with violations of the Code of Student Conduct after a Huskies for a Free Palestine sit-in Dec. 1 were found responsible in their hearings with the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution and have been placed on deferred suspension, The News confirmed with charged students Tuesday.

According to one of the charged students, who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of further retaliation, they were notified about the results of their hearing via email Friday.
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The News presents ‘Lifestyle Wrapped 2023’

Throughout 2023, contributors of The News’ Lifestyle section commented on the latest trends overtaking social media, covered live events ranging from concerts to celebrity-driven conversations and, of course, penned thoughtful critiques of the latest films, television shows and albums. With that in mind, and 2023 firmly in the rearview, the Lifestyle editors asked The News staff to send in their favorite films, TV shows and music albums of the year.

Here are the top responses, as well as a reco
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Review: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ breaks new ground while honoring its predecessors

It’s a chilly November night, and a group of friends are driving to see the newest “Hunger Games” movie as Taylor Swift’s most recent release, “1989,” is playing through the car speakers. Is this scenario taking place in 2014 or 2023? Both options are correct.

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” which premiered Nov. 17, returned viewers to the world of Panem, giving them a look at the early days of the Hunger Games and a future dictator’s descent into evil. Nostalgic fans we
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Column: The Oscars present award sweeps, questionable jokes, jaw-dropping performances

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 95th annual Academy Awards ceremony, colloquially known as the Oscars, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Audiences around the world tuned in to see if their favorite films, such as “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” would take home one of Hollywood’s most coveted prizes.

Fans of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” were likely the most content as the awards ceremony c
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Review: ‘M3GAN’ balances elements of horror and serious themes with comedy

When it comes to promoting a movie, most studios do not use eight girls dressed as the main character dancing at an NFL game. Unless it’s “M3GAN,” of course.

Gerard Johnstone’s 2022 horror film “M3GAN” achieved surprising box office success following its Jan. 6 release after a creative promotional campaign that took the saying “go big or go home” to heart. The campaign included a tour of New York City, a trailer wherein M3GAN dances before a violent rampage and videos ads specifically for a Bad
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Column: Shakespeare retellings bring fresh takes to classic tales

The film “Rosaline,” which premiered on Hulu Oct. 14, tells the classic story of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” from the perspective of Romeo’s former lover. The film gives Rosaline, whose name is a reference point rather than a real character in the bard’s play, the voice and character she lacks in the original story.

“Rosaline” is far from the first Shakespeare retelling. From those that stay true to the period setting to others that put a more modern spin on them, there is a movie
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Hollywood continues its reign of remakes

We live in a world of remakes — from new renditions of classic animated Disney films such as “Cinderella” or “Beauty and the Beast” to new versions of other time-honored favorites like “Little Women” and “A Star Is Born,” the supply of revamped films is endless. The almost guaranteed financial success of remakes blinds film studios from the true desires of critics and moviegoers.

A list of showings at any given movie theatre will often be filled with remakes such as the most recent film of Marv