Originally published on April 12, 2019 in The Holcad Student Newspaper. Last weekend, CPC hosted “A Star Is Born” in Mueller Theater. The film, released in October 2018, was a box office success, but I hadn’t been able to watch it until this past weekend. Since it was my first time viewing, I thought it […]

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Originally published on February 15, 2019 in The Holcad Student Newspaper. This weekend, February 15-17, “Crazy Rich Asians” will play as the CPC Movie in Mueller Theater. Released in August 2018, “Crazy Rich Asians” is a contemporary romantic comedy which follows Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she meets the family of Nick Young (Henry Golding) […]

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Originally published on November 30, 2018 in The Holcad Student Newspaper. “Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald” is the second movie in the now five-movie sub-franchise of the Harry Potter series. Released November 16, “Crimes of Grindelwald” is packed with new beasts (not enough), new characters (too many), and a very confused plotline (no opinion). Its […]

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A historical fiction novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks. People of the Book follows the rare book expert Hanna Heath in her restoration of the ancient Sarajevo Haggadah, and the journey the book has endured throughout its centuries of exile and war. Opening Line: “I might as well say, right from the jump: it wasn’t my usual […]

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