Ryan Ranc, Senior Film Columnist
• August 22, 2023
Summer not only marked one of the hottest seasons in history, but also one of the hottest Hollywood movie eras in recent memory. Pulling from the many excellent films released, The Daily Texan compiled...
Minza Mirza, Senior Life&Arts Reporter
• August 21, 2023
The start of the fall semester reveals what some choose to bury and what others wilfully ease into: transition. College students undergoing this transition range from all walks of life but share the desire...
Matthew Collier, General Life&Arts Reporter
• August 6, 2023
“Afire,” the latest film from film festival darling Christian Petzold, unfolds over a summer vacation in the German beachside where frustrated author Leon (Thomas Schubert) deals with a series of complications...
Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Associate Editor
• July 31, 2023
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is a refreshingly entertaining summer entry into the beloved franchise that was first kickstarted in the ‘80s. Directed by Jeff Rowe (“The Mitchells...
“Haunted Mansion,” directed by Justin Simien (“Dear White People,” “Bad Hair”) follows Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her son Travis (Chase Dillon) as they move into their new home in New Orleans,...
“Dogleg” presents a series of surreal, low-key vignettes set in Los Angeles that follow many Angelenos. The film primarily focuses on Alan — played by Al Warren, who also wrote and directed the project...
“Theater Camp” transports viewers to Camp AdirondACTS, a run-down theater camp in upstate New York, home to the hopes, dreams and hearts of thespian campers. Co-directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman,...
In the new horror film “Talk to Me,” Mia (Sophia Wilde) grapples with feelings of grief and emotional isolation from her peers when she’s drawn into a series of seances by her peer group that quickly...
Ryan Ranc, Life&Arts Senior Film Columnist
• July 19, 2023
This review is spoiler free.
“Barbie,” directed by Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird,” “Little Women”) and written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story,” “White Noise”), follows Barbie...
Celeste Hoover, Life&Arts General Reporter
• July 19, 2023
This review is spoiler free.
Robert Oppenheimer first appeared on the big screen in 1946, when he starred in the 18-minute documentary “Atomic Power” and recited the infamous quote, “Now I am...
More than 40,000 tickets have already been purchased for the highly anticipated July 21 release day of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” With the double feature...
After a year’s wait, viewers return to Cousins Beach, where the trials and tribulations of a teenage love triangle continue in the second season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty.” Following the same...
