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‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ brings nostalgia to Potterheads, disappoints with slow pacing, spotty CGI

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ brings nostalgia to Potterheads, disappoints with slow pacing, spotty CGI

Sofia Treviño, Life & Arts Reporter April 5, 2022

The latest installment to the Wizarding World: “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” apparates onto Muggles’ screens worldwide April 15. Based on a fictional textbook from J.K. Rowling’s...

‘Sonic 2’ races into theaters, struggles to keep pace throughout bloated runtime 

‘Sonic 2’ races into theaters, struggles to keep pace throughout bloated runtime 

Darren Puccala, Life & Arts Reporter April 5, 2022

After the moderate success of the first “Sonic the Hedgehog” film, Sonic races back to the big screen with a sequel committed to Sonic's rapid-fire quips and expanding the original character ensemble. Sonic’s...

Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ ventures to darker side of MCU

Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ ventures to darker side of MCU

Ryan Ranc, Life & Arts Reporter April 4, 2022

This article contains spoilers for “Moon Knight.” “Moon Knight” follows Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac), an Egyption history enthusiast, as he lives through some of the lowest points in his life....

The Daily Texan’s March 2022 album picks

The Daily Texan’s March 2022 album picks

Angela Lim, Senior Life & Arts Reporter April 3, 2022
With the first quarter of 2022 wrapped up, The Daily Texan reviewed seven standout albums that arrived this past month.
'Morbius:' So bat it’s good

‘Morbius:’ So bat it’s good

Ryan Ranc, Life & Arts Reporter March 31, 2022

This article contains spoilers for Morbius. “Morbius,” set to release April 1 after two years of delays, follows Spider-Man villain Dr. Morbius (Jared Leto) as he discovers a cure for a disease...

Halo’s mediocre premiere leaves the show infinitely reaching for success

Halo’s mediocre premiere leaves the show infinitely reaching for success

Ryan Ranc, Life & Arts General Reporter March 29, 2022
Fans and non-fans alike will find enjoyment in Halo, but won’t walk away claiming it as the best show ever made. 
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ tackles multiverse in mind-bending, heartfelt masterpiece

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ tackles multiverse in mind-bending, heartfelt masterpiece

Ryan Ranc, Life & Arts Reporter March 27, 2022

This article contains spoilers for Everything Everywhere All at Once. No one can do everything and be everywhere all at once, and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” proves just that. Hollywood’s...

Short horror film ‘BLINK’ director/writer Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg, producer Scott Glassgold talk conjuring bite-size fear

Short horror film ‘BLINK’ director/writer Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg, producer Scott Glassgold talk conjuring bite-size fear

Noah Levine, Life and Arts Film Columnist March 18, 2022

“BLINK” is the first short horror film of Screen Gems’ new Scream Gems Horror Lab partnership with Scott Glassgold’s production company, Ground Control. Now available to stream on YouTube, the...

Lizzo talks ‘Watch Out For The Big Grrrls,’ amplifying self-love in SXSW keynote session

Lizzo talks ‘Watch Out For The Big Grrrls,’ amplifying self-love in SXSW keynote session

Angela Lim, Life and Arts senior reporter March 16, 2022

Arms extending toward a packed Austin Convention Center auditorium during her keynote session at South by Southwest, Lizzo’s infectious energy had the crowd shouting a self-love mantra to themselves...

Daniel Radcliffe, Sandra Bullock talk adventure comedy ‘The Lost City’

Noah Levine, Senior Film Columnist March 13, 2022

Paramount’s new adventure comedy “The Lost City” smashes into theaters nationwide on March 19. The movie had a special premiere screening at Austin’s very own SXSW this past Saturday. “The Lost...

Anne Hathaway, Jared Leto talk crafting performances in Apple TV’s “WeCrashed”

Noah Levine, Senior Film Columnist March 13, 2022

“WeCrashed,” a new limited series from Apple TV+, chronicles the rise and fall of real estate company WeWork. The series stars Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway in the leading roles of CEO Adam Neumann...

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Latinas in radio-television-film use media to dismantle stereotypes

Sarai Cantu, Life & Arts Reporter March 7, 2022

Content Warning: violence, domestic abuse, murder The mellow tune of The Misfits filtered into the room, the lead’s voice harmonizing with violent lyrics, revealing the story of a man killing his...

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