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Katie’s Flick Pick: ‘Recess: School’s Out”

Katie Nix April 30, 2014

As the semester comes to a close we’re all getting more stressed with rapidly approaching finals, term papers that have been put off until the last minute and final projects that you can’t seem to...

Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘The Muppet Movie’

Zac Younkins April 2, 2014

With the recent release of “Muppets Most Wanted,” a fun but slightly lackluster Muppet adventure, it is high time to revisit the classic.“The Muppet Movie” was released in 1979 and was nominated...

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You should care about indie films

Zac Younkins March 19, 2014

Generic big budget films with robots, explosions and scantily clad femme fatales can be wildly entertaining. People like Chad at Planet Fitness likely think “indie movies” are the ones where Harrison...

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Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘Being John Malkovich’

Zac Younkins March 19, 2014

For those whom enjoy films with relatable, good-looking main characters, realistic plots and crowd-pleasing action suspense, “Being John Malkovich” might not be for you.“Being John Malkovich” would...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘The Princess and the Frog’

Katherine Nix March 19, 2014

I get that I’m 20 years old and I shouldn’t live my life based on a cartoon or want to have my life be a cartoon, but this movie makes me 5 years old again, and 5-year-old me really wants her life...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘Enchanted’

Katherine Nix March 5, 2014

Over the last several years, Disney has begun to make their heroines in princess films go-getters and in control their destiny rather than the damsels in distress that we all grew up with. Tiana from “Princess...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: “Ghostbusters”

Katherine Nix February 26, 2014

With the passing of comedian Harold Ramis, who wrote and starred in the film “Ghostbusters” as Egon Spengler, a science-addicted, awkward member of the team, this movie feels appropriate to feature.It...

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Zac’s Flick Pick: “Before Sunrise”

Zac Younkins February 26, 2014

If you’re a hopeless romantic, your movie selections probably entail a collection of sappy, cliché, boy-meets-girl films. There’s certainly nothing wrong with looking past the predictability of a...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘Casablanca’

Katherine Nix February 19, 2014

The word “classic” is used to describe older movies about getting the last laugh or the perfect ending, while still being predictable. Your grandma might tell you they don’t make movies like this...

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Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘ ‘Fruitvale Station’

Zac Younkins February 19, 2014

An underrated indie film, “Fruitvale Station” follows the 2009 shooting of civilian Oscar Grant by a BART police officer in Oakland.Michael B Jordan gives a supremely memorable performance as character...

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Katherine’s Flick Pick: ‘The Parent Trap’

Katherine Nix February 5, 2014

I personally never went to summer camp, but this movie always made me want to because of all the cool stuff these kids get to do. They swim in a lake, go canoeing, play basketball, get into intense prank...

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Zac’s Flick Pick: ‘Riki-Oh’

Zac Younkins January 29, 2014

Netflix is the home of many bizarre films that are so low-budgeted and campy they’ve become sought-after diamonds in the rough. Of the truly great ones you’ve probably seen, such as “Return of the...