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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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‘A Bigger Splash’ rides wave of passion

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer May 17, 2016

After a year of cycling through international festivals, Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s English-language “A Bigger Splash” has made its way to American theaters. As a dialogue-laden, lengthy...

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Marvel v DC: the battle for the multiplex

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor May 10, 2016

Eight years after “Iron Man” set the stage — and perfected Marvel’s new brand — Disney’s unprecedented superhero franchise is still running like clockwork. Disney released the 13th entry in...

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Culture staff interprets carbonated cameos

By Culture Staff April 15, 2016

If you are what you eat, movies are what they advertise. No matter how hard you groan or laugh, there’s no getting around product placement — but some movies do it better than others. In celebration...

Glen Powell and Blake Jenner in Everybody Wants Some!! (Van Redin/Paramount Pictures)

Linklater’s latest his funniest yet

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer April 13, 2016

Not many films that demand serious thought have exclamation points in their titles, but “Everybody Wants Some!!” earns that right. Director Richard Linklater’s spiritual sequel to “Dazed and...

What not to miss on campus this week

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor April 12, 2016

Donald Trump’s Wednesday visit may be grabbing all the local headlines, but his isn’t the only event worth noting this week. The second to last week of class doesn’t usually garner the same amount...

Unlikely allies: Spider-Man, Deadpool redefine a genre

Unlikely allies: ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Deadpool’ redefine a genre

By Jack Trainor / Culture Editor April 6, 2016

If "Deadpool" can see, it is because it stands on the shoulders of a web-head. It’s hard to think of anyone more deserving than Ryan Reynolds for delivering us this year’s massively successful “Deadpool.”...

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Baldwin lends voice to city

By Jack Trainor | Culture Editor April 1, 2016

Alec Baldwin announced yesterday he is making a considerable donation to the University of Pittsburgh — his voice. The “30 Rock” actor said after he performs with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra...

Jake Gyllenhaal as Davis in Demolition. Photo by Anne Marie Fox. © 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved

Divided ‘Demolition’ can’t put self back together

By Tarun Sathish / Staff Writer March 31, 2016

Sometimes fixing something means taking it apart and putting it back together again. That’s the driving mantra behind “Demolition,” director Jean-Marc Vallée’s third film following acclaimed...

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‘Batman v Superman’ a decrepit endurance contest

By Alec Davis / for The Pitt News March 23, 2016

Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but he’s having trouble outrunning Zack Snyder’s pacing issues. After 2013’s “Man of Steel” earned flack for its grim, self-serious take on Superman...

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’10 Cloverfield Lane’ a secretive success

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer March 14, 2016

Ever since January’s surprise trailer release, “Cloverfield” fans have been pining to know what, exactly, does “10 Cloverfield Lane” have to do with the original? The answer: basically nothing—...

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