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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Meaning at the Movies // The Power of the Movie Theater

Meaning at the Movies // The Power of the Movie Theater

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • April 15, 2025
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton discusses her love for the movie theater and everything it has brought her.
Meaning at the Movies | Portraying Toxic ‘Adolescence’

Meaning at the Movies | Portraying Toxic ‘Adolescence’

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the mini-series “Adolescence” and its unique sense of style and portrayal of toxic masculinity.
Meaning at the Movies // 18 Mickey’s and Counting: The Heartfelt Story of ‘Mickey 17’

Meaning at the Movies // 18 Mickey’s and Counting: The Heartfelt Story of ‘Mickey 17’

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the exploration of love and selfhood in “Mickey 17” as well as some of the environmental considerations it offers.
Meaning at the Movies | Clashes, Computers and ‘Companion’

Meaning at the Movies | Clashes, Computers and ‘Companion’

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • February 25, 2025
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the ideals of feminism and reclamation of identity in a new release — “Companion”
Meaning at the Movies // A reflection on queerness in ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Meaning at the Movies // A reflection on queerness in ‘Brokeback Mountain’

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores the ways in which queer identity is explored and depicted in “Brokeback Mountain.”
Meaning at the Movies // ‘Heretic,’ horror and half-successes

Meaning at the Movies // ‘Heretic,’ horror and half-successes

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025
In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton explores how while “Heretic” didn’t quite work for her, it still contains interesting depictions of final girls and questions of faith.
Meaning at the Movies | A 2024 recap, and how I learned to love movies even more

Meaning at the Movies | A 2024 recap, and how I learned to love movies even more

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • January 14, 2025
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton recaps some of her favorite first-time watches of 2024.
Meaning at the Movies | My Old Heart & “My Old Ass”

Meaning at the Movies | My Old Heart & “My Old Ass”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • November 23, 2024
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores how the recent release “My Old Ass” explores themes of girlhood, loss and growing up.
Meaning at the Movies | I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for “Scream”

Meaning at the Movies | I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for “Scream”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • November 8, 2024
In this edition of “Meaning at the Movies,” staff writer Lauren Deaton explores how “Scream” is a love letter to the horror genre and the film that led her to fall in love with the genre herself.
Meaning at the Movies | Love Me, “Bones and All”

Meaning at the Movies | Love Me, “Bones and All”

By Lauren Deaton, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024
In this edition of Meaning at the Movies, staff writer Lauren Deaton examines the all consuming love portrayed in “Bones and All”
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