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The Post’s opinions on ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Reagan Reetz, Marketing Director April 16, 2025

In the depths of the Oakland Center, the Posties brainstormed topics for this week’s arts section. Only one drew substantial interest and controversy: “A Minecraft Movie.” “I thought it sucked...

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‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ is 2D animation perfected

Noah Francis, Features Editor April 2, 2025

“The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie,” released on March 14, 2025, is a brand new 2D animated film directed by Pete Browngardt, and distributed through Ketchup Entertainment. Despite a...

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‘Wicked: Part I’ finally arrives: Grande and Erivo shine in a faithful adaptation

Reagan Reetz, Marketing Director November 27, 2024

“Wicked” has been one of Hollywood’s most anticipated adaptations since plans for a movie were announced in 2012. To put that into perspective: if I’d started practicing “Defying Gravity” back...

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‘Gladiator II:’ Monkeys and sharks and rhinos, oh my!

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor November 27, 2024

Spoilers ahead. Lucius, played by Paul Mescal, takes center stage in the “Gladiator” sequel, directed by Ridley Scott.  Years after witnessing the death of gladiator Maximus, played by Russell...

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‘Heretic’ forces belief into an escape room

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter November 20, 2024

The long awaited thriller, “Heretic,” released in theaters throughout the U.S. on Nov. 8, 2024, to primarily positive reviews. The film, directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, first premiered at the...

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‘We Live in Time:’ Reminding us of what we are not promised in life

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter November 13, 2024

“We Live in Time” is a romantic comedy-drama that first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6 and was released on Oct. 11, 2024, in the U.S. Directed by John Crowley, the...

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice:’ The juice is loose

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter September 18, 2024

A Halloween classic, “Beetlejuice” was first released on March 30, 1988, and was considered a box office success. The success inspired an animated series in 1989, which consisted of four seasons and...

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‘Alien: Romulus:’ A tribute to a classic

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter September 11, 2024

Influential movies create a lasting impact on culture — audiences can see this in the modern day with remakes and sequels. Such examples of this is “Alien,” which is considered a genre-defining film...

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‘Twisters:’ Two is better than one

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter September 11, 2024

A well known classic of its genre, “Twister,” tapped into audience desire for natural disaster movies. The film was the second highest grossing film of 1996 and the film received Oscar nominations...

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‘I Saw The TV Glow:’ There is still time

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor July 24, 2024

THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FILM: “I SAW THE TV GLOW” “There is still time.” Horror movies have made quite the resurgence through the production studio, A24. Films like “Hereditary,”...

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She’s a star: ‘MaXXXine’ concludes the ‘X’ trilogy

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter July 24, 2024

Fans of slashers and Mia Goth alike were ecstatic when “X” released in March 2022.  The film grossed $15.1 million in theaters — making it a box office success. The star packed cast included...

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Flashback cinema: ‘Alien’

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor May 29, 2024

Spoilers ahead: You have been warned. 1979 is calling, are you picking up? Ridley Scott is on the phone with a timeless, well-crafted yet chilling movie that stands the test of time.  “Alien:...

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