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“Need a Break”: Quarantine Edition

Melissa Azofeifa March 25, 2020
We know being in self-isolation is hard. In case you need something to distract you or something to do in between online classes, take a break and check these out!
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The official poster for pixars new movie Onward. The movie came out on Feb. 29. PUBLIC DOMAIN

“Onward” is a magical experience, but it falls short of the high standards that Pixar has set.

Alexander Bakirdan March 8, 2020
I’ve never been disappointed by a fun and enjoyable movie like this before, but the entire time I was watching “Onward,” it felt like Pixar was holding back on me.
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The Waves movie official  poster. The movie premiered on Nov. 15, 2019 and was screened at Stony Brook University during Black History Month. ThePUBLIC DOMAIN

“Waves” starts off dizzy and leaves viewers in a trance

Rabia Gursoy February 23, 2020
“Waves” is uncomfortable with its wild range of emotions and its way of showing us modern psychological terrors through the main characters’ perspectives.
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Spike Lee speaks at the Black History Opening Ceremony on in the Staller Center on February 5. PHOTO CREDIT: JOHN GRIFFIN/STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Spike Lee delivers an authentic and timely lecture at opening of Black History Month

Maya Brown February 9, 2020
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee joined a packed room of students, faculty and staff as part of the Presidential Lecture Series at the Staller Center. Lee owned his own narrative, was as authentic as can be and said what he wanted to say with no filter.
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Media portrayal of mental illness does more harm than good

Media portrayal of mental illness does more harm than good

Fanni Frankl October 6, 2019
For a long time, people with mental illnesses have been misrepresented in the media. Movies often portray people with mental illnesses in a way that fails to emphasize that they are people too and should not be ostracized.
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Members of Stony Brooks Quidditch team after a game. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK QUIDDITCH

The wizarding world of Harry Potter on campus

Emily Clute November 26, 2018
Students on campus have decided to embody the spirit of Harry Potter by making their own Dumbledore’s Army, a local chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance. The Harry Potter Alliance is an international, non-profit organization that promotes social activism in areas such as literacy, voter participation, gender equality and more.
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Stan Lee at the Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, Arizona in 2011. Lee passed away GAGE SKIDMORE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Stan Lee Obituary: Marvel Comics, cameos and being a real American hero

Emily Clute November 14, 2018
Stan Lee, pop culture icon and leader of a superhero revolution, has died at the age of 95 on Monday morning.
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“The Nun” starts horror movie season with a scream

Emily Clute September 16, 2018
Set in the Romanian countryside in 1952, “The Nun” follows Father Burke (Demián Bichir) and Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) as they investigate the Vatican’s safety concerns involving an abbey deep in the woods after the suicide of one of its nuns.
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Summer Blockbuster Recap

Elizabeth Brenner August 26, 2018
So far this summer has churned out some of the most anticipated movies of the year, but not all of them are worth paying the money to see.
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Michael B. Jordan, above, plays Adonis Johnson, son of boxer Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. PHOTO CREDIT: BAGOGAMES/FLICKR

Weekend Life Council hosts movie night with “Creed”

Jessica Chin March 1, 2016
Around 60 students came out to the free showing of “Creed,” hosted by the Weekend Life Council this weekend at the Student Activities Center.
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Wait, this isn’t another “Avengers” sequel?

John Scalamandre February 16, 2016
The comedic genius of the writers and the aptitude with which Reynolds delivers his character’s sass mesh beautifully to create an hour and forty-eight minutes of brilliance.
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GSO preserves the art-house aesthetic

GSO preserves the art-house aesthetic

Jager Robinson October 14, 2015
GSO is retrying an idea from Stony Brook’s past. Beginning with “Pulp Fiction,” GSO will be putting on a series of feature classics right here at the Staller Center.
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