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COLUMN: 'Wuthering Heights:' a beautiful movie with no chemistry

By Steven Leatherwood · Monday, Feb. 16 2:09 p.m.

Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi embody each character well, but where's the chemistry?

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COLUMN: Dracula’s legacy suffers in Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula: A Love Tale’

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Monday, Feb. 9 3:28 p.m.

Stunning visuals can’t make up for a faulty plot in this newest “Dracula” adaptation.

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COLUMN: ‘Send Help’ delivers on jokes but falls flat on scares

By Josh Baskin · Tuesday, Feb. 3 9 a.m.

While Sam Raimi’s return to horror is entertaining, it’s more comedic than frightening.

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COLUMN: 4 hidden gem rom-coms to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Monday, Feb. 2 12:38 p.m.

These overlooked love stories are perfect for a night in this Valentine's Day.

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COLUMN: Looking ahead to the 2026 Academy Awards

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Monday, Jan. 26 2:12 p.m.

The 2026 Oscars are approaching fast, so here are my predictions for the awards.

Return to the Black Lodge: ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 2 comes to IU Cinema

By Addison Jacoby · Thursday, Jan. 22 10:26 p.m.

IU Cinema will start Season 2 Jan. 25 and will continue until Feb. 22.

COLUMN: Park Chan-wook has 'No Other Choice' but to continue his craft in latest film

By Jade Jungmin Ha · Thursday, Jan. 22 3:56 p.m.

Park’s latest film interrogates contemporary society through distinctive cinematic language.

COLUMN: Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ proves a star-studded cast can’t make up for mediocrity

By Hope Bernard · Sunday, Jan. 18 4:28 p.m.

Amazing performances become riddled with crime tropes.

COLUMN: Film adaptation of ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ didn’t meet expectations

By Leah Stein · Thursday, Jan. 15 9 a.m.

Netflix’s adaptation of Emily Henry’s “People We Meet on Vacation” was released Jan. 9.

IU Cinema celebrates 15th anniversary with secret screening of ‘Moonlight’

By Jade Jungmin Ha · Wednesday, Jan. 14 9:26 p.m.

IU Cinema’s anniversary celebrated the local cinema community with a secret screening event.

COLUMN: ‘Stranger Things’ finale disrespects the characters that deserved the most

By Sophie Albert · Wednesday, Jan. 14 3:05 p.m.

Despite years of watching these characters suffer, they were given the worst endings.

COLUMN: What to watch during the January media slump

By Steven Leatherwood · Monday, Jan. 12 6:24 p.m.

Here are four series and movies to watch during January and what to look forward to.

COLUMN: There may never be a good 'Knives Out' sequel. 'Wake Up Dead Man' proves it

By Sophie Albert · Tuesday, Dec. 16,2025 10:48 a.m.

With slow pacing, weak characters and a convoluted mystery, the film falls flat.

COLUMN: What movies are worth waiting for in 2026

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Monday, Dec. 15,2025 3:14 p.m.

Here are five movies to look forward to next year.

COLUMN: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ reveals fan service alone can’t save a movie

By Josh Baskin · Monday, Dec. 8,2025 5:50 p.m.

Mediocre writing paired with rapidly fluctuating pacing makes this film a flop.

COLUMN: ‘Zootopia 2’ blends nostalgia and fresh fun for a fantastic sequel

By Ursula Stickelmaier · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2025 7 a.m.

The film surpasses expectations with heart, humor and a whole lot of reptiles.

COLUMN: In A24’s ‘Eternity,’ love doesn’t end, it evolves

By Lexi Bunting · Monday, Dec. 1,2025 6:10 p.m.

A24’s “Eternity” reimagines the afterlife with heart, humor and a quirky love triangle.

IU grads’ short film 'Things You Know But Cannot Explain’ featured on AMC+

By Sydney Weber · Sunday, Nov. 30,2025 3:07 p.m.

The stop-motion animated short is part of “The Future of Film: Indigenous Voices.”

‘The Hunger Games’ series comes to Buskirk-Chumley Theater

By Hope Bernard · Sunday, Nov. 23,2025 1:37 p.m.

Fans of the franchise can experience “The Hunger Games” in theaters once again.

COLUMN: How ‘Friends’ helped shape the modern Friendsgiving tradition

By Lexi Bunting · Thursday, Nov. 20,2025 2:11 p.m.

The popular tradition Friendsgiving gained popularization from the Friendsgiving episodes of “Friends.”

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COLUMN: 'Wuthering Heights:' a beautiful movie with no chemistry

COLUMN: Dracula’s legacy suffers in Luc Besson’s ‘Dracula: A Love Tale’

COLUMN: ‘Send Help’ delivers on jokes but falls flat on scares

COLUMN: 4 hidden gem rom-coms to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day

COLUMN: Looking ahead to the 2026 Academy Awards

Return to the Black Lodge: ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 2 comes to IU Cinema

COLUMN: Park Chan-wook has 'No Other Choice' but to continue his craft in latest film

COLUMN: Netflix’s ‘The Rip’ proves a star-studded cast can’t make up for mediocrity

COLUMN: Film adaptation of ‘People We Meet on Vacation’ didn’t meet expectations

IU Cinema celebrates 15th anniversary with secret screening of ‘Moonlight’

COLUMN: ‘Stranger Things’ finale disrespects the characters that deserved the most

COLUMN: What to watch during the January media slump

COLUMN: There may never be a good 'Knives Out' sequel. 'Wake Up Dead Man' proves it

COLUMN: What movies are worth waiting for in 2026

COLUMN: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ reveals fan service alone can’t save a movie

COLUMN: ‘Zootopia 2’ blends nostalgia and fresh fun for a fantastic sequel

COLUMN: In A24’s ‘Eternity,’ love doesn’t end, it evolves

IU grads’ short film 'Things You Know But Cannot Explain’ featured on AMC+

‘The Hunger Games’ series comes to Buskirk-Chumley Theater

COLUMN: How ‘Friends’ helped shape the modern Friendsgiving tradition

BREAKING: DOJ investigating IU scholarship programs

Southern Indiana-based Bender Lumber acquired by R.P. Lumber

Love in Bloom: Meet 8 IU faculty couples

‘Both excited and petrified’: IU professors grapple to keep up with AI in the classroom

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