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Yilin Andre Wang ’14

Staff Writer

In Tepid Waters, the One that Lost its Way

In Tepid Waters, the One that Lost its Way

You might not be familiar with the name Lasse Hallström, but if you were once a softie like me who used to fall for eye-candy cinematography, a twist of love and life philosophy and breezy plots, you might have dwelled happily on such films as “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”

The Film On Fire: Are the Odds in its Favor?

The Film On Fire: Are the Odds in its Favor?

Writing on a film that makes more money in its opening weekend than the combined domestic box office of all the films I have reviewed for The Student in over a year is quite a departure for me in many ways. For one, instead of having an entire theater to

Paradise With Clooney: Lost and Found

Paradise With Clooney: Lost and Found

A seven-year gap is not long enough for Alexander Payne to erase his penchant for contemporary satire nor alter his signature style. With “The Descendants,” his first directorial feature since the now legendary independent hit “Sideways,” an Academy-Award winning black comedy released in 2004, the Payne formula seems to be

A Graceful Death in “Melancholia”

A Graceful Death in “Melancholia”

Stargazing has never been so devastating. “Melancholia,” [http://vimeo.com/couchmode/zentropa/videos/sort:newest/22072654] the latest work by controversial Danish director Lars von Trier (“Breaking the Waves,” “Dogville,” “Antichrist”) pieces together the final days before the end of the world through two sisters with opposite personalities, the impulsive

We'll Always Have "Midnight in Paris"

We'll Always Have "Midnight in Paris"

Warm, sentimental and funny, “Midnight In Paris” beautifully explores the clash of nostalgia and reality among fantastical encounters. Director Woody Allen takes us on an exquisite journey through time, spanning across the present, the 1890s and the 1920s — in the City of Light that reeks of wine, music, poignancy and