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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
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[Photo] UI students respond to Kanye West teasing ‘WW3’

By Nina Issel, Staff Writer • Apr 22, 2025
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[Photo] Review | ‘The Luckiest Man in America’ fails to be luckiest movie of the year

Apr 8, 2025
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[Photo] Review | ‘The Brutalist’ architects powerful narrative

By Nicolas Roacho, Staff Writer • Jan 18, 2025
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[Photo] Review | ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is visually stunning yet flawed prequel

By Daniel Lee, Staff Writer • Jan 1, 2025
The poster for Jason Reitman's 'Saturday Night.'

[Photo] Review | ‘Saturday Night’ captures the chaos

By Mariana Quezada, Staff Writer • Oct 18, 2024
The movie poster for "Speak No Evil."

[Photo] Review | ‘Speak No Evil’ doesn’t have anything new to say

By Nicolas Roacho, Staff Writer • Sep 20, 2024
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[Photo] Opinion | ‘It Ends with Us’ promotion ends with Blake Lively

By Safia Khan, Columnist • Aug 22, 2024
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[Photo] Review | ‘Civil War’ showcases wartime journalists, catches audience off guard

By Suzette Murillo, Contributing Writer • Apr 16, 2024
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[Photo] Review | The Percy Jackson show flopped — here’s why

By Kristina Muharremaj, Staff Writer • Feb 6, 2024
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[Photo] Review | ‘Argylle’ is a lazy, muddled mess

By Nicolas Roacho, Staff Writer • Feb 5, 2024
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[Photo] Jonathan Majors found guilty for harassment, assault, dropped by Marvel

By Nicolas Roacho, Staff Writer • Dec 18, 2023
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[Photo] Review | ‘Brother Bearʼ tackles adult issues well, holds up 20 years later

By A. Oishii Basu, Staff Writer • Oct 27, 2023
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[Photo] Column | A royal anniversary: Lorde’s iconic ‘Pure Heroine’ turns 10

By Mariana Quezada, Contributing Writer • Sep 27, 2023
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[Photo] Column | Does ‘Animal House’ ring true 45 years later?

By Lisa Chasanov, Assistant News Editor • Aug 15, 2023
Ken (Ryan Gosling) and Barbie (Margot Robbie) ride in a pink car in "Barbie" (2023)

[Photo] Column | The ‘Barbie’ movie, unboxed

By Jessie Wang, Assistant News Editor • Jul 24, 2023
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[Photo] Column | ‘Asteroid City’ bites off more than it can chew

Jun 30, 2023
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[Photo] Column | 15 years later, Pixar’s ‘WALL-E’ could be a window into our future

By Ella Narag, News Editor • Jun 26, 2023
Promotional image from Dreamworks' "Surf's Up," 2007.

[Photo] Column | ‘Surf’s Up’ could be the film of the summer

By Lisa Chasanov, Summer Editor • Jun 21, 2023
Promotion poster for Pixar's Finding Nemo, released May 30 2003.

[Photo] Column | After 20 years, ‘Finding Nemo’ is not lost in the sea

May 30, 2023