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The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater
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Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid are too good for “Companion”

Rachel Mackey • March 17, 2025
Drew Hancock’s horror film “Companion” tackles themes of humanity and femininity to a minute success
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Sanctuary Showcase offers a moment of tranquility during a busy True/False weekend

Sarah Woods • March 12, 2025

Held in Columbia’s First Baptist Church, this event featured live music from folk and jazz artists on the second day of True/False Film Fest Audiences found respite from the cold early...

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Review: ‘Seeds:’ A powerful and moving film about Black farmers in the South

Alex Cook • March 12, 2025

Director Brittany Shyne takes audiences on a journey to tell the complex and moving stories of a group of Black farmers in southern Georgia I grew up in the Deep South and driving past cornfields...

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REVIEW: ‘Family Album’ is a powerful, raw archive of the fight for trans rights in Argentina

Ainsley Bryson • March 12, 2025
Director Laura Casabé tells the story of trans activist Claudia Pía Baudracco in this compelling and pertinent documentary   
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Complex and vulnerable, ‘Umbilical Ouroboros’ is a raw display of our connection to each other  

Ainsley Bryson • March 8, 2025
Artist Lauren Frances Evans sculpted a vision of reclaiming virginity, birth and maternal subjectivity in her mixed media exhibition that closed Thursday, Feb. 28
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REVIEW: ‘May the Soil Be Everywhere’ is an organic and touching portrait of a family’s long-lost ancestry

Ainsley Bryson • March 8, 2025
Together, director Yehui Zhao and the audience celebrate the survival of a  memory between a family and the land they were raised on
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REVIEW: ‘Writing Hawa’ forces audiences to reckon with the stolen futures of many Afghan women

Maya Bensaoud • March 8, 2025
Despite its abrupt ending, “Writing Hawa” is unique in its transparent demonstration of futures cut short for many Afghan women
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REVIEW: ‘Mountain Village’ brings the filmmaker back to his home village to look back on the Great Chinese Famine

Eric Hughes • March 5, 2025
Filmmaker Hu Sanshou returns to his grandparents’ home in Xiangzidian village to capture his family and neighbors’ stories about the Great Chinese Famine
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REVIEW: ‘Blue’ offers an intimate exploration of LGBTQ+ love and loss

Sarah Woods • March 5, 2025
Shown as part of True/False Film Fest’s “True Vision Award,” this structure-defying film gives audiences a heartbreaking look into director Derek Jarman’s experience with AIDS during the 1990s
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REVIEW: ‘Wishing on a Star’ highlights the beauty and humor in everyday life with stellar cinematography

Sabrina Pan • March 5, 2025
The film follows an astrologer and her clients as they navigate love, family relationships and self-discovery in the mundane moments of living
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REVIEW: ‘A Want In Her’ is a gut-wrenching yet authentic story of substance use

Avery Copeland • March 5, 2025
Director Myrid Carten uses video footage from throughout her life to tell a story of familial love at odds due to substance use
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REVIEW: ‘Zodiac Killer Project’ takes aim at true crime

Ned Pickett • March 5, 2025
Charlie Shackleton’s newest entry, though flawed, is certainly intriguing enough to be worthwhile
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