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‘One Of Them Days’ brings Black Hollywood back to life

Chace Missouri March 20, 2025

Director Lawrence Lamont’s “One of Them Days”  pays a  beautiful and modem homage to 1995 film “Friday” Before I saw “One of Them Days,” I never imagined how much better the world...

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REVIEW: The Weeknd releases “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” his final album under the name and finally gives closure to the character

Akiram White March 19, 2025

The Weeknd closes with a bang on his final album under the iconic moniker in a cinematic but satisfying way The Weeknd released “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Jan. 31, marking the finale of his most...

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From Forks to Columbia: “Twilight” fans celebrate the saga at The Shack

Mikalah Owens, MOVE Digital Editor March 19, 2025

University of Missouri’s “Twilight: New Moon” screening brings fans together for a night of nostalgia As part of their movie series, the Campus Activities Programming Board brought “Twilight:...

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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...

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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, MOVE Digital Editor 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, MOVE Digital Editor 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, MOVE Digital Editor 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, DEI Chair 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, News Editor 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