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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Love, lust and tennis: Deconstructing Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’

Ava McCluer May 6, 2024

This sports melodrama is a ‘love’ game with themes of jealousy and revenge — all on the tennis court “Challengers” is the sexiest movie of the year. Director Luca Guadagnino...

The Brook & The Bluff grooves through ‘Bluebeard’ tour, lights up The Blue Note — literally

Emilia Hansen April 30, 2024

The Brook & The Bluff enlivens the audience at the Columbia stop for its ‘Bluebeard’ spring tour. Following the release of The Brook & The Bluff’s third studio album, “Bluebeard,”...

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REVIEW: ‘Magic Mountain’ showcases the art of isolation and illness

Faith Jacoby April 4, 2024

The film rawly captures the power of disease, loneliness and human connection in the mountains of Georgia Through raw, emotional footage captured in a decaying sanatorium called Abastumani...

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The 96th Academy Awards: A critical look at Hollywood’s biggest night

Ava McCluer April 4, 2024
Oscars Sunday is my favorite holiday.
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Night three of True/False Film Fest or the best night of your life?: The Saturday Night Rose Showcase

Jae Green March 15, 2024
One thing that I love about music is its spontaneity. The ability to completely surprise and shift me, to the point where I can feel it in my bones that this night and this concert will be cathartic. 
Kendra Goodwin Texas Roadhouse

Texan Tigers’ Ode to Texas Roadhouse

In mid-October, the theme of this year’s MOVE Mag was announced, “Home Away From Home." Sitting around the newsroom table were four Texans.
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REVIEW: Sumira Roy’s ‘Obsolete’ sheds light on the topic of euthanasia and autonomy

Sophia Smolenski March 12, 2024
Peace is not a feeling I would associate with the word obsolete.
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REVIEW: Sentinel Park Showcase features local singer-songwriters

Emilia Hansen March 12, 2024
Sentinel Park, nestled in the center of Columbia’s Arcade District, hosted artists Blue-Eyed Mary and Rae Fitzgerald for the Sentinel Park Showcase — one of several concert events offered at the annual True/False Film Fest, which took place on March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Review: ‘Gimme Truth!’ features a humorous selection of local short films

Sterling Sewell March 11, 2024
Raunchy and loud, the ‘Gimme Truth!’ documentary game show provided another year of laughs and lies
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REVIEW: ‘Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano’ puts the art of refusing to quit on full display

Kris Sand March 6, 2024
“Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” is proof of human determination in documentary form.
Agent Of Happiness

REVIEW: ‘Agent of Happiness’ delves into the true journey of finding joy

Jasmine Jackson March 6, 2024
In "Agent of Happiness", the quest for happiness begins with three things: a knock, two men and a series of questions. 
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REVIEW: ‘Tokyo Story’ touches on family, aging and grief on the last day of the True/False film festival

Logan Gee March 6, 2024
On Sunday, March 3, the True/False Film Fest hosted a showing of ​​Yasujirô Ozu’s “Tokyo Story,” a Japanese film released in 1953.