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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
Make It Look Real 3

REVIEW: ‘Make It Look Real’ invites the audience into a cozy studio amidst an unforgiving world

Boo May • March 4, 2025
Two photographers form a surprising friendship and an unsurprisingly lovely documentary
Deafpresidentnow 1

REVIEW: ‘Deaf President Now!’ is an important piece of disabled rights history

Ava McCluer • March 4, 2025
Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim’s documentary about the eight-day protest at Gallaudet University brought the audience to tears at the True/False Film Fest
Predators 1

REVIEW: ‘Predators’ takes the idea of vigilantism and explores why ‘To Catch a Predator’ is so attention-grabbing 

Suzie Thomson • March 4, 2025
Director David Osit uses the film to ask the audience why they are so entertained by true crime and public humiliation
Requiem For A Tribe 1

REVIEW: ‘Requiem for a Tribe’ acts as a breathtaking reflection on one Iranian woman’s impossible inescapable uncertainty

Alex Gribb • March 4, 2025
Director Marjan Khosravi’s first full-length documentary follows Iranian matriarch Hajar Faramazi as she takes one last migration through the countryside
Sally 1 (1)

REVIEW: ‘Sally’ paints an intimate portrait of an American pioneer

Faith Jacoby • March 3, 2025
“Sally” highlights the phenomenal life and career of astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space
El Silencio De Mis Manos 01 (1)

REVIEW: Deeply personal, ‘The Silence of My Hands’ underscores the subtle fragilities of a long-distance relationship with intersectional advocacy

Ainsley Bryson • March 2, 2025
Filmmaker Manuel Acuña uses his personal relationship with the protagonists to invite the audience into the intimate struggles of an LGBTQ+ couple who are deaf
The Dating Game 1

REVIEW: ‘The Dating Game’ is a lighthearted yet introspective reflection on love and human connection

Sabrina Pan • March 2, 2025
Director Violet Du Feng delivers humor and sincerity in a documentary that examines dating in China following the one-child policy
Ths Substance 02

‘The Substance’ is a horror film and, therefore, will never win Best Picture

Suzie Thomson • March 2, 2025
Best Picture is the biggest category for the Oscars, but many horror films are left out of the discussion
John Lilly And The Earth Coincidence Control Office 2

REVIEW: ‘John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office’ is a 90-minute puff piece

Boo May • March 2, 2025
The film dives into the life of a controversial figure without any attempt to balance perspectives
The Undergrowth 1

REVIEW: ‘The Undergrowth’ is a complex portrayal of three elderly sisters’ bond

Micah Shulman • March 2, 2025
Debut director Macu Machín follows the sisters in the Canary Islands as they divide their inheritance
The Track 2

REVIEW: ‘The Track’ depicts Olympic dreams amid uncertain futures

Isabel Brauhn • March 2, 2025
The documentary highlighted the daily struggles of three boys living in post-war Sarajevo while pursuing the sport they love
The Wolves Always Come At Night 2

REVIEW: ‘The Wolves Always Come at Night’ grapples with themes of loss and change

Eric Hughes • March 2, 2025
Gabrielle Brady’s “The Wolves Always Come at Night” follows a couple and their four children as they are uprooted from their home in the desert and experience change
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