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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

What's New: Fall Reviews: "Midnights"

What’s New: Fall Reviews: “Midnights”

Alden Detmer
November 17, 2022

Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated "Midnights" Oct. 21 at midnight on the East Coast. But for students in Los Angeles, it was 9 p.m. That is a metaphor for this album, it should have felt as...

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What’s New: Fall Reviews: “The School for Good and Evil”

Natasha Speiss and Jade Harris
November 17, 2022

Netflix's film "The School for Good and Evil," released Oct. 18, attempts to spin classic fairy tale motifs into something fresh and original but sorely misses the mark. Based on the book by Soman Chainani,...

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New to Netflix Summer 2022: Never Have I Ever Season 3

Ella Yadegar
August 25, 2022

The third season of Netflix Original “Never Have I Ever” premiered Aug. 12, featuring the show’s funniest and most culturally relevant episodes to date. In the first two seasons, viewers learn...

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New to Netflix Summer 2022: Persuasion

Vasilia Yordanova
August 25, 2022

As I scrolled through Netflix's new releases on a stifling summer night, a movie based on Jane Austen’s final novel quickly grabbed my attention. I have read and enjoyed several of Austen’s works and...

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New to Netflix Summer 2022: Stranger Things Season 4

Harry Tarses
August 25, 2022

The first thing you have to remember when watching "Stranger Things" is that there has never before been a "Stranger Things. Sure, it’s coming at a time when vast television epics are more commonplace...

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New to Netflix Summer 2022: Purple Hearts

Sara Segil and Becca Berlin
August 25, 2022

The latest Netflix Original rom-com “Purple Hearts” attempts to appeal to the classic idea that opposites attract, but it fails to deliver. Cassie (Sofia Carson) is an aspiring singer and Type 1...

Best and Worst of 2021

Best and Worst of 2021

'Don’t Look Up' 7/10 Leonardo finally-dates-a woman-his-own-age-DiCaprio and Jennifer woman-in-STEM-Lawrence star as astronomers who spot a comet set to hit Earth in six months. Their efforts to alert...

Celebrating the "Queen": "Respect" Film Review

Celebrating the “Queen”: “Respect” Film Review

Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff
August 25, 2021

“Respect," the new biographical film depicting the life of singer Aretha Franklin, is fantastic, balancing both originality and historical accuracy with a keen storytelling eye. Actress Jennifer Hudson...

Happier Than Ever review

Happier Than Ever review

Natalie Cosgrove
August 25, 2021

From Billie Eilish’s first EP at 15, to her latest album at 19, Eilish’s fans have watched the singer evolve with every piece of work she releases. Her listeners have followed her transformation from...

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