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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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“Miller’s Girl” is Jenna Ortega’s New Film Romanticizing Age Gaps?

Sabine Snyder June 5, 2024

WARNING: This article contains descriptions of an inappropriate student-teacher relationship with a large age gap, as seen in the film “Miller’s Girl.” This link is at the end of the “Miller’s...

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Austin’s Silver Screen Secrets

Caleigh Doucet June 5, 2024

Interstate 35, U.S. Highway 290 and Mopac Express Lane are different ways to journey through the city of Austin. However, these roadways are pretty boring and traffic-packed avenues of exploration. Maybe...

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Bodies Bodies Bodies: How to Poke Fun at a Generation

November 1, 2022

Gone is the age of condescending, low-quality cash grabs written exclusively by 40-year-olds for teenagers. Director Halina Reijn’s latest is a slasher film called Bodies Bodies Bodies. The blend of directing, acting, and screenplay sets this film apart from its uninventive predecessors by earning and maintaining its audiences’ attention throughout the movie in nuanced and unexpected ways.

Lagaan:  A Review

Lagaan: A Review

Sandhya Maddali March 2, 2022

At first glance, Lagaan may not seem like the most interesting movie. After all, it is almost four hours long and has a title that translates to “agricultural tax,” but it’s  worth the watch....

"All Together Now" Review

“All Together Now” Review

Thalia Menchaca December 15, 2020

They sleep in the back of a school bus in a dark parking lot, work for every single dollar, and they are homeless. Yet, Amber Appleton (Auli’i Cravalho) and her mother, Becky (Justina Machado) never...

Twilight: A Questionable 2020 Revisit

Twilight: A Questionable 2020 Revisit

Lucero Lopez October 28, 2020

A movie about a girl falling in love with a vampire? Great concept for a 13-year-old. But the execution of it starts to become questionable when you’re older. So what do you do when you have too much...

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A Conversation with Bong Joon-ho at the University of Texas at Austin

October 7, 2019

Fresh off the premiere and Palm d’Or win for his critically acclaimed film “Parasite”, writer-director Bong Joon-ho sat down with the University of Texas at Austin to discuss the film, his methods of storytelling, and the trajectory of his career thus far.


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Alamo Drafthouse Reinvents a Queen Concert

November 13, 2018

Accompanying the release of box-office hit “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Alamo Drafthouse held a Queen music video dance party, allowing audience members to attend a concert that is impossible to go to.

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Beautiful Boys: A Conversation with Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff

November 12, 2018

On a visit to Austin to promote “Beautiful Boy,” Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff talk parents, portrayals and the perils of drug addiction during a public Q&A.

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Rogen and Efron Pit Family Versus Frat in “Neighbors”

April 28, 2014

Neighbors is the best frat comedy to come along since Animal House. The film, which premiered during the film portion of this year’s SXSW festival, pits former teen heartthrob Zac Efron against seasoned comedian Seth Rogen. An unexpected pairing to say the least, but the two manage to form an undeniably hilarious comedic duo.