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The mutated adaptation of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’

JP Spoonmore | Wednesday, January 25, 2023

When HBO announced that they were adapting my favorite game, “The Last of Us,” as a nine-episode TV show, I was terrified. After just two episodes, I now realize something truly special is unfolding. My goal for this article, though, is not to review the show, or to even praise the accuracy of its adaptation.

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Best of 2022: Scene on the screen

Aidan O'Malley, Justin George, Claire Lyons, Isa Sheikh, JP Spoonmore, Willoughby Thom, Nicole Bilyak, Ayden Kowalski, Andy Ottone and Gabriel Zarazua | Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Scene has voted. Here are the top 15 films of 2022, carefully selected and compiled by The Observer’s entertainment and culture section. 15. “Fire of Love” directed by Sara Dosa Sara Dosa’s sizzling documentary chronicles the daring adventures (and untimely end) of two volcanologists in love. Katia and Maurice Krafft were French scientists who specialized

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Blanc Daze: Notre Dame’s new band

JP Spoonmore | Sunday, October 30, 2022

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‘Primal’ and the language of evolution

JP Spoonmore | Thursday, September 22, 2022

Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Primal” is a masterpiece like no other. Through blood and prehistoric rage, the silence of a show without dialogue is drowned under the terrifying screams of beasts fighting their very extinction. But this is more than just a show about a caveman and a T-rex fighting duo. Sprayed across this show’s violent tapestry

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‘Juniper’: The emotional exploration of friendship

JP Spoonmore | Monday, September 19, 2022

Notre Dame alum Katherine Dudas ‘14 just wrote and directed her own feature film, “Juniper.” That alone should be enough to convince you to see it, but ignoring the Notre Dame school pride part, this film is fantastic in its emotional evolution of grief and what we cling to when remembering lost loved ones, as

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‘Barbarian’ and its missing depths

JP Spoonmore | Monday, September 12, 2022

Editor’s note: This review includes mentions of sexual assault. “Barbarian” is a genre-twisting horror film preying on the fears of dark basements, “nice guy” strangers and rust-belt neighborhoods. What seems like a simple, entertaining premise quickly transforms into a lurking exploration of a horror found in real life. Unfortunately, its thematic mystery falls apart under

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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is the best multiverse film ever

JP Spoonmore | Wednesday, April 13, 2022

When the word ‘multiverse’ pops into your head, you probably imagine the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) or, more specifically, movies like “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse.” But what if I told you we could go deeper than just superheroes and aliens? What if you had the chance to see every possibility, every consequence of every choice

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The romantic pirates in ‘Our Flag Means Death’

JP Spoonmore | Tuesday, April 5, 2022

HBO’s newest comedy “Our Flag Means Death” parodies the absurd life of gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and his antics that impress the terrifying legend of the seven seas, Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). With a merry crew of comedians in front and behind the camera, the show’s comedy is packed tighter than a powder keg

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‘Euphoria’ season 2: ‘Trashy’ in the most beautiful way

JP Spoonmore | Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Now that the smoke from its season finale has finally cleared, it is time to search the rubble for why “Euphoria” has turned so suddenly into its original season’s antithesis. Once a serious look at youth and love to an absolute joke, the show doesn’t seem to realize that its second season has audiences laughing

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‘Peacemaker’: Another one from James Gunn

JP Spoonmore | Thursday, February 24, 2022

With DC’s “Extended Universe” (DCEU) dueling against Zach Snyder fans and comic-book accuracy, director James Gunn seems to be a lucrative gift that keeps on giving. His retcon-reboot/sequel of “Suicide Squad” — titled as “The Suicide Squad” to really highlight it as a replacement rather than a follow-up — was a huge success on HBO

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