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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Melissa McCarthy delivers nonstop laughs as Michelle, a mogul convicted of insider trading, in her new comedy, “The Boss.” The film opens Friday. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES

REVIEW: Melissa McCarthy is “The Boss” of genuine laughter

Felipe Belfort Marques April 8, 2016

I don’t usually like cinematic comedy. Or rather, I don’t like what it’s become. There seems to be a notion shared among the Hollywood executives that comedy is whatever gross-out, lowbrow,...

Robert Redford stars as Bill Bryson and Nick Nolte as Stephen Katz in the film, “A Walk in the Woods.” PHOTO COURTESY FRANK MASI/BROAD GREEN PICTURES

REVIEW: Viewing “A Walk in the Woods” far from a walk in the park

Ross Hsu September 3, 2015

“A Walk in the Woods” is a perfectly fine movie spoiled by its grumpy, acerbic mood. Even if the book it is based on is as cantankerous, one would think that Robert Redford’s pet project about...

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