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Avantika (from left), Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and Bebe Wood pose with a camera on the set of "Mean Girls." The 2024 release is an adaptation of a musical which itself is adapting an earlier film. (Jojo Whilden/Paramount via AP)

A guide to sitting through ‘Mean Girls’

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | January 21, 2024

“Mean Girls” was a terrible movie ... and I loved it. Now, don’t get me wrong. This is not one of those movies where I like it in spite of all of the abhorrent things wrong with it.  No, I liked it because of everything wrong with it. To...

(From left) Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in a scene from the film "Bottoms." The movie is a coming-of-age that mimics "Mean Girls" and "Superbad." (AP newsroom)

‘Bottoms’ is this generation’s ‘Mean Girls’

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | September 5, 2023

The rated-R comedy genre is back; and though I’m not ready to say it’s better than ever, the films are looking pretty great. “No Hard Feelings” starring Jennifer Lawrence arguably started the genre’s return, but “Bottoms” is where the...

10 films celebrating anniversaries

By Tatianna Salisbury | January 30, 2019

Time flies when there are hundreds of movies released every year, and the 2019 film season is in full swing with anticipated releases like “Captain Marvel,” “Dumbo” and “Avengers: Endgame” set to arrive within the coming months. With so many...

Students dance to film tracks

By Darius Parker | April 6, 2017

DeKALB — For the 26th consecutive “Do It To the Crowd” event, Greek organizations were asked to select a movie or film to base their performances, which included “Mean Girls,” released in 2004, “House Party,” released in 1990, and “Space...