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In defense of Hallmark Christmas movies: let me have my holiday cheese, OK?

Listen, we need to talk about Hallmark Christmas movies. Every year, they show up in their sparkly, low-budget glory, and every year, someone—probably wearing black turtlenecks and quoting The New Yorker—feels the need to trash them. 

Are they predictable? Of course. Are they cheesy? Duh. Do they make me feel like everything’s going to be OK, even if just for 90 minutes? You bet your Grinchy heart they do.

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Local Palm Theater notices lower attendance, even two years post-pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global film industry has suffered a loss of $7 billion, according to Statista.com. Even three years after the initial pandemic outbreak, local and privately owned movie theaters, such as the Palm Theater in Downtown San Luis Obispo, are still suffering from the economic repercussions of the shutdown.  Jim Dee, […]

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Movies I watched this summer, ranked

Neta Horesh-Bar is a business junior and opinion columnist for Mustang News. The views expressed in this piece don’t necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Ah, summer 2022. Characterized by monotonous work shifts for some, romantic European adventures for others and air conditioned movie theaters for me. And I’d have it no other way – as a movie-loving […]

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