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Ver Lumod

Ver Lumod, Reviews Editor

Ver Lumod is a digital filmmaking junior. He works as Reviews Editor for The Maroon. Ver has also written and directed short films. He regularly watches movies when not reviewing them. His current interests include Haruki Murakami, Eraserheads, and Japanese cinema.
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Streaming This Week: March 27

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March 28, 2020
Peyton Finch operates her camera. Finchs documentary short, Adams Bay was funded by National Geographic, and it released in Febuary. Courtesy of Peyton Finch

Documentary filmmaker tackles history in fading Louisiana wetlands

Ver Lumod
March 6, 2020
Poster for The Invisible Man.

What’s in Theaters 2/28

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February 29, 2020
Courtesy of 20th Century Studios

What’s in Theaters 2/21

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February 24, 2020
Photo courtesy of Lilies Films

Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” burns with feminine passion

Ver Lumod
February 17, 2020
Students commemorate what would have been the 25th birthday of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 6. The Arizona tea and the Skittles they have was a symbol of his innocence during his aggressor, George Zimmermans trial. Gabriella Korein/The Maroon.

Loyola honors Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 25th birthday

Ver Lumod
February 11, 2020
Courtesy of Sony

Review: “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” is a wildly entertaining trip through ’60s Tinseltown

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February 2, 2020
Poster for film Gretel and Hansel

What’s in Theaters 1/31

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February 2, 2020
Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Review: “1917” is a sensory experience that can lack depth

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February 2, 2020
Courtesy of Miramax

What’s in Theaters 1/24

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January 24, 2020
History professor Justin Nystrom discusses the Loyola First Class program. The program lets admitted high school seniors gain college credit while still in high school. Photo credit: Ver Lumod

Loyola offers college courses to high school seniors

Ver Lumod
January 23, 2020
poster of Joker

Reviews: The Top 10 Movies of 2019

Cody Downey and Ver Lumod
January 19, 2020
Review: Parasite is a brilliant, metaphorical take on class divisions

Review: “Parasite” is a brilliant, “metaphorical” take on class divisions

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January 7, 2020
Courtesy of Netflix.

Review: “The Two Popes” is an entertaining conversation

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January 2, 2020
Courtesy of Netflix

Review: “The Irishman” takes the mob myth to the grave for good

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January 2, 2020
Courtesy of A24.

Review: “Uncut Gems” glitters on the wild side

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January 2, 2020
Courtesy of A24

Review: “The Lighthouse” beams toward isolation with manic abandon

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January 2, 2020
Courtesy of Netflix.

Review: “Six Underground” is explosive but mindless fun

Ver Lumod
December 24, 2019
Loyola students and faculty perform music on Nov. 11 in memory of the victims of the 1989 massacre of Jesuits in El Salvador. Six Jesuit priests and two companions were killed in the incident during the civil war that lasted more than a decade in El Salvador. Photo credit: Ver Lumod

Loyola honors Jesuit martyrs from El Salvador

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December 8, 2019
Courtesy of Lionsgate.

“Knives Out” sticks a modern twist into the mystery genre

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December 5, 2019
Courtesy of Disney

Review: “Ford v. Ferrari” is an electrifying ride of a movie

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December 5, 2019
Courtesy of Warner Brothers.

“Doctor Sleep” shines on introspection and nostalgia

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November 22, 2019
Members of the marching band practice at West Jefferson High School. West Jefferson teacher John Guzda said he has witnessed the effects of education inequality firsthand. Photo credit: Ver Lumod

Poverty causes education inequality in Louisiana, study finds

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November 14, 2019
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Review: “Joker” is all style, no substance

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November 2, 2019
Streetcar headed toward S Carrollton Ave on October 23, 2019. This is one of the main forms of public transportation in New Orleans. Cristian Orellana/The Maroon.

Public transportation has a busload of issues

Ver Lumod
October 26, 2019
Director of Forensic Chemistry Anna Duggar demonstrates a forensic blood spatter examination and analysis. Duggar is a blood spatter analysis expert who worked alongside various police department crime scene labratories and teaches forensic analysis at Loyola.

[Photo] Professor’s crime scene experience bleeds out into teaching

Sofia Mongillo
October 24, 2019
Courtesy of Netflix

Review: “El Camino” is a needless yet thrilling coda to the world of “Breaking Bad”

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October 20, 2019
Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios.

Review: “Ad Astra” is a visually stunning existential tale

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October 4, 2019
The Louisiana Childrens Museum now occupies a new building in New Orleans City Park. The environmentally-conscious building cost $47.5 million.

[Photo] Children’s museum opens new location

Gabriella Killett
October 4, 2019
Camal Pertro, communications director, sits at his desk Photo credit: Ver Lumod

New faces in play at the athletic department

Ver Lumod
September 30, 2019
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