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A Ghost Story review: haunting and defiantly original

July 17, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

An unpredictable high concept art film from the director a Pete’s Dragon

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: A Ghost Story, Andrew DeYoung, Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara

Girls was endlessly frustrating TV—and that’s what made it great

April 19, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Unpacking the boundary-breaking, controversial show in the wake of its ending.

Filed Under: Featured, TV Tagged With: Andrew DeYoung, Girls, HBO

Andrew Deyoung’s Book,The Exo Project, Launches This Saturday

April 4, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Local book party celebrates two debut authors, and one of our own.

Filed Under: Books, Featured Tagged With: Andrew DeYoung, Sara Biren, The Exo Project, The Last Thing You Said

A Congratulations to Stake Editor Andrew DeYoung

October 6, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

A book deal is a big deal.

Filed Under: The Stake Tagged With: Andrew DeYoung

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  • OKJA review: A visionary farce from a visionary director OKJA review: A visionary farce from a visionary director
  • The Little Hours Review: these Little Hours have Big Laughs
  • The Beguiled review: What’s the Christian thing to do? The Beguiled review: What’s the Christian thing to do?
  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review: a visual joyride with pesky companions Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review: a visual joyride with pesky companions
  • The Big Sick Review: Kumail and co. bring one of the best movies this year The Big Sick Review: Kumail and co. bring one of the best movies this year
  • Interview: Jeff Baena talks about The Little Hours (against his better judgment)

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