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The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

Joaquin Phoenix performance in "Joker" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Photo  courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Best Picture nominations you need to see before Hollywood’s biggest night

Ariel Caspar and Thomas Cathey February 6, 2020

By Ariel Caspar and Thomas Cathey For the first Academy Awards ceremony of the decade, there are many films nominated that usually don’t fit the description of the typical “Oscar-winning” movie,...

Joaquin Phoenix performance in "Joker" earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Photo  courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Joker is a depressing, creepy look at society

Josh Ghiorso October 21, 2019

“Joker,” which hit the big screen Oct. 4, is a movie about a man who lives in a society where he feels invisible and abandoned. Joaquin Phoenix holds the movie together with an intense and all-out...

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