Alyssia Ouhocine - The Brown Daily Herald

Alyssia Ouhocine is a Senior Staff Writer covering Arts & Culture. Hailing from Bayonne, New Jersey, she is concentrating in English and History with a particular interest in Algerian history and literature. When she’s not writing, she can be found listening to music and sending Google Calendar invites.

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Review

‘The Rip’ offers a star-studded but sloppy addition to the action genre

By Alyssia Ouhocine | January 29

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s newest undertaking features a talented cast and complex plot.

Review

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ offers an escape for rom-com fanatics

By Alyssia Ouhocine | January 21

The Netflix film offers stunning travel visuals and simmering romantic tension.

Review

Deluxe tracks dazzle on expanded versions of Alessi Rose’s ‘Voyeur,’ Tate McRae’s ‘So Close to What’

By Alyssia Ouhocine | November 30

In these deluxe releases, the pop artists close out their career-defining eras in style.

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Review

Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ is an unforgiving, emotional car wreck

By Alyssia Ouhocine | November 23

Listeners become voyeurs to Allen’s moving narration detailing the demise of her marriage.

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Review

‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ takes mindless viewing to the next level

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 30

Viewers should set low expectations for this unoriginal take on a murder mystery.

A woman wearing a black and red striped long sleeved shirt and white socks. She is sitting on a bed covered by a white bed sheet and to her right lays an inflatable of a body lying down.

Arts & Culture

Lola Young’s ‘I’m Only F**king Myself’ fuses incendiary production with exhilarating vulnerability

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 22

The British singer-songwriter’s third studio album is an honest and revelatory body of work.

Arts & Culture

Changing seasons bring a storm of compelling new singles

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 14

The music world recently came alive with singles from Maisie Peters, HAIM and Bon Iver, Tate McRae and Alessia Rose.

Review

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ has nothing to show

By Alyssia Ouhocine | October 5

Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated 12th studio album misses the mark in more ways than one.

Arts & Culture

‘Love Letters / رسائل حب (Deluxe)’ celebrates romance, cultural pride

By Alyssia Ouhocine | September 23

The expanded album seamlessly blends romantic love with love for country and identity.

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Arts & Culture

Pop stardom reaches a fever pitch in Addison Rae’s debut album ‘Addison’

By Alyssia Ouhocine | September 18

Addison Rae’s “Addison” boldly explores her rise to fame and all the drama that accompanies it.