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Christine Hilario | Thursday, April 13, 2023
This review contains spoilers for all of “Succession.” “Hello! F****-sucky brigade. How can I help you?” is the last thing Roman Roy says on a phone call before learning his dad is dying — a scene that encapsulates how “Succession” perfectly balances both biting humor and gutting emotional moments. The season three finale found three
Anna Falk, Rose Androwich, Christine Hilario, Andy Ottone, Natalie Allton, Peter Breen and Observer Scene Staff | Wednesday, April 5, 2023
This is the final week of Lent, and — knowing that this is a time for repentance — Scene wants to ask forgiveness for our grave errors. Whether we reviewed something too harshly (or not harshly enough), we want to correct our mistakes and show that we’ve changed our ways. “An Evening with Silk Sonic”
Christine Hilario | Monday, March 27, 2023
In 1997, Fleetwood Mac reunited to perform for MTV’s “The Dance.” Lead singer Stevie Nicks and lead guitarist Lindsay Buckingham performed “Landslide” alone together, and the tension between them was palpable. Years prior, Nicks and Buckingham were in a relationship that fell apart. Around the time of their breakup, drummer Mick Fleetwood split from his
Anna Falk, Maggie Eastland, Gabriel Zarazua, Peter Breen, Christine Hilario, Christina Sayut, Andrew Jitendran, Sofia CrimiVaroli, Gabrielle Beechert and Ayden Kowalski | Friday, March 3, 2023
With midterms in full swing, we college students are never in more need of music than now. When studying, music can either help us or hurt us. Regardless, it is an important part of the midterms process. We here at Scene have compiled a list of our favorite songs that we use to help us
Christine Hilario | Monday, August 29, 2022
The first reviews I saw of Netflix’s “The Sandman” were vitriolic complaints that the series had “too many gay people.” Naturally, that made me want to watch it even more. The original comics series by Neil Gaiman ran from 1989 to 1996 and was highly praised by critics and fans alike. This long-awaited TV adaptation
Christine Hilario | Thursday, March 31, 2022
It’s a story of boy meets girl. “Fresh” protagonist Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is jaded from the dating scene: tired of scarf-wearing douchebags, the endless scroll of dating apps and unsolicited nude pictures. She’s about ready to throw in the towel on the dating endeavor when she meets Steve (Sebastian Stan) at her local grocery store.
Christine Hilario | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
In 2018, a New York Magazine article dropped, revealing the sordid story of how one Anna Sorokin conned New York City’s elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. How? By changing her name to Anna Delvey and claiming to be a German heiress set to inherit millions from her trust fund. Netflix paid Sorokin
Claire Lyons, Anna Falk, JP Spoonmore, Natalie Allton, Christine Hilario, Reyna Lim, John Clark, Evan McKenna, Adriana Perez, Amy Lenkiewicz, Isabella Volmert, Lexi Kilcoin, Isabelle Kause and Kate Casper | Monday, February 14, 2022
Valentine’s Day is here! In honor of this day of love, The Observer has compiled a playlist of all our favorite love songs. Regardless of if you’re single or taken, we hope this collection inspires you to embrace the spirit of the holiday and celebrate love. You can listen to our full extended playlist here:
Christine Hilario | Thursday, February 3, 2022
A great evil is afoot in the kingdom of Tal’Dorei, and it is up to the greatest heroes in the land to stop it. Except those great heroes suffer a gory death within their first minute of screen time, complete with one of the heroes crying out expletives after one of his compatriots gets crushed
Abby Patrick, Mannion McGinley, Nelisha Silva, Isabella Volmert, Adriana Perez, Genevieve Coleman, Alysa Guffey, Siobhan Loughney, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Colin Capece, Christine Hilario, Sophia Michetti, Maggie Clark, Anna Falk, Caitlin Brannigan and Gabrielle Beechert | Friday, November 19, 2021
You already know what’s up — Scene Selections (Taylor’s Version) are below. “State of Grace (Taylor’s Version)” By Abby Patrick, Viewpoint Editor First impressions are hard. I’ve made enough questionable ones to know. I don’t know what Taylor Swift put in “State of Grace,” but I think she had me at those drums. Or the