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John Clark | Monday, September 13, 2021
Warning: this review contains spoilers. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is a TV adaptation of a manga that first aired in 2019, and the success of that adaptation led to a meteoric rise in the popularity of the original manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. At the height of the pandemic, studio ufotable, which is responsible for
John Clark | Monday, August 30, 2021
Warning: Spoilers for “Loki” season one! Loki is probably the most charismatic character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that thrives partly due to its witty banter and the charming characters that fuel its stories. “Loki,” the latest Marvel miniseries on Disney+, tells his — or rather, their — story. Perhaps the most defining
Aidan O'Malley, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Alysa Guffey and John Clark | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
A few weeks ago, Scene was feeling blue. And can you blame us? As we trudged our way through the middle of the semester, our already-low spirits were lowered only still by “permacloud,” rain storms and chilly temperatures. Throw in some seasonal allergies, and you’ve got yourself the month of April. So we did what
Aidan O'Malley, Willoughby Thom, Maeve Filbin, Sarah Kikel, Nick Brigati, John Clark, Lexi Kilcoin and Nia Sylva | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Weather-wise, South Bend was spoiled at the start of this month. Over the Easter weekend, for example, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping — I even wore shorts! But as the month has meandered on, the clear-eyed possibility of spring has slowly been replaced with its edgy alter ego: the price for summer.
John Clark | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Opinions on this topic vary dramatically depending on who you ask, but I think meme-ification is one of the greatest honors a song can receive. Something about a song has to resonate deeply with people to prompt them to, for example, record themselves singing it in the Goofy’s voice. “Bring Me To Life,” the 2004