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Matheus Herndl | Tuesday, January 24, 2023
This review contains spoilers. The cultural train crash known as “Emily in Paris” has finally (and unfortunately) arrived in its third season after a long road of controversies and drama. Starring Lily Collins as the titular Emily Cooper, the show tells the story of a young American marketing executive who moves to Paris. While at
Matheus Herndl | Friday, November 4, 2022
There have been few disasters in entertainment history comparable to the final season of “Game of Thrones” back in 2019. In only six episodes, the once worldwide phenomenon that drew in millions of viewers collapsed, ridiculed for outright bad writing, ruining even its previous seasons in the eyes of many fans. When the “Game of
Matheus Herndl | Thursday, September 29, 2022
Released in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V, “GTA V,” was one of the most successful video games ever with more than 170 million copies sold worldwide as of 2022 and an average score of 97 on Metacritic, Rockstar Games’ landmark title has been a major influence on nearly every other open world sandbox game released
Matheus Herndl | Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The trend of endless movie sequels is by no means a recent one. Ever since the 70s and the birth of summer blockbuster franchises like Jaws or Star Wars, the sequel has been a staple in yearly releases to the joy of some fans and the detriment of others. Indeed, the market dominance of big-budget
Matheus Herndl | Friday, September 2, 2022
Kendrick Lamar is one of the most important and influential voices in his generation and one of the artists who defined the music of the 2010s. Starting with 2011s “Section.80,” Lamar has shaped the sound of mainstream hip hop, earning the Compton-born rapper 14 Grammy wins during his career. Even then, Lamar stands out from
Matheus Herndl | Friday, August 26, 2022
Over the last few years, the British underground rock scene has proven itself to be one the most creative and influential in the indie music sphere, producing bands like Black Country, New Road, Squid and Dry Cleaning, which have all put out some of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 2020s. At the forefront
Anna Falk, Claire Lyons, Maggie Eastland, Isa Sheikh, Matheus Herndl, Kate Casper, Reyna Lim, Angela Mathew, Gracie Eppler, Cecelia Swartz, Natalie Allton, Nicole Bilyak and Justin George | Friday, April 22, 2022
When’s the last time you read for fun? Yeah. That’s what we thought. But when finals are over and the dust settles, $cene hopes you pick up some summer reading. “I am the Messenger” by Markus Zusak Claire Lyons, Interim Scene Editor Imagine “Taxi Driver,” except it’s wildly optimistic and made in Australia. The
Matheus Herndl | Thursday, April 21, 2022
A long time ago, a wise man said that “Harry Potter and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race” and I’m sorry to say that the newest Wizarding world movie proves this statement true. The third entry in the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, “Secrets of Dumbledore” follows the events of the last movie,
Matheus Herndl | Thursday, April 14, 2022
In the many debates over what was the greatest album of the past decade, a record that is often cited along the likes of Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” or Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, m.A.A.d city” as one of its landmark releases is Death Grips’ sophomore effort, “The Money Store” originally released on
Matheus Herndl | Friday, April 8, 2022
With the season finale of “Game of Thrones” (GOT) approaching its third anniversary, HBO has finally announced the premiere date of its spinoff series “House of the Dragon” with several images of the characters and a teaser trailer on their official website. “House of the Dragon” is the first in a series of planned spinoff