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Willoughby Thom | Thursday, April 29, 2021
Eric André made my Netflix subscription worth it. I may be in the minority, but Netflix has been going downhill in recent years. Since they started removing films and television shows (who thought to remove “Malcolm in the Middle?”) and replacing them with their own originals and “binge-worthy” shows, read more→
Sophia Michetti | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Warning: “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” spoilers ahead! Looking back to six weeks ago when I started watching “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” I was a bit hesitant to say the show would be one of Marvel’s finest. I asked myself, “How could Marvel outdo the masterful read more→
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
On Friday, the 32nd edition of “The Shirt” — a piece of apparel produced annually to celebrate the year’s Notre Dame football team — was revealed to the community. I have long had thoughts on the shirt — which I refuse to capitalize out of disrespect for the institution read more→
Sarah Kikel | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Notre Dame’s student-run Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) brought a night of spunk, squabble and suitors to the Washington Hall stage last Saturday. The troupe performed Shakespeare’s 1594 play, The Taming of the Shrew, which was directed by senior Isobel Grogan and assistant directed by junior Cate Cappelmann. The play read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Last Sunday, I live tweeted the Oscars. I’m not entirely sure what compelled me to do this. Perhaps it was my duty as an entertainment journalist to provide the public with some extra-colorful color commentary. Maybe it was my main character complex — bass-boosted by the vanity of social read more→
Paige Haeflinger | Monday, April 26, 2021
Michael Hanisch is perhaps best known around campus for his frequent Thursday night performances at Acousticafé or for his 2020 performance of Radiohead’s “Creep” at the “Keenan Revue.” A self-taught guitarist and pianist, Hanisch began writing songs about three years ago. For Hanisch, songwriting is somewhat of a therapeutic read more→
Nicole Bilyak | Monday, April 26, 2021
After the failure of the 1997 “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation,” it seemed that the “Mortal Kombat” series would never manage a triumphant return to to the big or small screen. A third film was in development hell for more than 10 years due to numerous script rewrites, recasting attempts and read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, April 23, 2021
The 93rd Academy Awards are this Sunday, April 25, and Scene cordially invites you to fill out a ballot of your own! Use this page for your picks, your predictions — whatever you like. And be sure to tune in to the Oscars on Sunday at 8 p.m. read more→
JP Spoonmore | Thursday, April 22, 2021
What once was just a small band in Michigan with three brothers, Greta Van Fleet has soared to the front of modern-day rock with vocalist Josh Kiszka’s incredible voice and his brother, Jake’s, sensational guitar skills. My first time hearing them was with my brother during Thanksgiving break of read more→
Jake Winningham | Wednesday, April 21, 2021
This Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards will cap one of the strangest, most turbulent years in recent movie history. To celebrate, I’ll complete my Trophy Hunter series with a final Oscar ballot. A combination of streaming and screenings, both in-person and virtual, allowed me to see every feature and short read more→