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-41 posts tagged "Review"
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Whenever I watch a high school coming-of-age film, I am hit with a pang of regret. Not that I didn’t enjoy my high school experience, but watching the experiences of others encourages all kinds of painful what-ifs. What if I really missed out? What if I did it all wrong? “You’re only young once,” they
Aidan O'Malley | Tuesday, April 7, 2020
So far, at least; it’s only April. But the latest from director Eliza Hittman (“Beach Rats”) is a bracingly honest snapshot of female fortitude, cast against the backdrop of a country where women’s choices (and their stories) are often stripped away. The film is about an abortion. No matter what side of the aisle you’re
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, April 2, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues its solemn march across the country (there are now nearly 200,000 cases in the U.S., and that’s only those who’ve been tested), Americans everywhere are turning to the leading expert on infectious disease: a Matt Damon movie. “Contagion,” released in 2011, has taken on mythological proportions in the last few
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, March 19, 2020
Legend has it that in 1994, as Pixar was putting the finishing touches on the one and only “Toy Story,” director John Lasseter and writers Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft gathered during a lunch break and asked a simple question: “What will we do next?” Their answer came in the form of napkins.
Jake Winningham | Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony was the lowest-rated in the history of the Academy Awards, with viewership dropping below 25 million people for the first time this century. The issues that pervaded throughout this year’s telecast are familiar to longtime viewers of the award show: poorly written bits, inane speeches and questionable musical performances are not
Ethan Utley | Monday, January 27, 2020
When my friends ask me to give them my opinion of music they have written, it makes me nervous. Of course, I will give honest and positive comments, but sometimes I worry they will see through my charade. However, home remedy’s debut album “Varsity” was different. The only concern I had was appearing too geeked
Willoughby Thom | Wednesday, November 6, 2019
I think we can all agree that puberty is weird and gross. Middle school, land of pubescent boys with spotty mustaches and self-absorbed developing girls, is an atmosphere filled with self-discovery. But this is not self-discovery in the classic sense; it is the discovery of their own personal changes and the changes of others. No
Charlie Kenney | Wednesday, September 25, 2019
I do not claim to be a pizza expert. In fact, my East Coast colleagues would assert that my Nebraska heritage makes me the very opposite of such. But, I have the belief that when a person is a restaurant’s first customer, they acquire a certain right to judge that same restaurant. Such a customer
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, April 11, 2019
Natalie Mering, who performs under Weyes Blood, is no stranger to the music industry. “Titanic Rising,” her newest, most stunning offering, is the fourth LP that she has released since her full-length debut in 2011. What distinguishes this album from the other three is that “Titanic Rising” was released under the indie rock stalwart Sub
Danny Liggio | Thursday, February 28, 2019
Lil Pump makes music to blast on phone speakers. His loud, rhythmic rapping, along with his fragmented beats are made to be played on iPhone speakers at maximum volume. And the kids who would play Pump out of their phones are exactly who Lil Pump thrives with; this 18-year-old who has become too rich and