Kruse Reviews: ‘The End of Oak Street’ is a dinosaur thriller throwback with a lot of heart and a lot of bite

Kruse Reviews: ‘The End of Oak Street’ is a dinosaur thriller throwback with a lot of heart and a lot of bite

David Robert Mitchell lovingly resurrects the high-concept blockbusters of the 1980s while giving the formula a darker edge.

Nolan’s Odyssey is easier to admire than to love

Academy Award-winning director Christopher Nolan builds a gorgeous epic but strips Odysseus of his wit and Penelope of her cunning. The result is often hollow. Still, he succeeds in doing what every ambitious adaptation should: keeping Homer alive.

At Lake Morey, Natasha Bedingfield brings the 2000s back

Singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield performed as part of the free, outdoor Lake Morey Summer Concert Series.

Olivia Wilde constructs a wonderfully ‘contentious environment’ in ‘The Invite’

A24’s “The Invite,” directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, is an engaging and tense exploration of two couples’ interior lives.

Dartmouth English and creative writing professors’ must-read books of 2026

As the countdown to the start of the new school year begins, eight of Dartmouth’s English and creative writing professors recommend 10 “must-read” books.

New art gallery on Main Street features Dartmouth alumni artists

Kyle Timothy Blood ’90 opened Kyle Timothy Fine Art on June 18.

Emmy Nominations: Highs, Lows and Snubs

As is the case each year, the 2026 nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards celebrated some of the most talented names in Hollywood while leaving many unacknowledged. 

Ken Burns wants to show us the bloody side of the American Revolution

The celebrated filmmaker screened an episode from his new documentary and spoke about the episode in a subsequent conversation about the American Revolution and the United States’s 250th anniversary.

The Illusion of Dr. Ryland Grace in ‘Project Hail Mary’

A Lacanian psychoanalytic interpretation of the 2026 film “Project Hail Mary.” 

Kruse Reviews: ‘The Odyssey’ is a spectacularly entertaining and surprisingly profound interpretation of Homer’s epic

Christopher Nolan’s new film delivers spellbinding action on a massive scale with ideas to match.

Sophomore summer performance groups offer a unique opportunity to build skill and community

Dartmouth’s dance, theater and a capella groups are welcoming summer members and preparing for StreetFest, an annual block party and fundraiser 

Meg Richardson reads from her debut novel “Paradise Pawn” at Still North

The Vermont-based cartoonist, writer and translator launched her novel with a reading and conversation with  cartoonist Natalie Norris.

Too much disclosed in ‘Disclosure Day’

‘Disclosure Day’ has all the makings of a blockbuster Spielberg success, but is limited by its semi-coherent plots and lackluster dialogue.

‘Minions & Monsters’ is a memorable ode to the Golden Age of Hollywood

The animated comedy pays a playful tribute to art as a means of freedom as it explores the Minions’ rise and fall in early Hollywood.

Hood Museum gives voice to ‘the many’ through America 250 exhibition series

Rather than presenting a single commemorative exhibition, the museum has transformed its galleries into a collaborative examination of the many stories that have shaped the United States.

‘Supergirl’ Review: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a... flop?

Despite Milly Alcock’s strong lead performance, ‘Supergirl’ doesn’t manage to fully soar.

Laugh Track: No shortage of funny business at Dartmouth

The Dartmouth spoke with members of three comedic performance groups and a satirical publication on campus to understand how they keep campus laughing.

Live from Foco: How the women leading Dartmouth Dining ‘break the ceiling’

Theater department stages ‘American Idiot’ at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

The musical, previously a Broadway production, is a punk-rock adaptation of Green Day’s 2004 album of the same title.

Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble premieres original symphony by Arturo Márquez

The Mexican composer’s “Sinfonía Nómada,” commissioned through the Hopkins Center for the Arts’ Mexican Repertoire Initiative, premiered at Dartmouth in a May 23 program devoted to Márquez.