The second season of Netflix's “A Series of Unfortunate Events” maintains its gothic charm, idiosyncratic humor and heartfelt sincerity.
April 17, 2018 1:05am
Groff’s Florida is simultaneously seaside utopia and swampy inferno, mystical and commercial, a place for the old and a place for the young.
April 13, 2018 12:35am
While improvisational comedy has different variants – Dartmouth’s Dog Day Players do long-form improv with lengthy scenes and a returning cast of characters, while Casual Thursday favors short-form improv – the basic principles are the same.
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April 13, 2018 12:38am
In light of the failure of “A Wrinkle in Time,” the cultural importance of “Black Panther” has become all the more evident.
April 12, 2018 1:33am
The Gob Squad Art Collective's audience-interactive rendition of Tolstoy's "War and Peace" brought up questions about ourselves, the world we live in and our responsibility as people living in that world.
April 10, 2018 12:52am
Despite its spectacular visuals, "Ready Player One" lacks the storyline and characters it needs to be anything more than a nostalgic fanboy film.
April 10, 2018 12:52am
Film major Danica Rodriguez '18 exposes the media industry's biased casting in her senior thesis project, an installation that will be displayed in the BVAC.
April 10, 2018 2:09am
"Hitler versus Picasso" provides a compelling view into the wartime exploits of a regime obsessed with cultural creation and destruction.
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April 7, 2018 6:24am
The Silkroad Ensemble was at its best during the encore of their performance last night at Spaulding Auditorium.
April 5, 2018 12:22am
“Three Billboards” successfully exposes the complications of justice, the faults of the justice system and the heart-wrenching violence of police brutality.
April 5, 2018 12:22am
Women of the World Poetry Slam champions Rachel McKibbens and Dominique Christina grappled with violence, marginalization, and trauma in their performance called "Trigger Warning."
April 3, 2018 1:04am
Shortly after the curtains opened, South African instrumentals and the voices of Dada Masilo’s dancers overtook the first notes of Adolphe Adam’s original composition for “Giselle.” The dancers were splayed and widely stanced in silhouette against a gray-green William Kentridge illustration of South African marshland.
April 3, 2018 1:04am
There is a scene in the middle of Duncan Jones’ newest film “Mute” that is so ugly, so needlessly perverse and repugnant, that I couldn’t help but wonder if it was some sort of endurance test for the audience.
April 3, 2018 1:04am
“Pitch Perfect” screenwriter Kay Cannon made a splash at the South by Southwest Film Festival when she became the first female director to premiere an R-rated comedy with her film “Blockers.” With the teen comedy — Cannon’s directorial debut — hitting theaters Friday, the Hopkins Center for the Arts hosted an advance screening of the film over the weekend, giving Dartmouth the opportunity to view the teen drama a week before it hits theaters.
March 30, 2018 12:45am
In “Past Forward,” Ho combines symbols and images from different cultures to envision a future in which ideas and values are integrated across the globe.
March 29, 2018 12:26am
In creating a new visual identity for Dartmouth, designers faced a difficult challenge: balance tradition and history with modernity and adaptability, and convey all this to the eye.
March 27, 2018 12:32am
S-Town, a podcast released in March 2017and hosted by “This American Life” producer Brian Reed begins as a true crime story.
March 27, 2018 12:33am
According to Rotten Tomatoes, 2018’s “Tomb Raider” is the best reviewed video game film adaptation ... ever.
March 27, 2018 12:33am
White’s newest album “Boarding House Reach,” released last Friday, is a convoluted imbroglio that mashes unwanted sounds and time signatures together and provides few redeemable moments.
March 5, 2018 8:41pm
Dear Paul Thomas Anderson, I want to begin by affirming how much I respect your work. Although the rest of this letter will not be kind to your newest film, “Phantom Thread,” I don’t want you to doubt my admiration for you as a filmmaker.
