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Review: ‘Ghost in the Machine’ Reframes AI as a Fundamentally Human System

By Dillon Cain | March 2, 2026

Veatch’s investigative Sundance documentary illustrates the histories, ideologies and invisible labor shaping artificial intelligence from its origins to today.

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Review: A competitive job market turns cutthroat in ‘No Other Choice’

By Isabella Konecky | March 2, 2026

'No Other Choice' is a bleak, endlessly watchable dark comedy about the contemporary job market.

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The Callbacks put on ‘Hounds of Love,’ an original Kate Bush jukebox musical by Nathaniel Lopez ’29, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

By Kaley Beth Roberts | February 27, 2026

The musical, Lopez’ directorial debut, follows a recent college graduate in a corporate job who rekindles her passion for dance.

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Theater department stages a dazzling return to fully-designed productions with its winter mainstage play ‘Legacy of Light’

By Avery Lin | February 27, 2026

Marking its inaugural show at the reopened Hopkins Center for the Arts, the contemporary play opened on Friday after a term of dedication from theater department staff and students.

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Review: ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a let-down

By Isabella Konecky | February 23, 2026

Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie’s strong performances cannot redeem the ultimately vapid adaptation of Emily Brontë’s source text.

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Friday Night Rock brings Philadelphia-based indie-rock band Florry to Dartmouth

By Colby Martin | February 23, 2026

On Jan. 30, the student club hosted the band and indie artist Chris Hoather for its second show at Sarner Underground this term.

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‘Aca-lympics’ brings seven Dartmouth a cappella groups together in Spaulding Auditorium

By Eugene Kang | February 20, 2026

Winter Carnival concert marks a rare mid-year performance at the reopened Hopkins Center.

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Kruse Reviews: ‘Crime 101’ is a stylish, low-key heist caper with an underwhelming conclusion

By Taylor Kruse | February 20, 2026

A stacked cast and sharp craftsmanship keep this L.A. thriller entertaining, even as the payoff lands a little flat.

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Review: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ embodies belief through movement

By Dillon Cain | February 16, 2026

Grounded in Shaker history, “The Testament of Ann Lee” blends historical drama and musical movement into a rigorous portrait of belief and communal life.

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Review: ‘Train Dreams’ is a visually stunning, poignant meditation on the costs of industrialization

By Isabella Konecky | February 16, 2026

Against the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, the film chronicles the life of an American railroad laborer in the early 20th century as he reflects on his role in a changing world.

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Review: Racing Mount Pleasant sets a new standard for Friday Night Rock

By Dillon Cain | February 13, 2026

Blending their symphonic arrangements with raw intensity, Racing Mount Pleasant delivered one of Dartmouth’s most memorable live music moments in recent memory.

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‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ is a stressful, one-time watch

By Isabella Konecky | February 13, 2026

“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is an anxiety-producing, gripping and unflinchingly honest story about motherhood.

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Lilian T. Mehrel ’09 releases first full-length film ‘Honeyjoon’

By Kaley Beth Roberts | February 13, 2026

The Dartmouth sat down with Lilian T. Mehrel ’09 to discuss her new movie, which premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival.

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Review: ‘Hamnet’ is a raw, stunning portrait of grief

By Isabella Konecky | February 9, 2026

Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” is an intimate and searing portrayal of Shakespeare’s family rebuilding after their son’s death, which supposedly inspired the play “Hamlet.”

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Kruse Reviews: ‘Melania’ is barely a movie

By Taylor Kruse | February 9, 2026

The first lady’s documentary is shiny, sleek and utterly soulless.

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The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Marc-André Hamelin perform at the Hopkins Center for the Arts

By Victoria Tirado | February 9, 2026

On Wednesday, the Grammy Award-winning orchestra group joined acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin to perform newly commissioned orchestrations.

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Review: ‘Heated Rivalry’ is heat on the ice

By Kaley Beth Roberts | February 6, 2026

Kaley Beth Roberts ’29 reviews “Heated Rivalry,” the steamy romance show between two rival hockey players. 

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‘The World is Not Silent,’ a trilingual play about a Vietnamese father and son, marks expanding horizons at Northern Stage

By Avery Lin | February 6, 2026

Featuring spoken Vietnamese as well as both American and Vietnamese sign language, the three-person autobiographical play explores intergenerational connection across the backdrop of American immigration.

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A Winter Carnival disaster: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s infamous Hanover weekend

By Max Scott | February 6, 2026

A look back at Walter Wanger’s 1939 film “Winter Carnival” and the scandal behind it.

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Winter Tales: What Dartmouth students read and watched over winterim

By Eloisa Bloom | February 6, 2026

From novels to movies, Dartmouth students share the books and films that shaped their winterim.

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