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Review: ‘Sharp Objects’ revives the Midwestern Gothic tradition

By Jordan McDonald | October 19, 2018

Airing in July this past summer, HBO’s “Sharp Objects,” an adaption of “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn’s book of the same name, sets out to remind its audience of what is unique to the identity of the Midwestern United States and what is possible within the supposedly limited format of the miniseries.

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Review: ‘Eating Animals’ is a crucial look at agricultural industry

By Courtney McKee | October 19, 2018

“Eating Animals” is an important film. Based on the 2009 book of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, the documentary explores the subject of the American agricultural industry, a topic that’s often neglected in public discussions, and focuses on the highly troubling issue of the factory farming of poultry and livestock.

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Review: ‘Providence’ is a compelling, unique mystery-love story

By Lucy Turnipseed | October 18, 2018

Simultaneously making readers want to revel in the narrative as long as possible while also powering on to the end of the tangled story, “Providence,” by Caroline Kepnes is a novel about love and obsession, full of gripping emotional detail and a compelling New England narrative backdrop. The thriller begins in small-town New Hampshire, the day of Jon Bronson’s kidnapping.

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Student Spotlight: Armando Ortiz '19 inspires with costumes

By Shera Bhala | October 18, 2018

Costumes for theater characters reflect their personas and emphasize their individuality. Armando Ortiz Jr.

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Review: Ian McKellen blurs reality and fiction in “King Lear”

By Willem Gerrish | October 16, 2018

One of my fondest memories of my senior year of high school is when my English class read, performed and studied William Shakespeare’s epic tragedy “King Lear.” At that time, the play captivated me with its stark and honest portrayal of human fallibility and tragic loss and it quickly became one of my favorite works of literature.

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Review: “The Front Runner” asks about the cost of accountability

By Mia Nelson | October 16, 2018

“The Front Runner” directed by Jason Reitman of “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Tully,” stars Hugh Jackman as U.S.

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“In the Last Days of the City” captures the essence of Cairo

By Madison Wilson | October 16, 2018

Is it possible to capture the essence of a city in a film? Director Tamer El Said’s film “In the Last Days of the City” attempts to do just that.

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Lea DeLaria brings jazz, comedy and activism in one concert

By Veronica Winham | October 12, 2018

Jazz and comedy are two very different art forms, yet they share many similarities. Both are free form and improvisational.

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Dartmouth Opera Lab kicks off with Thursday Night Live event

By Maria Hidalgo | October 11, 2018

This Thursday night at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, audiences can see a different and intimate performance of one of the most formal art forms possible: opera.

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Review: ‘Venom’ is not worth the $15 ticket, unfortunately

By James Cronin | October 9, 2018

When I was eight years old, I begged my mom for weeks to let me see “Iron Man.” I remember the excitement I felt when she finally relented and said yes.

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Review: 'Sorry to Bother You' is an insane, surrealist ride

By Joyce Lee | October 9, 2018

There’s crazy, there’s satire, there’s dystopian, and then there’s “Sorry to Bother You.” Musician Boots Riley’s 2018 directorial debut takes place in an alternative-world Oakland — but don’t let the term “alternative-world” fool you.

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New art exhibit 'The Booth' shines spotlight on student art

By Florida Huff | October 9, 2018

Across from the Hinman boxes in the Hopkins Center for the Arts stand a pair of twin phone booths, which have remained out of service and neglected for years.

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Review: Melissa McCarthy stuns in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’

By Mia Nelson | October 5, 2018

“I have a hangover that is a real museum piece,” Lee Israel writes, imitating writer Dorothy Parker in a particularly famous forgery of Parker’s letters.

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Review: ‘Negro Swan’ is a pertinent, genre-crossing masterpiece

By Madison Wilson | October 4, 2018

Is it indie pop? Techno? R&B? Hip-hop? Blood Orange’s new album “Negro Swan” revives Devonte Hynes’s genre-transcending sound with an earnest meditation on the state of those existing on the fringes of society.

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Gallery Walks: Graduate student exhibits artwork at BVAC

By Courtney McKee | October 4, 2018

Nan Darham is a graduate student in Dartmouth’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program whose artwork was most recently exhibited in the Nearburg Gallery of the Black Family Visual Arts Center.

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Review: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is eviscerating of contemporary America

By Willem Gerrish | October 2, 2018

Spike Lee’s latest film, “BlacKkKlansman” is very much a movie created for and about the current American political and racial environment.

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Review: ‘A Star is Born’ is a sparkling, devastating love story

By Jordan McDonald | October 2, 2018

Directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, and featuring pop supernova Lady Gaga, 2018’s “A Star is Born,” a remake of William Wellman’s 1937 film of the same name, breathes new life into the music drama genre.

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‘Blind Cinema’ offers new perspectives for adult audiences

By Macy Toppan | October 2, 2018

The lights go down on an audience sitting in silent anticipation, and white sparks rain down the black screen.

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Review: ‘Girl’ is a coming-of-age story based on metamorphosis

By Isabelle Blank | September 28, 2018

“Late at night, my mind would come alive with voices and stories and friends as dear to me as any in the real world.

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Montgomery Fellow Ulrike Ottinger is in residence this fall

By Madison Wilson | September 28, 2018

It’s an exciting time for film at Dartmouth: Ulrike Ottinger, the avant-garde German filmmaker, will be this fall’s Montgomery Fellow.

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