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Arts

Kruse Reviews: In ‘Tron: Ares,’ slick visuals and a killer soundtrack mostly make up for a bland story and forgettable characters

By Taylor Kruse | October 20, 2025

Despite obvious narrative shortcomings, the sensory filmmaking in the new Tron installment makes it an intoxicating watch.

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Review: ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is a spectacle that lacks substance

By Caitlin FitzMaurice | October 13, 2025

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album promises a glimpse behind the glitter, but does not deliver.

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Review: ‘After the Hunt’ is a cathartic thriller weakened by an ambitious and pretentious script

By Isabella Konecky | October 13, 2025

While boasting striking acting and visuals, Luca Guadagnino’s stylized film suffers from heavy handed dialogue.

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Review: ‘Come From Away’ at Northern Stage is a reminder of humanity’s capacity for goodness

By Olivia Cao | September 29, 2025

Northern Stage’s production of the critically acclaimed musical captures the true story of a small-town safe haven in the wake of 9/11.

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Arts

Kruse Reviews: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ is a mediocre rehash

By Taylor Kruse | September 22, 2025

The fourth installment in the horror series fails to conjure up the scares of the previous films.

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Reviews

Sad, Not Silent: Inside ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)’

By Maria Hebling | April 7, 2025

Japanese Breakfast’s fourth album uses the lens of sadness to create a dynamic and reflective musical narrative. 

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Arts

Review: ‘Severance’ season two dives deeper into what it means to be human

By Owen Phillips | April 7, 2025

The second season of the hit Apple TV is ultimately about the overwhelming human tendency to construct meaning in any circumstance.

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‘White Lotus’ season premiere sets the stage for incest, murder and monkey business

By Adrienne Murr | February 21, 2025

Despite its failure to pack a punch, the HBO hit’s third season opener, “Same Spirits, New Forms,” lays a promising foundation for the dramedy to come. 

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‘The Brutalist’ is a beautiful bore

By Alexandra Surprenant | February 14, 2025

Brady Corbet’s film follows Hungarian-Jewish architect Lazlo Toth, whose architectural vision is shadowed by a life of loss.

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Review: Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance was always going to be ‘bigger than the music’

By Brendilou Armstrong | February 14, 2025

In lieu of a conventional halftime show, Lamar offered a statement honoring his culture while criticizing the state of American politics and pop culture. 

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Arts

Review: Chappell Roan’s tour celebrates individuality and creative freedom

By Maria Hebling | September 30, 2024

Chappell Roan’s performance in Berlin reached audience members with its rawness and intimacy.

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Review: The Parish Players’ ‘Buried Child’ is powerful community theater

By Charlotte Hampton | August 9, 2024

Charlotte Hampton ’26 reviews the Parish Players’ production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Buried Child.”

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Review: ‘Twisters’ presents a thrilling reboot of a 1990s classic disaster movie

By Celine Choi | August 9, 2024

Lee Issac Chung’s new disaster movie, “Twisters” — featuring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones — is a suspenseful revival of its 1990s version.

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Arts

Review: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ is a bleak, disappointing meditation on control

By Alexandra Surprenant | July 12, 2024

Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, Yorgos Lanthimos’s film is a painful expression of the sacrifices driven by desire.

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Arts

Review: “Fire Exit” is spellbinding

By Charlotte Hampton | July 12, 2024

In his debut novel, Morgan Talty ’16 writes about identity, family and the earth.

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Review: ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 gives more than what you need and less of what you want

By Noelle Blake | July 5, 2024

The much anticipated third season of "Bridgerton" provides a less-than-satisfying continuation of the beloved series.

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Arts

Growing Pains and Gains: ‘Inside Out 2’ Captures the Heart of Adolescence

By Maria Hebling | June 28, 2024

“Inside Out 2” dives deeper into the complexities of young adulthood.

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