Reviews - The Dartmouth

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Nolan’s Odyssey is easier to admire than to love

By Isabel Menna | August 14, 2026

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.

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Review: ‘XO, Kitty’ season three gets lost in its own drama

By Olivia Cao | April 17, 2026

As the Netflix series piles on love triangles and miscommunication, Kitty’s self-discovery gets pushed to the sidelines.

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Review: ‘The Drama’ shoots to unsettle rather than dig deeper

By Dillon Cain | April 13, 2026

A deceptively simple romance spirals into a tense, darkly funny spectacle that prioritizes shock at every turn but stops short of fully exploring its ideas.

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Review: Glen Powell eats the rich in ‘How to Make a Killing’

By Isabella Konecky | March 6, 2026

How to Make a Killing is largely successful, though it struggles to find a satirical balance.

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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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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: 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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‘Sentimental Value’ may be a perfect movie

By Isabella Konecky | February 2, 2026

Following one family’s journey toward reconciliation, director Joachim Trier’s record-breaking “Sentimental Value” is a moving reflection on accountability and forgiveness.

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Kruse Reviews: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a visceral horror sequel and a macabre meditation on the nature of faith

By Taylor Kruse | January 30, 2026

The post-apocalyptic follow-up is gorier and scarier than its predecessor.

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Review: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ has structural flaws, but Jeremy Allen White delivers

By Isabella Konecky | January 23, 2026

The deliberately introspective, anticlimactic film examines the making of Springsteen’s haunted folk album “Nebraska.”

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Review: After an uneven final season, the final episode of ‘Stranger Things’ stayed true to the show’s essence

By Dillon Cain | January 23, 2026

The monumental series delivered an emotionally powerful finale that reminds viewers what the show has always been about.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ does justice to Mary Shelley’s gothic classic

By Isabella Konecky | January 9, 2026

With whimsical cinematography and standout acting, the novel’s latest adaptation brings its exploration of character to life.

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Review: Beneath the Calm, ‘Alpine Fire’ Burns with Ethical Unease

By Dillon Cain | November 10, 2025

Under the breathtaking scenery of the Swiss Alps, Murer crafts a quiet, unsettling tale of connection and confinement.

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Kruse Reviews: ‘A House of Dynamite’ starts with a bang but ends with a whimper

By Taylor Kruse | November 3, 2025

The nuclear thriller is tense, compelling and well-directed but hamstrung by its narrative structure and an unsatisfying conclusion.

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Review: ‘The Best Mother in the World’ is a universal story about violence, motherhood and freedom

By Ryan Alves Rocha | November 3, 2025

Brazilian filmmaker Anna Muylaert’s latest film follows a Black Brazilian woman trying to break free from a cycle of domestic abuse.

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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.

Nolan’s Odyssey is easier to admire than to love

Review: ‘XO, Kitty’ season three gets lost in its own drama

Review: ‘The Drama’ shoots to unsettle rather than dig deeper

Nolan’s Odyssey is easier to admire than to love

Review: ‘XO, Kitty’ season three gets lost in its own drama

Review: ‘The Drama’ shoots to unsettle rather than dig deeper

Review: Glen Powell eats the rich in ‘How to Make a Killing’

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

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

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

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

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

‘Sentimental Value’ may be a perfect movie

Kruse Reviews: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a visceral horror sequel and a macabre meditation on the nature of faith

Review: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ has structural flaws, but Jeremy Allen White delivers

Review: After an uneven final season, the final episode of ‘Stranger Things’ stayed true to the show’s essence

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ does justice to Mary Shelley’s gothic classic

Review: Beneath the Calm, ‘Alpine Fire’ Burns with Ethical Unease

Kruse Reviews: ‘A House of Dynamite’ starts with a bang but ends with a whimper

Review: ‘The Best Mother in the World’ is a universal story about violence, motherhood and freedom

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

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

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

Sydney Towle ’22 remembered for her bright spirit and love for life

Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram

Former special counsel Jack Smith says there has been a ‘tremendous loss of credibility’ in the U.S. Department of Justice

‘It feels like a castle’: Russo Hall and renovated Fayerweather Hall open to students

Moyse: Fire Provost Santiago Schnell