Comedian and Actress Leslie Jones Triumphs Despite Alt-Right Harassment
“I don’t know if this is a black thing or a lady thing, but either way I’m mad as hell.” ...
Arts & Culture
“The Light Between Oceans” Shimmers then Fades
In today’s film industry, where remakes and adaptations leave little space for original ideas, melodrama continues to be a proven ...
“Stranger Things” is an Instant Classic
When writing on the strange, there's nowhere for the story to traverse but the unknown. Since man first travelled to ...
Cinefiles 9/21-9/24
For the second week in a row, we’d like to begin with an apology. When Joseph grabbed a hard copy ...
In Praise of Edward Albee
Last Friday, Sept. 16, the great playwright Edward Albee died in his home in Montauk, N.Y. At 88 years old, he’d had ...
New Season of “American Horror Story” Continues to Rely on Suspense
“What’s this season’s theme?” That’s been the biggest question posed by fans and critics of the anthology series show “American ...
Chef Gets Cookin’ at Reopened Psi U
Three years after they formed in and around WestCo, the members of Chef—Wesleyan’s genre-defying, 10-piece band that sticks with something ...
Narcos’ Second Season Improves Dramatically Upon First
All good things must come to an end. Sometimes, the best example is a good TV show. The second season of “Narcos,” ...
“Sully” is Brief, but Thrilling
Clint Eastwood’s latest film, “Sully,” outlines the drama surrounding the sudden crash landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the ...
“The Wild Life” Fails to Capture Brilliance of Inspiration
Last weekend, I found refuge from the heat at the movies downtown. Being the adventurous person I aspire to be, ...