Goodnight Metro Movies 12: An Obituary of the Theater I Know Very Well
During my three semesters at Wesleyan thus far, I have visited Metro Movies 32 times. At $11 a ticket, that ...
Arts & Culture
My Best Guesses for the 98th Academy Awards Nominations
On the morning of Thursday, Jan. 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed their nominations for the ...
Arts Roundup Part 1: CFA, Spike Tape, and SHADES to Present Budding Theater Productions for Spring ’26
Though the campus is now covered with fresh, white snow, before long the snow will melt and give way to ...
But I Wept For ’t: How Spike Tape’s “Pericles” Left Us Laughing and Crying
Over four centuries after it was first written, “Pericles” came to WestCo Cafe this past weekend. The show, playing from ...
“The Chair Company” Cements Tim Robinson as a Defining Voice in Comedy…What Now?
A septuagenarian trapped under a fridge. A new Wendy’s franchise that only sells ham. Erectile dysfunction pills that “smell like ...
Exclusive: The Argus Interviews “Sentimental Value” Director Joachim Trier at Critic Colloquy
It’s shaping up to be a busy couple of months for Joachim Trier. The Norwegian filmmaker has been working for ...
“Walk Like an Egyptian,” and Talk Like a Hall of Famer: Why The Bangles Deserve National Rock & Roll Award
When I was in fifth grade, I got my music teacher fired. Don’t feel bad for her. She deserved it. ...
Movie Review: “Wicked: For Good” Offers a Powerful Yet Disquieting Conclusion to Chu’s Musical Parable
“Wicked: For Good” is set in an Oz inundated by propaganda and inequity—the mien of wickedness, as it is glaringly ...
Blood Spills and Darkness Reigns in Spike Tape’s “Little Shop of Horrors”
What takes two people and four arms to puppeteer? A murderous plant, of course. On Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, ...
“The Secret Agent” Is Magical (But Leaves Too Much Undercover)
Let me be abundantly clear: This is a rave review. During Saturday’s pre-release screening of “The Secret Agent” at the ...