“Middletown” Is a Sharply Existential Take on Small-Town Life
“The main street is called Main Street, the side streets are named after trees,” a police officer (Marcos Pinto-Leite ’22) ...
Arts & Culture
“A Doll’s House, Part 3” Critiques for Critique’s Sake, but Humorously
Lucas Hnath’s critically acclaimed 2017 play “A Doll’s House, Part 2” was a conceptual sequel to the 1879 play “A ...
Ken Jeong Brings His Manic Energy to the Dull “You Complete Me, Ho”
I’ve long been a fan of Ken Jeong. His energetic and eccentric performances in “The Hangover” and “Community” were always ...
Thank U, Next Balances Absolute Confidence and Pure Vulnerability
Last Friday, Ariana Grande released her highly anticipated fifth studio album, thank u, next. The album comes only six months ...
Beirut’s Gallipoli is a Ghostly Invocation of Place
Beirut’s album Gallipoli, which was released on February 1, does not venture into territory that is particularly new for the ...
Cross Talk: Netflix’s “High Flying Bird” Weaves Together Sports and Politics
Will Jacobson ’20: “High Flying Bird,” released on Netflix last Friday, is the latest film by Steven Soderbergh, the prolific auteur ...
All My Little Words: War and Peace and Modern Love
Julie pointed to a short line in the middle of a paragraph nestled somewhere between the words “evil” and “modes ...
“Bestiary” Explores the Realm of Animal Representation
Do we utilize animals as subjects in art in an attempt to really understand them? Or do we simply use animals as ...
A Guide to the Grammys, for People Who Skipped The Grammys
Did you watch the Grammys this past Sunday? If not, I can’t say I blame you. By and large, the ...
Cinefiles 2/13-2/16
Happy February, fellow cinephiles, and welcome back to your favorite weekly write-up of all things happening in the Center for Film ...