In lieu of The Cowl’s Valentine’s Day edition, I think it is appropriate to discuss a show that I believe to be about love: The Wonder Years. The Wonder Years is a fictional TV show set in the late ’60s and early ’70s that romanticizes and shares the tales of the life of Kevin Arnold, […]
With the third (and rumored to be final) season of Tell Me Lies (2022) being released weekly since Jan. 13, I keep finding myself shocked by how good the show is. Based on the novel of the same name by Carola Lovering, the show follows college freshman Lucy Albright and how she deals with her […]
On the ice, they are rivals. Off the ice, they are something the sport rarely shows, at leastuntil now. Heated Rivalry follows two professional hockey players whose fiercecompetition on the ice contrasts with a secret queer relationship off it. Set in a sportknown for its physicality and tradition, the series explores the cost of hiding […]
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing a simply fantastic film at the cinema. Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) returned to theaters this January to commemorate the 25th anniversary of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), the first installment of the trilogy. Jackson’s film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s timeless […]
The concept of a printed newspaper has been popular since the 15th century, when the invention of the printing press in Europe made information on weather, economics, politics, and social issues a routine morning necessity. A newspaper must follow four major criteria: public accessibility; periodicity, where the newspaper must be published in either daily or […]
Just last week, Marvel and the Russo Brothers released a new trailer forAvengers: Doomsday, coming to theaters this December. The trailer featured the briefappearances of three iconic characters from the X-Men franchise: Professor X (playedby Sir Patrick Stuart), Magneto (played by Sir Ian McKellen), and Cyclops (played byJames Marsden). The upcoming film has received a […]
A Dog Day Afternoon Among Thanksgiving television traditions, one stands out as particularly endearing. It’s not the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as I rarely get up in time to watch it, nor football, as it often overlaps with dinnertime. In between, however, is the pinnacle of television: the American Kennel Club’s National Dog Show. For […]
Holding Space For A Sequel When the first Wicked movie arrived in theaters in November 2024, it did something unusual for a musical adaptation. It told only the first half of the iconic Broadway musical, which left viewers waiting nearly a full year for the second act. The second movie, Wicked: For Good, was released […]
Produced in 1977, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a 48-minute-long puppeted musical film that played every holiday from the DVD player in my grandma’s living room. The story is a timeless one that celebrates the gift that really matters in the spirit of Christmas: love. Ma, the only living parent to Emmet, is a widow. […]
As many have written about and discussed over the years, the Star Wars franchise is a story (albeit long and winding) about politics. Like all good political narratives, there is drama, love, disagreement, deception, civil war, and countless limbs chopped off. As a political science major watching the Star Wars series for the first time, […]