Category: A&E – Film & TV

Oscar Buzz: Our Obsession ofThe Summer

The stir of the summer in cinema this year came relatively out of nowhere. Curry Barker’s Obsession took movie theatres by storm in the best way possible. With a budget of $750,000, it has grossed over $505 million worldwide under a cast of completely nobodies (besides Dancing with the Stars legend Andy Richter). Barker did […]

Brady Teter '29

The Magic of Once Upon A Time’s Pilot

Like most children, I grew up with a deep love of stories and fairytales, which only deepened as I grew older. This interest is what pulled me into ABC’s Once Upon A Time, a seven-season series that ran from 2011 to 2018, focused on the simple premise of all the fairytale characters that we have […]

Addie Heffernan '30

The Odyssey: Nolan Hits the Target Again…Straight Through Twelve Axes

Let me tell you, I’m not a morning person. It takes a lot to get me out of bed in the morning, let alone to get up early. But when The Odyssey (2026) is in theaters, and the only showing I can get to is at 7:50 a.m., an exception must be made. I hope […]

Sophia Caneira ’29

Why The Flat Screen Is Here To Stay

How Television Shows Dethroned Movies As King From Alfred Hitchcock to Martin Scorsese, Hollywood’s movies sat atop the throne of arts and entertainment for years. Yet in the late 1990s, HBO, looking to overtake its competitors, would change the television show model and alter the landscape of arts and entertainment for the foreseeable future. Before […]

Andrew Katz ’26

Stand By Me

The Last Summer Before Everything Changes Stand By Me (1986), directed by the late, great Rob Reiner, does what very few movies can do in just one hour and 29 minutes. This is not your average movie you throw on before going to bed. This is a movie that stays with you. Based on the […]

Thomas Marinelli ’26

The Drama

Everyone’s Dream Wedding… Perhaps one of the most anticipated films of 2026 so far, Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, relied on vagueness of the plot in the promotional material. So, when I sat down in the theater, I had no idea what I was getting myself into, and reflecting on my […]

Sydney King ’26

America’s Love Story, or its Greatest Misrepresentation?

The world has become infatuated with the lives of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. following the release of FX’s short series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. With the series concluding last week, multiple media outlets and individuals close to the couple have begun to question the accuracy of its […]

Ryan Brodigan ’29

Hannahversary: The 20th Anniversary of Hannah Montana 

The 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana was a celebrated television event that premiered on Disney+ and Hulu on March 24. My mom had mentioned that the special was going to be aired, as she knows how much I enjoyed watching Hannah Montana growing up. I did not know what to expect from an anniversary special […]

Isabelle Camoin ’26

Peacock’s Dancing in February 

One of the most notable moments of 2025 was Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Brothers, demonstrating how big of a role streaming services play in the current climate of the world. With that being said, each streaming service has relied heavily on their respective heavy hitters to bring viewers in. Peacock has been one of the […]

Ryan James Tobin ’26

Girls Like Girls: 2016 Is So Back

On June 24, 2015, pop artist and former Disney star Hayley Kiyoko released a music video for her single “Girls Like Girls.”The video gained traction due to its strong narrative-style of portraying the song’s meaning with distinct characters and a plot. Released the same year that gay marriage became legalized nationwide in the United States […]

Sydney King ’26