Category: Film and Television

Eau de Exclusion in Netflix’s White Hot

Eau de Exclusion in Netflix’s White Hot Documentary Exposes Abercrombie & Fitch’s Problematic History Caitlin Ariel ’24 “A lot of people don’t belong in our clothes, and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” This 2006 comment from former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries summarizes Netflix’s latest exposé, White Hot: The Rise & Fall […]

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Inventing the Real Anna

Inventing the Real Anna The Hit Netflix Show and the Fascinating Story Behind It Riley Coyne ’24 Anna Delvey—or, rather, Anna Sorokin—conned Wall Street businessmen, New York socialites, and billionaires, stealing their hearts as well as their money. She tricked the wealthiest of the wealthy into thinking that she was one of them, when in […]

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TV Review: The Girl From Plainville

TV Review: The Girl From Plainville A Small Screen Adaptation of a Case That Gripped the Nation Grace O’Connor ’22 Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of suicide.  The Girl from Plainville, starring Elle Fanning, adapts a case that gripped the nation to the small screen. The true, tragic story behind the show began on […]

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Beasts, Beasts, and More Beasts

Beasts, Beasts, and More Beasts Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore By Abigail Levasseur ’24 It’s no secret that Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore has been ranked number one internationally for three consecutive weekends. The film is the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find […]

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Magic and Madness in Marvel’s Multiverse

Magic and Madness in Marvel’s Multiverse Film Preview: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Olivia Riportella ’25 After a long six years of waiting for a sequel to 2016’s Doctor Strange, to Marvel fans’ excitement, Benedict Cumberbatch will finally return to the big screen as the titular character in a second standalone film. Brought […]

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Where the Crawdads Sing Controversy

Where the Crawdads Sing Controversy Taylor Swift Unfairly Criticized for Involvement in Film Adaptation By Grace O’Connor ’22 Many readers have been anxiously awaiting the release of the film Where the Crawdads Sing, which is based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. The book centers on a woman named Kya […]

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A Look at Marvel’s Latest Original Series 

A Look at Marvel’s Latest Original Series  Moon Knight Offers Action, Adventure, and Egyptology By Abigail Levasseur ’24 To the delight of Marvel fans everywhere, the creative geniuses behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe have released a new comic-inspired series, Moon Knight. The Disney+ exclusive’s first episode, “The Goldfish Problem,” premiered on March 30, followed by […]

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“Just Having a Really Good Time”

“Just Having a Really Good Time” Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u Celebrates the Artist’s Rise to Fame By Caitlin Ariel ’24 Olivia Rodrigo’s megahit “drivers license” shattered Spotify records worldwide after its Jan. 11, 2021 release, such as most global streams in a day and most streams in a week. The song, as well […]

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Stellar The Batman Delivers the Batman of Comic Book Lore

Stellar The Batman Delivers the Batman of Comic Book Lore Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson Give New Life to the Superhero Aidan Lerner ’22  Matt Reeves’ The Batman is the most accurate depiction of the character to appear in a live-action film with regard to the film’s adherence to the characteristics that have been foundational […]

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A Slap in the Face to Filmmakers Sharing Underrepresented Stories

A Slap in the Face to Filmmakers Sharing Underrepresented Stories A Recap of The 94th Academy Awards Grace Whitman ’22 Art has the power to tell the stories of people who would otherwise be unrepresented and thus forgotten, and this year’s Academy Awards truly encapsulated this fact.  In 2020, the Academy, the governing body that […]

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