Category: Arts & Entertainment

Are You Green With Envy?

Reviewing She-Hulk Without the Review-Bombing Extreme battle lines have been drawn between those who love the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4 releases and those who, to put it lightly, don’t. However controversial this may be, Phase 4 has some of the best projects the MCU has released to date and one of them is 100 percent […]

Nina Miscioscia '24

They’re Back!

Hocus Pocus 2 Filmed in Providence  After 29 years, Disney’s beloved Halloween classic has finally gotten its sequel—and it was filmed right here in Providence. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker reprised their iconic roles as Sarah, Mary, and Winifred Sanderson and give a performance just as amazing as they did in 1993.  […]

Madelyn Young '25

Maybe Darling Should be Worried

A Review of Don’t Worry Darling Olivia Wilde’s new production Don’t Worry Darling has arrived as one of the hottest movie messes of 2022. From drama amongst the cast and director to volatile audience reviews, this movie has surely attracted a lot of attention over the past few weeks, whether it be good or bad. […]

Olivia Riportella '25

A Coming Crescendo for the MTP Program

Big Things in the Works for the Music Technology and Production Degree Last year, Providence College officially began offering a new degree: music technology and production. Dealing mainly with aspects of recording and mixing music, as well as songwriting, orchestration, and transcription, the program was paramount in launching the music department into the future as […]

John Downey '23

Ugly Rumors and Pastel Berets

A Review of Netflix’s Do Revenge On Sept. 16, Netflix released a new dark comedy titled Do Revenge. The movie’s cast features well-known actors from a variety of teenage rom-coms and dramedy series. The main character, Drea, is played by none other than Riverdale’s Camila Mendes, and her co-lead, a transfer student named Eleanor, is […]

Abigail Levasseur '24

A Demigod’s Dream Come True

Disney+ Announces Upcoming Reboot of Percy Jackson Growing up in the early 2000s, most children with an avid love for reading fell under two different categories: the Harry Potter superfans or the Percy Jackson die-hards. Both series reached massive success, inciting blockbuster movies that led to non-bookish children and adults also admiring the new wave of […]

Taylor Rogers '24

Bored of the Rings

A Review of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is odd on a conceptual level. It’s an expensive adaptation of the appendices for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, a collection of Tolkien’s notes about the history and characters of Middle Earth […]

Patrick Smith '26

The Angel of Music Sings No More

Phantom of the Opera Leaves Broadway After its 35-year Run  “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again”, will truly be more than a tearful moving ballad in the coming months as The Phantom of the Opera leaves Broadway after its 35-year run. Arguably, few productions barely come close to the divine nature of The Phantom of […]

Nina Miscioscia '24

It’s Showtime!

PPAC Kicks Off its Broadway Series Last week, the Providence Performing Arts Center began its first of seven shows in their 2022-2023 Broadway series with Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. This high-energy show is simultaneously exciting and emotional, revealing the musician’s upbringing and abusive relationship with her husband, Ike Turner. Her hit songs are cleverly […]

Madelyn Young '25

Rory Gilmore’s Guidebooks

Three of the most iconic books that Rory Gilmore reads in Gilmore Girls With fall just beginning, there is no better time for your annual Gilmore Girls rewatch. Rory, Lorelai, and all the residents of Stars Hollow provide the perfect backdrop for all things fall. Gilmore Girls isn’t complete without one of the most popular […]

Liz Keating '24