By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff A plastic toy and former hitman are not exactly how you imagine heroes—well, unless you are in Hollywood. Lego Batman and John Wick: Chapter 2 have essentially rescued the legacy of sequels and spin-offs, the Hollywood customs of continuation that have often suffered scrutiny for making bland […]
By Joe Clancy `18 A lot has happened in President Trump’s first 100 days; executive orders and protests seem to dominate the news reel every day. One unprecedented change, however, is the surging popularity of Saturday Night Live (SNL). With Alec Baldwin playing President Trump and Melissa McCarthy as the White House Press […]
By Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff After the immediate success of some of its original series, such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Netflix has put more focus—and money—into producing their own original shows. In 2017 alone, Netflix is planning on spending $6 billion on 20 new original series, […]
By Patrick Lovett `17 A&E Co-Editor Located in the Smith Center for the Arts, on the periphery of campus and the scope of its community, Providence College’s theatre program is working to find center stage. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, six students from PC participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater […]
By Paige Calabrese `18 A&E Co-Editor On January 30, 2017, I had the privilege of touring the Cathedral of Seville and the Giralda in Seville, Spain, where I am studying this semester. The architecture of the Cathedral is absolutely breathtaking, as it is a combination of Islamic and Gothic design, and at one […]
By Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff For many Patriots fans, until the fourth quarter, the only good thing about Super Bowl LI was the halftime show featuring Lady Gaga. For 12 minutes, the 30-year-old, Grammy award-winning pop icon rocked NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, singing a medley of her greatest hits. The performance […]
By Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff The Lumineers just finished a two-night gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City and they did not disappoint. The indie folk rock band sold out the Garden both on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, a feat in itself, and rocked the arena both nights. For […]
By Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff Netflix is the current titan of the online streaming industry, and for good reason, boasting a docket of original material such as Stranger Things, House of Cards, The Crown, Orange is the New Black, and Master of None, to name just a few. Entertainment Weekly reported that […]
By Kerry Torpey `19 A&E Staff Coming off of his 2015 Oscar win, Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in a biopic about former NYPD detective and “Italian Sherlock Holmes,” Joseph Petrosino. Based on the New York Times Bestseller The Black Hand by Stephen Talty, DiCaprio continues down a path of taking […]
By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff Ben Affleck is no longer directing the Batman solo film that fans hope will save DC Comics from itself. This leaves Affleck with credits as the lead actor, producer, and co-writer of the film, meaning he is still heavily invested in the project. The concern that he […]