by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff At first glance, Hulu’s new original TV show The Act might seem like a crazy, fictitious show, but it is based on real events. The first season is based on the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who plotted with her internet boyfriend to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, […]
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Perspectives Revealed by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Unfazed by a Twitter ban, “R” rating, and a restriction to be shown in select theaters throughout the U.S., the new pro-life film Unplanned,is currently among one of the top 10 films in the box-office. The film stirred controversy among Hollywood producers and pro-choice […]
by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Here is a sentence you never thought you would read: Tracy Morgan using a vape is terrifying. However, The Twilight Zone was always known for pushing the boundaries of reality, so this seems about right. The hit series from the 1960s was announced to be developing a reboot earlier […]
Political Comedy Show Stays Relevant Amidst Changing Times by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff There is no shortage of political television shows available today with series like House of Cards and Scandal. However, both shows have since run their courses, and HBO’s series, Veep, which aired the first episode of its final season on March […]
Viewers and Critics Battle Over Peele’s Us by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Anyone who doubted Jordan Peele’s staying power was proved wrong this weekend as his sophomore film Us made a colossal $70 million upon its release. Peele’s genre-bending thriller broke several box office records including biggest opening for an original R-rated movie and biggest […]
How the Series Illustrates the Promise of True Crime by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff True crime has recently become a popular form of entertainment, from movies and documentaries to podcasts. For example, Netflix’s Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes attracted significant attention upon its release, among others like it. As to be […]
My Chemical Romance Member Produces Netflix Mutant Series by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Netflix has created another original TV series that is taking audiences by storm. Picture an X-Men series flooded with music and darker themes; that is The Umbrella Academy. The Umbrella Academy, like X-Men, is based on a comic book series and […]
Peter Farrelly ’79 Triumphs With His Latest Film by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff At this year’s Oscars there was one standout movie that won in three categories. The categories were Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture, and the movie was Green Book. Green Book tells the story of Don Shirley, […]
by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Currently, Netflix has a near monopoly on producing true crime documentaries. From Making a Murderer to The Ted Bundy Tapes, the streaming service has significantly enabled the country’s addiction to the horrific and disturbed. Abducted In Plain Sight takes the addiction a step further. The documentary follows […]
by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff People already missing football finally had something to watch last Sunday night, as a controversial awards season finally came to a close with the 91st Academy Awards. The buildup to this year’s Oscars could have been a movie itself, a host excommunicating himself from the show, several contentious Best […]