Only Murders in the Building‘s Thrilling Second Season How well do you think you know your floormates? How about everyone in your building? What would you do if one of them died under mysterious circumstances? Any rational person’s first thought would clearly be to start a podcast. Only Murders in the Building explores this reality […]
A Review of House of the Dragon‘s First Episode Like times of ole (2019 to be exact), here there be dragons! For those who tuned into the House of the Dragon premiere, the Game of Thrones world once again drew fans in with its invigorating spirit and astounding costume design. The costume designer, Jany Temime who […]
Highlights of the MTV Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were held on Aug. 28, 2022, at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The show featured award distribution for a variety of categories, including “Best Song of the Summer” and “Best Video of the Year,” and showcased performances by the nation’s top music artists. In […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]