Movies
avengers
“Endgame” matters, whether you like it or not (I did)
“Avengers: Endgame” succeeds as a “Marvel movie” more than as a “movie” in the general sense. I don’t mean to…
French film
Agnès Varda continues to live in cinema
Few people have ever embodied an art movement more than Agnès Varda did the French New Wave. Her first film,…
Hawaii
UR student Maddy Wary stars alongside Ben Affleck in Netflix film
Maddy Wary seems like your average college student, aside from having her own IMDb page and having acted alongside Ben…
Broadway
ToddX brings tales of Meat Loaf, nudity, and more
From Buzzfeed to Broadway lighting, the first ever ToddX brought an array of alumni from the entertainment industry to Todd…
red carpet
Not Vanilla: Award show season standouts
Well, reader, we’re finally done with awards season. I have mixed emotions about this. I’m glad I’ll stop being constantly…
anime
Is My Hero Academia the Japanese Marvel?
Perhaps the most well-known superhero franchise is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The influences of the American superhero culture have spread…
Marvel
The amazing Spider-Verse: A review
Spider-Man is one of the most complex, nuanced, and effective characters in comics. I’m a pretty serious Marvel fan, and…
Eastman
Impressive. . . Most Impressive: Rochester Philharmonic and ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
Reflect on the first time you saw “Star Wars.” The hum of a lightsaber, the epic laser battles, the intricate…
Bowie
Bio-Doc: ‘The Life and Art of David Bowie’
Overwhelming aesthetic power was the focus of “The Life and Art of David Bowie,” a semi-biographical documentary shown at the Memorial Art Gallery.
documentaries
A film that will make you regret that steak
Sexism, racism, and ageism are familiar concepts to many at UR. But one group wants to talk more about another…