Review
  • 2 years 5 months ago

‘The Social Dilemma’ excels as a documentary, but fails as a drama

Society has a social media addiction. Netflix’s new documentary-drama hybrid, The Social Dilemma, not only exposes this truth, but frames our dependency on smartphones as a reality on track to self-implode.Continue...
  • 3 years 4 months ago

AMS Fall in Review

As the fall semester draws to a close, The Journal sat down with the AMS executive team to review the status of the goals outlined in their September platform.

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  • 4 years 5 months ago

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: the feminist Halloween show we’ve been waiting for

If you’re looking for a ‘90s nostalgia fix, Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina won’t do the trick. This adaptation trades high school hijinks and comical mishaps for blood, murder, and satanic madness.Continue...
  • 4 years 5 months ago

A Star is Born is a musical masterpiece

With the massive successes of Hamilton and La La Land , the past few years ushered in a new era of widely-beloved musicals. A Star is Born , starring Lady Gaga and first-time director Bradley Cooper, triumphantly added to this trend last week.Continue...
  • 4 years 5 months ago

Big Mouth’s second season continues reign as TV’s funniest cringe-comedy

When Netflix’s animated comedy series Big Mouth came out with its first season last summer, audiences were surprised by its star-studded cast, bizarre-but-amazing premise, and cringe-...Continue...
  • 4 years 6 months ago

'Forever' isn't the TV show you're expecting

The set-up for Forever, Amazon’s newest half-hour comedy starring former SNL powerhouses Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen, is a married couple decides to shake up their annual fishing trip and try skiing. The punchline is a delicate and understated rumination on the value and drawbacks of monogamous relationships.Continue...
  • 4 years 8 months ago

Emmy Award nominations not as progressive as they seem

If you’ve heard anything about this year’s Emmy Award nominations, it’s probably been centered around the idea of progress.Continue...
  • 4 years 8 months ago

Drake’s Scorpion boasts something for everyone

Spiteful and romantic messages. Sweet and salty lyrics. Hard and soft beats. That’s the all-encompassing description of Drake’s newest album, Scorpion .Continue...
  • 4 years 8 months ago

The Handmaid’s Tale’s second season is a warning for white women

As Canada’s southern neighbors question their democracy , and rights seem to be little more than suggestions , Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale is here to remind us that the worst is yet to come.Continue...

Edgar Ramirez as Gianni Versace in American Crime Story.
  • 5 years 2 months ago

American Crime Story’s second season underwhelms

I truly hope the second season of American Crime Story will serve as a successful follow-up to the first season’s success. But after seeing this first episode, I find myself left with more questions than answers.Continue...

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