“The Rehearsal” blurs comedy and reality together

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-in-Chief • September 14, 2022

In the past twenty years, a new style of comedy has arisen. These movies and shows present real people’s reactions to various situations, often scripted or improvised by a host or actor playing a character. The first mainstream, notable example of this style is 2004’s “Borat.” In “Borat,” Sacha Baron Cohen portrays the titular “Borat,” a fictitious journalist from Khazikstan who travels across America and interviews various people. A majority of the people that he interacts with in the movie are real people, and their reactions to his antics are genuine.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Charli XCX, Rosalía, Bladee & Ecco2K, Midlake, Oso Oso

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 23, 2022

It seems the hype has caused many big releases to collapse under their own weight, leaving fanbases divided. Even so, there is a lot of great things to discover this week.

Top 4 movies to watch during Women’s History Month

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor • March 16, 2022

A great way to celebrate Women’s History Month is by watching strong female leads on the big screen. Here are some movies that’ll empower anyone to take a stand for themself.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Ghost, Rex Orange County, Benny the Butcher, Jenny Hval, Alex Cameron

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 16, 2022

This week is filled with pleasant surprises as well as huge disappointments. There are laughs and revelations, taboos and vibes and so much more.

New Hulu movie provides ‘Fresh’ take on horror genre

Written By Tia Bailey, Co-Features/A&E Editor • March 16, 2022

What starts as a meet-cute (or meat-cute) in a grocery store soon turns into every woman’s worst nightmare in Hulu’s new thriller.

‘The Batman’ delivers nuanced, insightful commentary

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor Elect • March 9, 2022

“The Batman” not only delivers an incredible theatrical experience, but it exposes the hollowness of franchise filmmaking.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Tears For Fears, Conway The Machine, Vein.fm, Marillion, caroline

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • March 9, 2022

Over spring break, there was a bit of a dip in huge album releases. Several anticipated albums from the likes of Kanye West, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Current 93 and many more were either delayed or released through a platform that I am unable to access. Even so, the past two weeks were still full of wonderful gems.

Instrumental soundtracks to listen to for study motivation

Written By Amanda Andrews, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2022

If this is the case, and you want to listen to something more sophisticated than white noise, exploring some soundtracks and instrumental music might create the inspiration you need to romanticize the study time or the quieter moments you take for self care.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Beach House, Alice Glass, Oliver Tree, Big K.R.I.T., Immolation

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • February 23, 2022

Genre-defining artists gather together to make yet another release weekend special. Some release their best work, while others fall short. Either way, here are this past week’s major players.

Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot fails to win over original fans

Written By Dan Russo, Staff Writer • February 23, 2022

1 Globe Out of the big four classic slasher movie franchises, I think The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my favorite of the four if we’re basing this discussion off the first movie only. I love the solid...

‘I Don’t Know How But They Found Me’ get found at the Roxian Theatre

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor • February 16, 2022

The concert took place on February 9 at the Roxian Theatre with the opening act, Superet, a band that has opened for iDKHOW on a previous tour.

‘The Book of Boba Fett’ is stuck in Star Wars’ past

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor Elect • February 16, 2022

The entire show boils down to “remember Return of the Jedi?” Almost all of the imagery of the series is ripped straight from that movie, with most of it being from the first 20 or so minutes of it.