‘Twas a dark and stormy audio play
When the sky hangs heavy with clouds, when the wind trembles in the trees, when thunder shakes the air: Grab a cup of your favorite brew, settle by a window that frames the approach of winter, and absorb this auditory drama of murder, masculinity, and madness.
The rise of Rina Sawayama’s pop dynasty
‘SAWAYAMA’ masterfully renders pop as a medium for both socio-political commentary and personal narrative.
Trying to not starve together
There’s a certain kind of solidarity when you’re starving to death with friends
‘Writing the Future’ distills the artistic origins of hip-hop culture into a coherent experience
Basquiat and all his modern cachet were what convinced me to attend, but the rich diversity of creative styles made me stay.
Death of the prime time drama
Euphoria has all the parts of a “normal” show about high schoolers, but a deeper inspection of every relationship reveals more below the surface.
Vocals in concert with voting in the countdown to Election Day
Sweeping and soothing, the Intercollegiate Get Out the Vote Festival featured a talented coalition of artists and speakers who leveraged art “in concert” with civic action.
Crossovers on crossovers
In a well-anticipated crossover episode, UltiMIT hosted a Smash Ultimate tournament with a special appearance from Plup, a full-time professional and globally-ranked in Smash.
‘All In’ is an appeal to fundamental American rights
As the days tick down to Nov. 3, politicians, activists, and Americans nationwide glue anxious eyes to the final stretch of what may be the most unprecedented election cycle in recent history…. ‘All In: The Fight For Democracy’ adds valuable insight to this conversation.
‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Season 46 premiere offers satisfying satire of a world on fire
The best comedy often must straddle the line between satire and outright offensiveness — but we also don’t usually have a president hospitalized with the same virus that he profoundly mismanaged.
Boston Book Festival and ‘The Book of Life and Death’
As we follow Marybelle’s journey, we see her leave her daughter behind to take care of other people’s babies. We see her grapple with living in a world where she exists to be invisible. We watch as people discuss her existence, her experience, while she stands in the room, unnoticed.
A breezy mystery that strikes home the importance of finding one’s own path
You get more than one mystery to solve in Enola Holmes when the younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft sets out in search of her missing mother. The game is indeed afoot!
The wasted potential of ‘On the Rocks’
A shallow buddy detective comedy at best and a lost jumble of genres at worst, ‘On the Rocks’ is one stone’s throw away from landing in the discounted movie bin at a local Walmart.
Kyle Markland ’22 just released his first album, ‘September’s Child’
MIT students aren’t particularly known for their creative pursuits, but Kyle Markland ’22 definitely subverts that stereotype. In his debut album, Kyle pairs multi-instrumental prowess with an impressive vocal range to carve out his unique sound.
Bach with the BSO
In the finale of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Bach project, violinists Wendy Putnam, Victor Romanul, Lucia Lin, and Catherine French perform Bach’s Partita No. 3 in E major from their homes to ours.
Disney cannot decide on what it wants ‘Mulan’ to be
Perhaps the worst tragedy in ‘Mulan’ is replacing the message of hard work with the importance of being born special.
A legendary tale retold in a much more serious tone
The legendary tale of a girl who fights in the army disguised as a man is retold in the live-action adaptation of Mulan. Although the remake differs significantly from the original, it successfully strikes home the message that a woman can bring honor to her family through means other than marriage.
A nefariously brilliant crime thriller of old times
When a young man’s seemingly innocuous avocation of following strangers turns into a dangerous obsession, he gets into deep, deep trouble. Following is Nolan’s first, yet undoubtedly one of his best thrillers ever.
An interview with John David Washington on ‘Tenet,’ a film that couldn’t have been more ‘Nolan’-ized
Tenet is quite literally a time-bending journey to stop a Russian oligarch from using technology that could lead to apocalyptic consequences.
That’s politics, I guess
Perhaps it is naïve to think that high schoolers in Texas could solve the largest questions our nation is facing today, but ‘Boys State’ shows that they may not be too far from it. In a world where politics often feels hopeless, this documentary’s ironic pitfall is that it is too focused on a heroic storyline. Even so, it is true that in these young men, some future heroes exist.
An edge-of-the-seat cat and mouse chase
A wrongfully accused man is on the run and determined to find the killer of his wife. A relentless U.S. Marshal is hell-bent on apprehending this fugitive. The suspenseful chase that ensues is sure to get your heart racing and adrenaline pumping.