The late ’90s and early 2000s were a golden age for teen comedy. The era brought countless classics like “10 Things I Hate About You,” “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” and “Clueless” to the big screens which then became staples at sleepovers for years to come.
Nearly 20 years ago, an award-winning book series raised an entire generation fascinated with the Greek Gods. This year, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” written by Rick Riordan, has finally returned with a long-awaited TV show adaptation.
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Movie musicals often find themselves in a difficult position in today's cinematic landscape. While attempting to toe the line between Broadway productions and full-scale Hollywood films, most veer too far in either direction. When famous actors — such as “La La Land’s” Ryan Gosling or Emma Stone ...
On the precipice between life and death, the discoveries one makes about oneself can be earth-shattering. Spanish director J. A. Bayona’s 2023 survival film “Society of the Snow” — adapted from Pablo Vierci’s 2009 book and nominated for “Best International Feature Film” at this year’s ...
Artists from the Brown Arts Institute launched the Moon Design Challenge, encouraging students to repurpose lunar film negatives sourced at the Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island.
When Grace Chen ’24 is struck by artistic inspiration, she can envision the final product before she begins working.
Symposium Books, an independent bookstore in downtown Providence, is looking forward to celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024.
The latest installment of “The Hunger Games” franchise, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” was released Nov. 17 and has led North American box office sales for two weekends since.
Kate Doyle ’12’s debut short story series “I Meant It Once” has deliberate, thoughtful narratives that accompany its youthful characters.
Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” serves as an energetic, fantastical adventure and a fitting self-tribute to Miyazaki’s entire career.
Emerald Fennell’s 2023 film “Saltburn” is an aesthetically rich tale of wealth, status and manipulation. While entertaining and gorgeously shot, the film ultimately falls into the trap of devoting more attention to aesthetics than substance.
In “Heaven knows,” PinkPantheress embraces a more polished sound, while still protecting her loveable authenticity.
Nathan Fielder continues on with making strange and cringe-inducing television with "The Curse."
On Nov. 10, indie-folk artist Searows released his EP “End Of The World.” Wistful and nostalgic, the songs pose as vignettes of a life once forgotten.
The Anime Video Game Ensemble promotes community and accessibility through non-traditional classical music.
Film excels in its experimentation with narrative form
For the first time since 2014, AMST 1700X: “Global Macho: Race, Gender and Action Movies” returned to the Brown course catalog for the Fall 2023 semester.
Few things are more popular right now than stories about murder. Whether about Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy, narratives of soulless killers are some of the most consistently popular pieces of media. But oftentimes, those stories result in sensationalized depictions that glamorize killing and desensitize ...
Season 3 of ‘The Morning Show’ builds a highly dramatic and entertaining watch — successfully integrating major news stories with its characters.
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