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Arts Criticism

After losing their lead vocalist, Black Country, New Road’s future was questionable. But now, they’ve proved they have everything it takes to keep going.

Black Country, New Road returns from near break-up with a promising album

By Shea Kissell @SheaKissell April 18, 2023

Rating: 7/10Despite a revolutionary debut single with a classic first album, and an equally acclaimed sophomore album, Black Country, New Road’s (BC,NR) future was uncertain, until now.The British...

Actress Brooke Shields in a before and after picture, depicting her history in Hollywood.

Review: ‘Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields’

By Rashid Eldoma @rashideldoma April 18, 2023

In the era of the #MeToo movement and ongoing conversations about the sexualization of children in the entertainment industry, a new documentary about Brooke Shields, the child actor who rose to fame in...

AC_The Record

Criticism: ‘The Record’

By Emma Ehle @EmmaKEhle4 April 5, 2023

Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker just released what might be the most gut-wrenching, lyrically barbarous albums of 2023 — and it is absolutely phenomenal. “The Record”...

Yves Tumor’s latest album, “Hot Between Worlds,” showcases their best talents, and where they still need to grow. 

Yves Tumor expands their discography with another genre-blending release

By Shea Kissell @SheaKissell April 3, 2023

Yves Tumor has always been an interesting figure in the music industry. Their style is instantly recognizable for its boundary-pushing uses of both retro and futuristic sounds in their production, and...

Julia Alvarez author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents.

Review: ‘How the García Girls Lost Their Accents’

By Richa Shah March 23, 2023

Rating: 9.6/10This article contains spoilers for the novel “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents.”Published in 1991, “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents” exemplifies...

Actor Michael B. Jordan attending a panel at the San Diego 2017 Comic Con.

Criticism: ‘Creed 3’

By Joey Kirk @joeypkirk March 10, 2023

Rating: 6/10The third installment in the Creed franchise is the simple retelling of a story we’ve heard before, again starring Michael B. Jordan as the titular Adonis Creed, but Jordan also sits...

Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis posing in her music video "La Luz."

Criticism: ‘Red Moon in Venus’

By Shea Kissell @SheaKissell March 10, 2023

Rating: 8/10Latin singer-songwriter Kali Uchis has released her third album, “Red Moon in Venus,” following two very impactful releases in “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios),”...

 Pop culture critic Emma Ehle says despite straying from the novel, Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation of “Daisy Jones and The Six” shows potential to be a mass hit. 

Criticism: Episodes 1-3 of ‘Daisy Jones and The Six’

By Emma Ehle @EmmaKEhle4 March 8, 2023

On Friday, March 3, Amazon Prime Video debuted the first three episodes of its new miniseries adaptation of New York Times bestselling novel, “Daisy Jones and The Six.” Originally written by...

Legally Blonde

Criticism: ‘Legally Blonde’ and yesterday’s girlboss

By Rashid Eldoma @rashideldoma March 6, 2023

The early 2000s now feel like a fever dream. Though “Bush v. Gore” presaged the more partisan politics that accompanied social progress, fourth-wave feminism, with its focus on intersectionality...

The virtual band Gorillaz recent release of “Cracker Island” delivers fun song after fun song. 

Criticism: Gorillaz’ ‘Cracker Island’

By Shea Kissell @SheaKissell March 2, 2023

Rating: 8/10The novelty of the concept behind Gorillaz may have worn off, but the band can still make a hit album.Gorillaz made its debut in 2001, as the collaborative brainchild of singer-songwriter Damon...

Good Riddance

Criticism: Gracie Abrams’ ‘Good Riddance’

By Emma Ehle @EmmaKEhle4 March 2, 2023

Rating: 7/10Gracie Abrams has slowly but surely solidified her music as a staple of depressing playlists everywhere. From her wispy dream-pop vocals to her gently exaggerated vibrato, the 23-year-old “nepo...

Pop culture critic Emma Ehle says Pt. I of “You”’s fourth season completely turns the tables on Joe Goldberg 

Review: ‘You’ Season 4 Pt. 1

By Emma Ehle @EmmaKEhle4 March 1, 2023

Rating: 7/10Hello … you. Back again for Netflix’s latest installment of the charming serial stalker that swept the nation? Of course you are.After a shocking Season 3 finale that left audiences...

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