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The Scene: Today’s Face of TV
Brooke Skiba Television has come a long way since the days when family and friends gathered around a black and white screen for primetime showings. Even in our own childhood, which featured cable television and the beginnings of high-definition, watching television generally meant following your favorite shows on a weekly basis and fighting for the…
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Film Review: Endless Love disappoints endlessly
Foster Cheng Contributing Writer Endless Love is one of those “That looks terrible! We have to see it” type of movies. Trust me, I did not go into this expecting to be swept off my feet. Instead, I was looking to see a cheesy, clichéd movie that I could make fun of for the rest…
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Festival of New Plays returns to Wooster theatre
Lara Sinangil Contributing Writer During the weekend of Feb. 27 through March 1, the Festival of New Plays will be performed in the Schoolroy Theatre by various students of the Theatre and Dance department. Founded by Associate Professor Shirley Houston-Findley, the Festival of New Plays is a semiannual performance created to showcase the work of…
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TV Review: Maddi burns through a House of Cards
Maddi O’Neill News Editor The new season of House of Cards premiered at midnight on Valentine’s Day, and it was glorious (but not perfect). This contains SPOILERS, so stop reading if you don’t want to know what happened. Let’s start with the obvious. Zoe got smushed by a train in the first goddamn episode. A…
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The Scene: Can’t Stop Stop-Motion
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes… even rectangles. When I was at the movies this weekend, I saw a new trailer for The Boxtrolls. Although I was not necessarily inspired to see the film, I thought the focus of the trailer was interesting. The film is created and produced by the same company that…
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Album Review: Sun Kil Moon’s Benji
Ian Benson Editor-in-Chief Mark Kozelek manages to cram more than 5,000 words, over 11 songs, on the latest Sun Kil Moon release, Benji, and they help to create one of the frankest albums in recent memory. Kozelek has always been infamous for his prolific nature, reaching nearly 40 albums worth of material over 25…
