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Songs from 2021 You Need to Listen To

by Leslie Guzmánon January 21, 2022January 21, 2022Leave a Comment

Last year, I curated a playlist of my top songs of 2020. Now, as we ring in the new year, it’s time to dig into the songs I couldn’t stop listening to in 2021. Operating under one (loose) rule, all the songs on this playlist were released in 2021.

The Ultimate Winter Movie Guide

by Annie Gibsonon December 10, 2021December 10, 2021Leave a Comment

To save you the trouble of scrolling through streaming platforms for the perfect film, I’ve compiled a list of twelve of the best winter movies for the twelve days of Christmas. If you’ve got any time to spare in the coming weeks, grab some hot chocolate, light an overpriced seasonal candle from Bath & Body Works, and work your way through this ultimate movie marathon.

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” Has the Soundtrack of the Year

by Katelyn Crespoon December 3, 2021December 3, 2021Leave a Comment

While most soundtracks are produced to underlay their respective films, the Shang-Chi soundtrack was made to accompany what the viewer sees on the screen. Each song was carefully curated to enhance the scene and is left lingering in the back of the viewer’s mind long after it has ended.

The Return of Teen Wolf

by Caroline Nihillon October 29, 2021October 29, 2021Leave a Comment

Everyone’s favorite Beacon Hills hot girl, Scott McCall, is back and hopefully better than ever: and I have thoughts about it.

“Inside,” Bo Burnham’s New Comedy Special

by Caroline Nihillon July 1, 2021July 1, 2021Leave a Comment

Look who’s out with a new special again.

I Care A Lot and “Unlikability” in Hollywood

by Hayley Owenson May 20, 2021May 20, 2021Leave a Comment

I Care A Lot follows Marla Grayson, Pike, and her lover/business partner Fran, Eiza González, as they systematically, and somehow mostly legally, grift the livelihoods of old people. First they assume guardianship of the elderly with help from one corrupt doctor and an overworked judicial system. Then they promptly put them in nursing homes — cutting them off from their families as they sell their homes and belongings. The plausibility of the grift and its alignment with the morality of productivity culture seems to be the movie’s primary social commentary. It is terrifying to watch.