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Ranking all eight ‘Mission: Impossible’ movies from worst to best

For nearly thirty years, the espionage-action franchise “Mission: Impossible” has thrilled audiences with the exploits of Impossible Mission Force (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt...

Tuesday Tunes: Laufey teases upcoming album with revenge ballad ‘Tough Luck’

Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir — known professionally as Laufey — released the single “Tough Luck” on May 15, teasing her third album “A...

UCI’s jazz combos fill the halls with jazzy jams 

On May 14, UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts showcased its talented jazz students from the Jazz Ensembles: Small Jazz Groups...

Antics: Creative writing graduate students showcase their work

Creative writing Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students Jaime Sandoval and marion eames white hosted the final Antics reading of the 2024-2025 school...

Theater Thursday: ‘Friendship’ is a hysterical dissection of male bonding

There are many appealing things about actor Tim Robinson and his unorthodox brand of comedy, chief among them being his ability to seamlessly...

Tuesday Tunes: Kali Uchis’ ‘Sincerely,’ sings lovely letters to motherhood

Kali Uchis, or Karly-Marina Loaiza, released her fifth studio album “Sincerely,” on May 9. Her most heartfelt and intimate album yet, she touches...

‘The Studio’ brings the Hollywood life home 

Editor's Note: This article was updated on 5/27/2025 to reflect copy edits. Apple TV+ has brought a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood filmmaking to the...

PinkPantheress sonically time-travels within 20 minutes in ‘Fancy That’

Innovative British pop artist PinkPantheress released her latest mixtape — “Fancy That” — on May 9. With a nine-track mixtape totaling a brief...

Curtains on culture? Trump’s tariffs and global cinema’s future

Hollywood and the global film industry were struck by President Donald Trump’s announcement on May 4 that he intends to levy a 100%...

Fiona Apple is back with protest single, ‘Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)’ 

Genre-bending singer-songwriter Fiona Apple released her first new song in five years, “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home),” on May 6. The track is...

Theater Thursday: ‘Thunderbolts*’ release brings hope back to the Marvel Studios

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for “Thunderbolts*.” As the final movie installment of Marvel’s Phase Five, “Thunderbolts*” — or now, as the cast...

Theater Thursday: ‘On Swift Horses’ bets high, but falls short

Director Daniel Minahan has beautifully brought Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel to the big screen with “On Swift Horses.” The romantic drama premiered at...

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