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“Lego Batman” Is the Animated Film We Need, and the Batman Film We Deserve

By Jason Cueto From the opening title sequence of “Lego Batman” we get a voice-over narration from the Caped Crusader (brilliantly voiced by Will...

ICYMI: Grammys 2017

Sunday night’s 59th annual Grammys awards ceremony packed more of a show than most of us were expecting. Here are some of the...

Moving Without Limits: Gaga’s Modern Dance Style

by Julia Clausen The new documentary “Mr. Gaga” by Israeli film directors Tomer and Barak Heymann tells the story of one of the most...

Comedy’s Powerful, Political Punch

By Yanit Mehta Jokes are remarkably potent tools for sending messages; some strike a nerve or cause hysterical laughter, yet others mock the sociopolitical...

Why You Should Be Concerned About the K-Pop Craze

by Ashley Duong Since our generation's novelty song, “Gangnam Style,” dropped, K-pop has very quickly ascended into the ranks of American pop culture. Flocks...

Music’s Biggest Bore: The Super Bowl Halftime Show

If you don’t like football, then you at least like the halftime performance. And if you do like football, then it’s when everyone...

“Coriolanus” Traces the Drama of Democracy in the Wake of War

Vengeance. Politics. War. Love. These elements have fascinated storytellers since the dawn of history. And arguably none other than the Bard himself, William...

Backhausdance Returns to the Barclay

By Julia Clausen Last Friday, the Barclay hosted a performance by local Orange County contemporary ballet company, Backhausdance, for the third year in a...

The Future of Virtual Reality Films

By Eashan Reddy Kotha It's official. Among the many Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short Film sits “Pearl,” the first virtual reality...

Resistance Begins on the Dancefloor

In the various rallies and demonstrations that have sprouted up since the November election, two sounds have echoed around the country (maybe even...

“Z” Captures the Fitzgeralds’ Drama in Roaring Twenties Fashion

By Hubert Ta If you’ve ever read “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there’s a chance that you might have become infatuated with...

Taking Comedy Serially

By Hubert Ta Comedy Central’s “Review” seems like your average sitcom at first glance. Forrest MacNeil (Andrew Daly) is a professional critic of life,...

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