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Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti and DaVine Joy Randolph (left to right) star in The Holdovers. The film, set at a New England boarding school in the 1970s, was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Photo courtesy Focus Features.

Review: ‘The Holdovers’ provides Christmas warmth year-round

Kristina DaPonte, deputy lifestyle editor March 9, 2024

Nothing sums up “The Holdovers” quite like this Letterboxd review: “A movie that is both hot chocolate for the soul and chicken soup for the lazy eye.” Set at Barton Academy, a fictional Massachusetts boarding school, the film follows Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a...

Column: Hollywood precursors could signal 2024 Oscar winners

Column: Hollywood precursors could signal 2024 Oscar winners

Derek Telep, news correspondent March 9, 2024

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are recognized as the highest honor in the movie industry. The 2024 ceremony, set for 7 p.m. March 10 at its usual venue, the Dolby Theater, in Los Angeles, will feature Jimmy Kimmel as its host, once again. The Academy of Motion...

Sandra Hüller stars as a woman accused of murdering her husband in Anatomy of a Fall. The film won the Palme dOr and earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Photo courtesy mk2 Films.

Review: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ leaves no easy answers in its study of a toxic marriage

Daniel Patchen, news correspondent March 7, 2024

A marriage’s tragic demise is deconstructed in “Anatomy of a Fall,” writer-director Justine Triet’s courtroom thriller that leaves no simplicity in its underlying mystery. “Anatomy of a Fall” centers on Sandra (Sandra Hüller), a German writer who lives in France...

(left to right) Brianna Martinez, Jules Talbot, Victoria Omoregie and Haley Wong in a scene from John Proctor is the Villain. The play was a modern take on Arthur Millers The Crucible. Photo courtesy T. Charles Erickson, The Huntington Theatre.

‘John Proctor is the Villain’ highlights female protagonists, young talent

Heidi Ho, news staff March 6, 2024

Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is known for its story about the Salem witch trials and comparisons to the so-called “Red Scare” of the mid-1900s. Although the events in the original play occur in 1692, The Huntington Theatre’s production of  “John Proctor is the...

Column: Taylor Swift’s album announcement meant no disrespect

Column: Taylor Swift’s album announcement meant no disrespect

Claudie Bellanger, news correspondent March 4, 2024

Swifties were spiraling the morning before the 66th Grammy Awards when Taylor Swift changed her Instagram, Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, profile pictures from color to black and white. Many fans anticipated the release of the re-recording of “reputation,” but...

Jim Ortlieb directly addresses the audience. Stand Up If Youre Here Tonight removed boundaries between the play and its audience. Photo courtesy Nile Hawver, The Huntington Theatre.

‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ showcases unique portrayal of loneliness, human bonds

Darin Zullo, news staff February 28, 2024

“Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight” subverts expectations at every turn. The play doesn’t rely on conventions; it rejects them. It’s as tragic as it is comedic, and it’s this level of nuance that makes this performance both impossible to categorize and a deeply impactful...

Clara McCourt points at the camera display while Mimi Freund, Daniel Rateau and Kaia Reed look on. The documentary was nominated for an award at the Garden State Festival and has been submitted for a student Emmy. Photo courtesy Clara McCourt.

NU students’ documentary celebrates The Beatles’ legacy, creates its own

Meghan Hirsch, news correspondent February 27, 2024

For many, creating a documentary in just one month with strangers in a new country sounds like a nightmare, but for six Northeastern students, it was the experience of a lifetime.  The group, on its English Culture and Documentary Filmmaking Dialogue of Civilization in London...

Column: Female artists win big at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Column: Female artists win big at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Camryn Cunningham, news correspondent February 23, 2024

The 66th Grammy Awards was a success for women in music — from Miley Cyrus’ first-ever win to Taylor Swift’s history-making Album of the Year triumph, women dominated the Feb. 4 ceremony.  Before the main ceremony even began, Phoebe Bridgers, along with fellow boygenius...

Olivia Olson-Roberts poses for a photo while holding up their zine, titled “Eat Your Heart Out.” Olson-Roberts created the zine as an independent project during their co-op at Gallery 360 in fall 2023.

Northeastern student fosters community involvement through handmade zine

Jessica Xing, news staff February 22, 2024

Combining their interest in community and handmade art, fourth-year student Olivia Olson-Roberts recently published a zine titled “Eat Your Heart Out” that celebrates the relationship between people and food. Olson-Roberts, a double major in studio art and art history,...

Column: Is the BAFTA jury system out of touch?

Column: Is the BAFTA jury system out of touch?

Caleb Lee, news correspondent February 17, 2024

The nominees for the 77th British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, were unveiled Jan. 18, and the responses were far from positive. Notably, there was widespread criticism regarding major snubs, with several actors of color, including Greta Lee of “Past Lives” and Charles...

Column: 2024 Super Bowl features revolutionary ads, garners new viewers

Column: 2024 Super Bowl features revolutionary ads, garners new viewers

Ella Warner, news correspondent February 17, 2024

There are the Super Bowl fans, and there are the Super Bowl commercial fans. Both are equally important, but in recent years, the latter has dominated conversation online. This year’s Super Bowl broadcast amassed over 123.4 million viewers and is now the most-watched television...

Retro Review: ‘About Time’ is the time loop subgenre’s saving grace

Retro Review: ‘About Time’ is the time loop subgenre’s saving grace

Ben Churney, news staff February 15, 2024

This article is part of the “Retro Review” series. Each month, four films — united by a singular theme — are assessed. The theme for January 2024 is “time loop.” “I just try to live every day as if I’ve deliberately come back to this one, to enjoy it, as if...