Studio Ghibli’s first attempt at computer animation, “Earwig and the Witch,” proves that the studio should stick to hand-drawn 2D animated films. Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki is known to have strong feelings against computer generated, or CG, animation and...

Children see adults as self-assured and fully grown into the bodies and minds the universe gave them. As the children themselves age, they realize that this was a misconceived notion. While we may wake up with new wrinkles or joint pains, we do not merely wake up with the confidence...

Spoilers for Season Two of Zoey’s Extraordinary playlist ahead Using music, Season One of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” took on some of 2020’s toughest themes – the death of a family member, new parenthood, finding life after grief, career moves and work romance...

Warning: Mild spoilers for “Raya and the Last Dragon” ahead Producing a movie almost entirely during a pandemic is no easy feat, but leave it to the mouse to make it happen. Disney’s latest release, “Raya and the Last Dragon,” plunges us into a visually stunning...

It’s been over a year and a half since the release of Marvel’s last project. Since then, fans anxiously waited for the studio to continue kicking off its newest phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, after its first three-phase conclusion with “Avengers: Endgame”...

Sam Levinson’s (known for “Euphoria,” “Assassination Nation”) latest quarantine project follows up-and-coming director Malcolm (John David Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya) in a vicious one-night argument after the premiere of Malcolm’s film, “Imani.”  “Nothing...

Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and rape Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” is a sublime piece of autofiction; it is a profoundly personal epic that is somehow both of the moment and timeless. Arabella (Coel) is a Twitter famous up-and-coming writer with...

The last month hasn’t exactly been a fruitful one for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Lindell was banned from Twitter on Jan. 26, for consistently parroting discredited election fraud conspiracies. Lindell claimed Twitter had taken over and ran his account from Germany for two weeks...

Walking into the Mary Stamas Gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts, or MFA, in Boston, you’re greeted by an etching of a giant head. Created by John Wilson in 2003, “Monumental Head” is a black and white etching of a side profile that draws viewers in with its intensity and...

“Euphoria,” HBO’s hit TV show, is back with two special episodes as a way to hold the show’s fans over until the postponed season two arrives. These new installments in the “Euphoria” series did not disappoint and made it clear that writer and director Sam Levinson...

Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault and suicide Spoilers for “Promising Young Woman” ahead One of the buzziest late-breaking entries in this Oscar season is Focus Features’ “Promising Young Woman.” The advertisements set up the film as a revenge thriller...

Dearest Reader, the ton is abuzz with the start of the newest season.  Season one of “Bridgerton,” that is. After all, as Lady Whistledown says, “An appreciation of the arts is what lifts us beyond mere animals. It stirs the passions and moves the spirits.” Netflix’s...