‘Ringing Bell’, Unico, and Sanrio’s Dark Beginnings Amelie Allen, University of Arizona Everyone loves Hello Kitty, but Sanrio’s earliest films reveal something more ominous about the company.… June 3, 2024
End of The Reel – Quentin Tarantino’s Swan Song Kyle A. McLaughlin, Elizabethtown College What will Quentin Tarantino’s final film be about?… June 1, 2024
The Case for ‘80s Effects Amelie Allen, University of Arizona There’s some-Thing about ‘80s creatures that people just can’t shake. … May 31, 2024
‘Tokyo Vice’ and the Disciplined Criminals in the Yakuza Hamad Naroze, Hunter College How the yakuza have conducted every insidious criminal activity in plain daylight within Japan.… May 31, 2024
Finally, the Live Action ‘Mulan’ Is Officially in Production Kate Maxwell, NC State University It looks like the remake won't be bringing honor to us all, though.… August 14, 2018
Disney Princesses Love Slumber Parties Too Maya Ramani, University of Virginia We have receipts.… August 14, 2018
Disney Just Cast a Straight White Man As Its First Openly Gay Character Rebecca Crosby, American University Disney executives have apparently been collectively living under a rock.… August 14, 2018
Pewdiepie Just Called Both Logan Paul and KSI Sexist ‘Scumbags’ Jamie Lovley, University of Maine His comment comes only weeks before the two YouTube celebrities plan to literally fight each other live.… August 14, 2018
What You Can Learn About Love from ‘Texts From Your Ex’ Katie Sheets, University of Vermont Laughs for now, results for later.… August 14, 2018
You’ll Want to Dump ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Alexandra Fabugais-Inaba, Rutgers University The movie is more of a staged opportunity for Kunis and McKinnon to goof off than it is an actual film.… August 13, 2018
4 Kids Shows That Help Make Your Amazon Prime Subscription Worth it Christine Fang, University of California San Diego I don’t know about you, but I’m getting my money’s worth.… August 13, 2018
Kanye Continues to Raise Questions About Trump, but Has Few Answers Rebecca Crosby, American University On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Kanye reaffirmed his support for Trump, before being hit with a question that left him stunned.… August 13, 2018
‘The Meg’ Just Did Way Better at the Box Office Than Anyone Expected Alexis Rogers, Temple University Including its own production team.… August 13, 2018
4 Reasons Idris Elba Would Be the Perfect James Bond Maya Ramani, University of Virginia His name is Elba, Idris Elba.… August 13, 2018
BookTube, the Modern Face of Oral Tradition Allison Kestler, Augustana College Via YouTube, a passionate community of bookworms has reinvented the art of storytelling.… August 13, 2018
5 Environmental Documentaries for the Nostalgic Naturalist Raina Sciocchetti, Unity College Because the march to extinction is well-documented.… August 12, 2018
‘Rest in Power,’ the Trayvon Martin Docuseries, Will Chill You to the Bone Ayanna Totten, East Stroudsburg University There's a lot more to the infamous shooting than you know.… August 12, 2018
With the Cameo App and Some Money, You Can Finally Communicate with Celebrities Ryan Secard, College of Wooster Think of the joke material.… August 12, 2018
‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ Panders to Fans, and It’s Insulting Christian Nelson, Eastern Michigan University The decision to make the protagonist's gender optional undermines the point of adding a female protagonist to the series.… August 12, 2018
The 8 Best Episodes of ‘It’s Always Sunny’ to Rewatch Before Season 13 Premieres Jen Tombs, University of Warwick Science is a liar ... sometimes, but 'Always Sunny' will never let you down.… August 11, 2018
‘Making It’ Is Just Crafting Meets ‘Chopped,’ and I’m in Love Carly Ristaino, Union College Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman have finally reunited, and all is right with the world.… August 11, 2018
Years Later, Lauren Conrad Is Still the Best Thing to Come from Reality TV Study Breaks Staff Unlike most of her peers, Conrad turned her big break into a career.… August 11, 2018
How the ‘Fresh Prince’ Became the Daddy of Instagram Tori Ihnen, Fort Hays State University He is legend.… August 11, 2018
What ‘BlackKklansman’ Says About America’s White Nationalist Problem Candace Baker, University of Texas at Austin Enter Ron Stallworth, the black detective who tricked the KKK.… August 10, 2018
Twitter Has Decided That Alex Jones’ Hate Speech Wasn’t Quite Hateful Enough Cameron Andersen, New York University Their silence is allowing the wrong people to stay loud.… August 10, 2018
Here’s What Fans Know About ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Season 6 Karena Landler, Georgetown University Hint: It’s still going to be a great show.… August 10, 2018
Teens Are Using Something Called ‘Flop Accounts’ and I Feel Old Kylie Harrington, University of Southern California With mainstream social media in turmoil, young people are tuning out.… August 10, 2018
‘The Bleeding Edge’ Offers a Sobering Look at What Motivates the FDA Christian Cannon, Rice University It's not unlikely that someone you know has experienced the kind of medical malpractice the documentary chronicles.… August 10, 2018
Why This Fat Girl Is Actually Excited for Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’ Danielle Richardson, Florida State University The show offers a (mostly) realistic portrayal of dealing with being overweight.… August 9, 2018
On the Eve of His 119th Birthday, a Look Into the Legacy of Alfred Hitchcock Caitlyn Conville, Bergen Community College His films and notoriety are definitely not for 'The Birds.'… August 9, 2018
‘Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus’ Will Hopefully Bring Doom to All Humanity Natalie Hoover, Point Loma Nazarene University The return of our favorite eccentric alien is coming … soon.… August 9, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Who Is America?’ Is an Embarrassing Barometer of a Nation Jenna Benchetrit, McGill University If the show is any indication, America is an idiot.… August 8, 2018
Could Kendrick Lamar Be a Triple Threat? Maya Ramani, University of Virginia The hip-hop star recently made, and nailed, his acting debut.… August 8, 2018
Josh Groban Offers More Than His Voice in Netflix’s New Series ‘The Good Cop’ Carrie Christensen, Pensacola Christian College Swapping singing for acting, Groban's first long-term role looks promising.… August 8, 2018