Cinematic sensuality, dear “Fifty Shades” franchise, is impactful in how the director portrays it and not through sticky, pre-release headlines. “The Handmaiden,” director Park Chan-wook’s latest tableau of vivid and borderline-sickening depravity, is a film that deserves to be in your collection. Despite frequent dips...
As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, many students are choosing to stay in and watch Netflix in their spare time. Luckily for everyone, the streaming service is adding several new choices to their already expansive lineup in November. Continuing to expand their library of self-made content, November...
Walk through the beauty aisles of any major supermarket and you will be inundated with products that guarantee to fix problems you didn’t even know you had. But turn over that bottle of hair gel and you might discover a paragraph of ingredients that seem better suited for a sci-fi novel. Sure, you don’t know what...
It is early in the morning and the windows are closed, but you can still hear the wind outside. The smell is strong, but pleasant; it’s one that only comes once a year, that of cempasúchil—the Mexican marigold. Colorful hand-cut banners with skulls, flowers, hearts and catrinas designs hang all over. Family or...
Unlike some authors who churn out a book every year, Jay Asher has paced out his books throughout his career. This piques the interest of his loyal fans, and his newest book, “What Light” doesn’t disappoint. A tweet from Asher’s Twitter account celebrates the coincidence that his newest book, “What Light” shares the...
An Oscar win, a sidekick to Tom Hanks and a “Star Wars” heroine—it seems like Felicity Jones’ career is on fire. This weekend, the British actress will appear in “Inferno,” the third art-infused conspiracy thriller from Dan Brown. In the role of Dr. Sienna Brooks, she will accompany Hanks’ character, a now-amnesiac...
I used to be a blanket. Fresh out of my Bed, Bath & Beyond plastic, I rested on the couch—white, soft and new. But as the year wore on and the days got colder, a pair of little feet curled underneath me. Grubby and slightly smelly, they burrowed into my softness for comfort after school or while watching cartoons in...
The ancient world has always fascinated people. From wars and great stories to architecture, pottery and mummies, the ancient world provides a wide variety of subject matter to study and investigate. But where can one learn more beyond the history class? Here are some upcoming lectures and events that should excite...
The sole thing the first “Ouija” established was a bar so low that the sequel had no choice but to raise it. As if knowing the task is too easy, director Mike Flanagan—who has contributed to the genre with “Absentia,” “Oculus” and “Hush”—chose to become an over-achiever. He and frequent writer Jeff Howard have given...
For this “Reel Mood of the Week,” we’re welcoming five films that have a mystery at their core. “Boo! A Madea Halloween” Tyler Perry’s alter-ego will (hopefully) show the ghosts that they are fools for messing with her in the eighth installment of the “Madea” series. All the chaos began when she is asked to look after a...
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