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Petersen: The Barnes Ticket Represents an Increasingly Diverse Student Body

By Josh Petersen February 28, 2019

  In this year’s ASUU elections, one major race feels especially anticlimactic. The race for the ASUU executive branch, which includes the student body president and two vice presidents, has...

Juliet Doherty and Myles Woolstenhulme in An American in Paris. (Photo by Douglas Carter, Courtesy Hale Center Theatre)

‘An American in Paris’ Soars at Hale Centre Theatre

By Josh Petersen February 28, 2019

  In most musicals, the emotionally charged moments coincide with equally bravura vocal performances. In “An American in Paris,” now playing at Hale Centre Theatre, the dramatic climax contains...

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Petersen: Voting Matters, But the Younger Generation Needs to Do More.

By Josh Petersen February 23, 2019

  Based on stereotype alone, twenty-somethings are far more interested in tweeting about safe spaces than actually doing the hard work of inspiring political change. Though this idea is grossly...

The Favourite is nominated for 10 Academy Awards. courtesy Flickr.

Opening Up the Oscars: ‘The Favourite’ Offers a Genuinely Original Twist on British History

By Josh Petersen February 23, 2019

  Somewhere deep in its twisted DNA, beneath the violence and cynicism and pitch-black humor, Yorgos Lanthimos’ film, “The Favourite,” is a rags-to-riches story in the vein of Cinderella...

Mindy Kaling appears in Late Night by Nisha Ganatra. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Late Night’ Dares Audiences to Resist Mindy Kaling’s Charm

By Josh Petersen February 6, 2019

  In “Late Night,” a new comedy that premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Katherine Newbury (Emma Thompson) is at a career crossroads. She is a legendary comedian and late-night talk...

Emma Roberts and Eiza Gonzalez in Paradise Hills by Alice Waddington. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Paradise Hills’ Is Gorgeous But Empty Feminist Science Fiction

By Josh Petersen February 6, 2019

  In the opening scene of “Paradise Hills,” a young bride, with her enormous veil extended like a spider web, sings a ballad of feminine subjectivity. She sings lines about self-sacrifice and...

Claudia Lacy in a still from Always In Season, directed by Jacqueline Olive. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘Always in Season’ Explores the Horror of Lynching, Both Past and Present

By Josh Petersen February 4, 2019

  On Aug. 29, 2014, Lennon Lacy, a black teenager living in the small town of Bladenboro, North Carolina, was found dead, hanging from a swing set. He was just 17 years old. Local police quickly...

Film team and Director of Programming Kim Yutani attend the World Premiere The Farewell. Courtesy of 2019 Sundance Institute.

Sundance: ‘The Farewell’ is a Moving, Gently Funny Family Portrait

By Josh Petersen February 1, 2019

  Hiding your true emotions is hard. Losing a loved one is harder. To face both at the same time might be impossible. In “The Farewell,” a warm and winning film from writer-director Lulu...

Noah Jupe in Honey Boy Courtesy of Sundance Institute.


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Sundance: In ‘Honey Boy,’ Shia LaBeouf Interrogates Himself

By Josh Petersen February 1, 2019

  In the opening scene of “Honey Boy,” the camera flashes quickly between a young actor filming scenes of blockbuster films and his increasingly destructive behavior off-screen. Soon, the audience...

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Sundance: What to Watch For

By Josh Petersen January 29, 2019

  Over the next two weeks, thousands of visitors will flock to snowy Park City for something other than the town’s famous ski resorts. For movie fans, the ideal winter destination is the Sundance...