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‘Fallout’ Series Review: Satire Never Changes

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer April 19, 2024

  It’s been 26 years since video game developer Tim Cain’s darkly satirical post-apocalyptic action game “Fallout” hit store shelves. The game series took aim at the costs of human greed...

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‘Invincible’ Season 2: Ending with a Bang, Despite Delays

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer April 11, 2024

  After taking a two-year hiatus between seasons, and then a four-month hiatus dividing the second season, season 2 of Prime Video's animated superhero show “Invincible” concludes with a multiverse...

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‘Damsel’ is Not a Typical Fairytale

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer April 10, 2024

  "Damsel" is not a fairytale, which may be shocking given the fantastical nature of the trailers that preceded the film’s release on March 8, 2024. In an unexpected turn of events, the Netflix...

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‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ is Ending with a Bang

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer April 1, 2024

  Season 12 of  "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the decade-spanning sitcom from the genius behind "Seinfeld," is currently airing on Max, and Larry David claims that this will be the last season, for...

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‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’: A Culture of Complicity in Childhood Television

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer March 29, 2024

  Amid the #MeToo Movement, larger scrutiny was placed on bad actors behind the camera, finally holding them accountable for alleged abuses towards cast and crew. It saw the takedown of media moguls...

(L-R): Jubilee (voiced by Holly Chou), Morph (voiced by JP Karliak), Wolverine (voiced by Cal Dodd), Storm (voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith), Cyclops (voiced by Ray Chase), Rogue (voiced by Lenore Zann), Jean Grey (voiced by Jennifer Hale), Gambit (voiced by AJ LaCascio), Bishop (voiced by Isaac Robinson-Smith), and Beast (voiced by George Buza) in Marvel Animations X-MEN 97. (Photo courtesy of Marvel Animation. © 2024 MARVEL)

‘X-Men ’97’ is a Blast from the Past

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer March 21, 2024

  The X-Men haven’t been a part of the zeitgeist for quite a while. Despite some cameos in recent MCU films like Professor X in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and Beast in...

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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’: A Mixed But Promising Start

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer February 12, 2024

  The freshman season of the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series has ended. The season adapts the first book in the renowned Percy Jackson series with a heartfelt ending for the characters...

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Offers a Familiar Yet Intriguing Mystery

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer February 5, 2024

  On Jan. 12, 2014, prestige television was changed by the premiere of “True Detective.” At a time when television was expected to be visibly lower budget and have weaker writing, “True...

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Sundance 2024: ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer January 24, 2024

  “I Saw the TV Glow” is the second film from writer/director Jane Schoenbrun and is distributed by A24 with producer Emma Stone on the roster. Premiering in the Midnight section of the 40th...

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Nathan Fielder’s ‘The Curse’ Breaks the Boundaries of Television

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer January 23, 2024

  While not as big as John Mulaney or Chris Rock, comedian Nathan Fielder has slowly developed a strong, loyal fanbase over the last few years. After gaining traction on the Canadian television...