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Charlotte Wells’ Debut Film ‘Aftersun’: Melancholic Childhood and Bittersweet Reminiscence

By Arlo Marler December 5, 2022

  There comes a point in everyone’s life when everything seems to shift, when you move from one state of development to another. You are no longer a child, yet you long for the days of your childhood....

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‘The Menu’: A Grotesquely Gorgeous Gastronomic Thriller

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer November 27, 2022

  This article contains spoilers for "The Menu."   Prepare to be completely blown away by “The Menu,” a horror film centered around twelve guests who are invited to a remote island...

Florence Pugh in Dont Worry Darling (Courtesy Rotten Tomatoes)

Spilling the Tea of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and All Those Behind It

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer October 4, 2022

  Ever since the trailer for the psychological thriller "Don’t Worry Darling" dropped four months ago, a gallon of piping hot tea has been poured into a teaspoon-sized cup. From rifts between...

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‘Bullet Train’: A Movie We’ve Seen Too Often

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer September 21, 2022

  In David Leitch's newest thriller, we follow Brad Pitt’s character Ladybug, a contract assassin notorious for his bad luck, trying to retrieve a suitcase from a bullet train in Japan. Unfortunately...

Daniel Kaluuya in Nope (Courtesy Universal Pictures)

Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ Makes You Look Up

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer August 5, 2022

"The Horse in Motion" In 1873, the billionaire industrialist Leland Stanford, founder of Stanford University, approached photographer Eadweard Muybridge to photograph his horses. Stanford hoped that...

The pulp inside the mold and deckle that is used to create the paper at the U Book Arts Workshop on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Getting Creative With Minors and Certificates

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor July 14, 2022

  When we talk about how to pursue the arts on campus, it’s easy to have a specific perspective, one with a fine arts bias that focuses on the five major departments — art and art history,...

Cast members perform Liminal. (Photo courtesy of Liminal creators)

Meeting in the Middle: The Creators of ‘Liminal’ Discuss Collaboration on the Theatrical Thriller

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer May 3, 2022

  As a part of the Department of Theatre’s 2021-22 season, “Liminal” premiered in Studio 115 from Feb. 24-27. With a new script written by Troy Deutsch, an alumni of the Actor Training Program...

The Rise of Euphoria Costume Designer Heidi Bivens

The Rise of ‘Euphoria’ Costume Designer Heidi Bivens

By India Bown, Arts Writer February 21, 2022

  All the buzz surrounding HBO’s hit show "Euphoria" shines a light on costume designer Heidi Bivens for her transformative work that is redefining fashion for the younger generations. Heidi...

Still from the Slamdance premiere of Ferroequinology. (Courtesy High on Films)

Slamdance: ‘Ferroequinology’ Reimagines the Locomotive Chase

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  According to a press release, director and cinematographer Alex Nevill’s documentary feature "Ferroequinology," stylized as "FERROEQUINOLOGY," is about “the passion and artistry of railroad...

Still from The Severing. (Courtesy Slamdance)

Slamdance: Eerie, Visually and Emotionally Dynamic, ‘The Severing’ Delivers Unavoidable Intensity

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer February 9, 2022

  “The Severing,” a feature dance film directed by Mark Pellington, premiered at Slamdance film festival, delivering something unlike anything I’ve seen before. I don’t know about you,...