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Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Courtesy Netflix)

Why Netflix Series ‘Dahmer’ is Making Headlines

By Eliza Delgado, Assistant Arts Editor November 1, 2022

  Netflix’s latest series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has sparked conversations online about the infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Many are outraged that the spotlight has once...

Dakota Johnson in Netflixs Peruasion (Courtesy of Netflix)

I Watched Netflix’s Adaptation of ‘Persuasion’ So You Don’t Have To

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer July 29, 2022

  When you're adapting a novel, it helps to have read the source material. As far as I can tell, no one involved in Netflix's "Persuasion" has ever read Jane Austen's novel. It seems instead that...

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Lien: Pride Has Become a Corporate Sell-Out

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer June 11, 2022

  When most think of Pride, it’s all rainbows and laughter on a sunny June day. Flags wave proudly and bright colors adorn people’s clothes and faces. As a queer person, Pride feels like everything’s...

Mark Rylance and Zoey Deutch in The Outfit. (Courtesy Focus Features)

Gangster Drama ‘The Outfit’ Needed a Bit More Tailoring

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer April 23, 2022

  The Latin proverb "vestis virum facit," roughly translated in English to "clothes make the man," was included in "Adagia" — a collection of Greek and Latin proverbs published in 1500 by Dutch...

Inside Job: Official Trailer. (Courtesy of Netflixs YouTube)

‘Inside Job’ is Self-Aware but Cool About It

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer December 7, 2021

  We’ve all been there. Watching Netflix and wondering how we got here. Rolling our eyes at that one show that just can’t stop drawing attention to how quirky and in-the-know it is — the...

Midnight Mass promo poster (Courtesy Netflix)

‘Midnight Mass’ Redefines Horror with Strange Grace

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer November 27, 2021

  “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor” director Mike Flanagan's latest series “Midnight Mass” premiered on Netflix Sept. 24. The seven-episode miniseries quickly...

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‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Provides Hope for Transgender Representation

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer November 16, 2021

  Though it ended in 2020, Netflix’s "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" still has much to offer audiences, with its drama, angst and teenage witchery as well as, what was for me, one of its most...

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Alexander: Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ Highlights Netflix’s LGBTQ+ Tokenism

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor November 4, 2021

  Early in October, Netflix released a comedy special by Dave Chappelle, titled “The Closer,” which garnered controversy and intense backlash from the LGBTQ+ community. In the special, Chappelle...

“Manifest” Season One trailer. (Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes TV’s YouTube)

‘Manifest’ Shares Its Magic with Fans through a Surprise Season Four

By Lee Kedem, Arts Writer October 5, 2021

  Supernatural drama "Manifest" first aired on NBC and was cancelled after its third season. It was then renewed by Netflix for a fourth and final season with twenty episodes popular enough to...

Poster for Netflixs Hes All That featuring Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan. (Courtesy IMDb)

‘He’s All That’ Full of Bad Cliches, but Turns Old Stereotypes on their Heads

By Heather Graham, Assistant Copy Chief, Arts Writer September 7, 2021

  Last Friday, Netflix released “He’s All That” for streaming audiences. The film, starring TikTok darling Addison Rae and "Cobra Kai" actor Tanner Buchanan, is a gender-swapped reboot of...