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Sundance 2023: ‘My Animal’: A Genre Melting Pot of Teen Self-Discovery

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 27, 2023

  “My Animal” is a teen-wolf horror LGBTQ+ romance that follows hockey-playing werewolf Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez). Heather becomes an outcast due to her familial werewolf curse but finds...

Film Bones and All (Courtesy CNN)

‘Bones and All’ Review: Horror’s Tastiest New Film

By Eliza Delgado, Assistant Arts Editor November 29, 2022

  Looking for a new coming-of-age movie? Director Luca Guadagnino is back on screen again with Timothée Chalamet alongside Taylor Russell in their new thriller film “Bones and All.” They...

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...

Aathaven Tharmarajah, Niki Rahimi and Carson Peasley in Illyria. (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

Sail To Far Away Lands in Department of Theatre Production ‘Illyria’

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer April 2, 2022

  Get swept away in the University of Utah Department of Theatre's production of "Illyria." Based on the legendary comedy, "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, this production will have you...

Renate Reinsve and Anders Danielsen Lie in a still from The Worst Person in the World. (Courtesy of Sundance.org)

Sundance: ‘The Worst Person in the World’ is an Observant, Funny Look at Millennial Unrest

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer January 24, 2022

  Toward the beginning of Joachim Trier’s "The Worst Person in the World," the main character, the titular worst person in the world, Julie (Renate Reinsve), is told by her boyfriend, underground...

Ariana De Bose in America from West Side Story (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

Spielberg’s First Musical ‘West Side Story’ Is a Beautiful, Vivid Update of a Classic

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer December 31, 2021

  The Musical Spielberg Has Been Waiting to Make Steven Spielberg has never made a musical, but his latest movie, an adaptation of the classic "West Side Story," is something that he has been preparing...

Soter: Romance is a Market

Soter: Romance is a Market

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor December 20, 2021

  I’m a hopeless romantic, as my previous pieces indicate. Perhaps that’s why when I told my boyfriend that I downloaded Tinder he responded with a flippant “that’s awkward” quickly followed...

Half the World Away book cover. (Design by Lily Wilson | Courtesy Rebecca Banks)

‘Half the World Away’ is an Atmospheric Debut Romance Novel

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer June 2, 2021

  As an avid bookworm, I pride myself on reading from a variety of perspectives and genres. When I was given the chance to read and review Rebecca Banks' debut novel “Half the World Away” —...

Kincart: Enjoying Rom-coms Isn’t Bad Feminism

Kincart: Enjoying Rom-coms Isn’t Bad Feminism

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer May 26, 2021

  Romantic comedies (also known as “rom-coms”) tend to produce mixed responses as a genre. Personally, I’d consider it one of my favorites. I’m always up for a romantic comedy, whether...

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Soter: Real Feminists Shouldn’t Watch Romance Movies

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor May 26, 2021

  Let me start off by saying that it pains me to write this article — I live by romance films. Anyone close to me knows if I’m not reading, writing or trying to teach my dog, Larry, how to...