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Entertainment & Media

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is A Startling Feat of Haphazard Plot Construction

“The Minecraft movie feels so hard to criticize once you've actually watched it because it's [sic] mission objective is to be as stupid as humanly possible and it's hard to say if there was . . .

May 2025 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

Are the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Really Cheerleaders? Let's Talk About It

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have been around for decades, known for their high kicks and iconic uniforms . . .

| By Katie Rish

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: 2024-2025

I’ll admit, it’s been very difficult to make time to read during my senior year. Between college application season, my AP classes, and my extracurricular tasks (I’m looking at you, theatre), I’ve been drowning in endless to-do lists, so I’ve only managed to read five books—and, yes, three . . .

May 2025 | By Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Hulu’s Sci-Fi Musical ‘O’Dessa’ Struggles to Find Its Rhythm

O’Dessa, which was released on Hulu and Disney+ in March, is a sci-fi musical that takes place in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian society ruled by entertainment king Plutonovich (Murray Bartlett) . . .

April 2025 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

Happy B-Day, Van Gogh! (Oh, And There’s Portraits)

March 30, 2025. Van Gogh turned 172. And the Museum of Fine Arts, after a loan from the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, put on an exhibition of Van Gogh’s portraits of the Roulin family. Some of the portraits are the MFA’s—like Postman Joseph Roulin (1888)—but most of . . .

April 2025 | By Marina Eigenmann, Head of Graphic Design & Illustration

Entertainment & Media

Why Are There So Many Podcasts?

As media progresses, new forms of content are constantly introduced. Podcasts are a relatively recent medium adopted by the internet. Millions of people have tried their hand in podcast making, many coming from TikTok or YouTube. As an avid podcast listener myself, there are . . .

April 2025 | By Katie Rish

Entertainment & Media

Rooting for the Underdogs: These Are the Underrated Films You Should Be Raving About

This year’s film award circuit—including the Oscars, the BAFTAs, and the Critics’ Choice Awards, among others—gave us the chance to honor a diverse collection of works deserving of critical . . .

April 2025 | By Natick Nest Staff

Entertainment & Media

87North’s Hitman Action-Comedy ‘Love Hurts’ Takes Many Shots—And Misses Most of Them

In his recent review of 87North Productions’ all-new comedy-action film, Love Hurts (2024), Rolling Stone’s David Fear wrote, “Love may hurt, sure. But it’s not nearly as painful as being forced . . .

March 2025 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

From ‘Emilia Pérez’ to ‘The Wild Robot,’ What Did This Year’s Oscar Nominations Have to Offer?

It’s almost Oscar season, and this year's nominations for each award have been revealed. From history-making nominations to shocking, snuffed no-noms, let’s take a look at what this year . . .

March 2025 | By Charlie Couture

Entertainment & Media

Netflix’s ‘Hot Frosty’ Is a Hot Mess

This November, Netflix released Hot Frosty, a bizarre Christmas rom-com directed by Schitt’s Creek’s Jerry Ciccoritti. The film follows Kathy (Lacey Chabert), a young widow in the small town of Hope Springs, as she falls in love with a snowman she accidentally brings to life (Dustin . . .

February 2025 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

'Red One' boldly asks the question: How much money is too much to spend on a Christmas movie?

“My grandma called it a new christmas[sic] classic and my dad called it one of the top 5 worst movies he’s ever seen in his life, so honestly a success.” That’s X user @wisetruecorrect’s . . .

December 2024 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

Nature & Chaos: O'Keeffe/Moore & Dalí

This exhibition closes January 20, 2025, so there’s plenty of time to go see this wonderful display of nature between the American and British artists. Most of O’Keeffe’s works are displayed on the walls as they are paintings—although she did have a few sculptures, one of which is in the . . .

December 2024 | By Marina Eigenmann, Head of Graphic Design & Illustration

Entertainment & Media

2025 is just around the corner! Let’s take a look at what to expect in the world of Hollywood

2024 is just about to wrap up, and 2025 is approaching. 2024 delivered a lot of movies that were crafted expertly, while others were not as good, so let's take a look at what 2025 will bring to . . .

December 2024 | By Charlie Couture

Entertainment & Media

Wait, what just happened? The fever dream that is Francis Ford Coppola’s 'Megalopolis'

“Megalopolis is a lot of things, and one of them is like if Baz Luhrman[sic] made a Batman movie but lost the rights halfway through production.” That’s how X user @danielleradford describes . . .

November 2024 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager, and Lili Temper, Media Manager

Entertainment & Media

Dancing With The Stars: A Younger Generation’s Revival

Dancing with the Stars is a reality style show merging celebrities and dancers. The premise of the show is to combine two different worlds: stardom and dancing. At the start of a season, one . . .

November 2024 | By Katie Rish

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: Summer 2024

Thanks to my newfound determination to make a dent in the mountain of books sitting on my nightstand and my transition from AP Lang to AP Lit, I’ve managed to knock out quite a few . . .

October 2024 | Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

The live action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' will never be the cartoon—and it doesn’t need to be

Before watching, our expectations for this show were definitely bogged down by the 2010 disgrace of an adaptation. Luckily, our doubts were assuaged when everyone pronounced . . .

May 2024 | By Nathan Moldover, Editor-In-Chief, and Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Recapping The Met Gala: A Garden of Suits

On May 6, 2024, stars graced the Metropolitan Museum with their presence as they attended one of the fashion world’s most prestigious events: the Met Gala. This year’s theme was “Garden of Time,” a theme which I expected would mean a plethora of flowers on the red carpet (this . . .

May 2024 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: 2023-2024

Though a reader at heart, I have not had the time to crack open many books this year thanks to my suddenly overwhelming workload. It’s only because of AP Lang, my newfound commitment to book club, a few late nights, and sheer stubbornness that I’ve managed to read anything at all . . .

May 2024 | By Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Why Has Boston Calling Been Terrible?

For many of us, Memorial Weekend means many things: a short respite from school or work, a trip to Cape Ann or Cape Cod (or wherever you choose to go), or for the music lovers and those with cash lying around, Boston Calling weekend. The past couple of years—minus the ones that . . .

May 2024 | By Marina Eigenmann

Entertainment & Media

Hallyu Late Nites (Music Edition)

March 22, 2024. The MFA’s Hallyu exhibition officially opened to the general public, and they held the annual late nites to celebrate the opening. In attendance with me were some 5,000 people, less than the last one (held for Sargent back in the fall), but still a crazy amount of people . . .

April 2024 | Marina Eigenmann

Entertainment & Media

President Snow’s Villain Era: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie Review

The Hunger Games series has forever been a source of nostalgia for me, the highlight of my middle school years. Making my way into the IMAX theater, with an enormous 76 foot screen . . .

March 2024 | By Olivia Dodak

Entertainment & Media

My Top 5 Emily Blunt Movies

As a disclaimer, I have only seen seven Emily Blunt movies, a statistic that is incredibly disappointing. However, a month ago, it was five, so overall seven is a dramatic improvement (140%). Some of the films I have not seen include both Quiet Place movies, Mary Poppins . . .

March 2024 | By Hannah Mevorach, Business Manager

Entertainment & Media

Kiss 108/iHeart Radio’s Jingle Ball

Kiss 108/iHeart Radio’s annual holiday concert in Boston took place on December 10, at TD Garden. A total of 8 artists performed, not including 2 guest performers from Boston. However, they did not release the order of the performances until 6 when the concert was said to . . .

February 2024 | By Marina Eigenmann

Entertainment & Media

Music from 2023

2023 was quietly overwhelming for music. So many musical artists had dropped something this past year. We had upcoming artists and long standing bands put something new on the table. Overall, 2023 was an amazing year and here is just some of the music that came out . . .

February 2024 | By Jack Desesa

Entertainment & Media

This Just In: War And Peace Made Shockingly Digestible!

DISCLAIMER: (1) This show was made by The Weinstein Company. I hate it and it haunts me every day that someone so purely evil could be behind something I love so much. But, also . . .

November 2023 | By Hildy Wicks

Entertainment & Media

'A Curse for True Love': A Love Story Fated to End

Travel to the beautifully written land filled with small curiosities and tremendous secrets. In a world full of dragons, sprawling gardens, and bejeweled courts, readers will be swept away from the very first sentence. Blast Taylor Swift’s song, “Mastermind” and get the tissues ready . . .

November 2023 | By Olivia Dodak

Entertainment & Media

Concert Review: Who Would We Be Without Boygenius?

On September 25th, in Boston’s Fenway area, a line to enter MGM Music Hall stretches hundreds of feet along Lansdowne Street, buzzing with uncontainable energy. It’s the first of two . . .

November 2023 | By Lili Temper, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Sorrows, Sorrows, Prayers (A Review of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story')

Dearest Gentle Reader,
How I have missed you all! God knows they’ve been holding my favorite period piece under . . .

June 2023 | By Diya Sebastian, Business Manager

Entertainment & Media

Concert Review: MUNA Proves That Life Really Is So Fun

MUNA is the greatest band in the world. Or, at least, that’s what MUNA, the Los Angeles-hailing three-piece indie-pop band, wants you to think. On May 6, the band brought their North . . .

June 2023 | By Olivia Zeman

Entertainment & Media

For AAPI Month, here are some of my recommendations for movies to watch now that summer’s here!

Diya shares some of her favorite AAPI movies, including Korean, Malayalam, and Bollywood films.

June 2022 | By Diya Sebastian

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: 2021-2022, Semester 2

Y'all, it's the final issue, so here are the books I read this semester, the books I recommend, and the hastily-written reviews of books I read during exams and didn't really have time to . . .

June 2022 | By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Deconstructing the “Good Girl” Trope

The good girl. Think Lara Jean Covey from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Daphne Bridgerton from Bridgerton, Betty Cooper from Archie Comics, and Sarah Cameron from Outer Banks. She’s innocent, and probably enjoys baking, reading, and/or volunteering at a pet shelter in her free . . .

June 2022 | By Sarah Cochi

Entertainment & Media

Listening to a New Album Every Month: Pop

“Music For A Sushi Restaurant”: First off, I have to call out how the chorus sounds awfully similar to the Ant Farm theme from Disney, which makes me wonder if they did in fact get the riff from the show. I love the loud bass in the beginning; it sets off a cool tone for the song. Now, aside . . .

June 2022 | By Samantha Smith

Entertainment & Media

How to Ensure the Demise of a Hopeless Romantic in Eight Episodes: A Review of 'Bridgerton,' Season 2

Dearest Gentle Reader, Did you miss me? I certainly missed the glitz, glamor, and gossip of my most beloved period piece. Bridgerton returned on March 25th to rid me of my endless . . .

April 2022 | By Diya Sebastian

Entertainment & Media

Should You Care About the Grammys?

A few weeks ago, the 64th annual Grammy Awards took place. Held to showcase the very best in music from the previous year, the Grammys have recently become the subject of scrutiny. Just this year, there were multiple controversies in the months leading up to the awards, most . . .

April 2022 | By Isaac Hoffman

Entertainment & Media

The Beatles are the Best Band: A Look at All Their Albums

If there was a term that meant the opposite of a one-hit wonder, The Beatles would undoubtedly be the first band worthy of the title. They have so many fantastic songs that shaped multiple . . .

March 2022 | By Olivier Therien

Entertainment & Media

Listening to a New Album Every Month: Indie Rock

“Spiderhead”: After finishing the song, what stuck with me was how surprised I was when there was no bridge. I’m so used to songs having one, but Cage the Elephant they switched it up and didn’t include one, and wisely so because they didn’t need one. I didn’t notice the absence of . . .

March 2022 | By Samantha Smith

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: Keira's 2021 Rom-Com Round Up

[The Hating Game by Sally Thorne: 4/5 stars] This book moved way too quickly. Enemies to lovers should be a very slow burn. But despite the fact that they kissed on page 65, overall, it was . . .

January 2022 | By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Virgil Abloh: A True Inspiration

The late Virgil Abloh was an inspiration to millions worldwide. He first came to fame in 2013 after the launch of his streetwear brand Off-White, which has since transformed into a luxury designer brand. There are not many items that cannot be found at Off-White, with items ranging from . . .

January 2022 | By Sam Shuster, Editor-In-Chief

Entertainment & Media

Listening to a New Album Every Month: Indie Folk

“DVD Menu” pulls me in right when it begins, the song filling my whole body because I can feel every note. The violin adds an entrancing eeriness to the song, and I can easily say it's one of the best instrumental songs I've heard in a while. Most would think it would be better with lyrics . . .

January 2022 | By Samantha Smith

Entertainment & Media

Aristotle's Elements of Tragedy and Homer's 'Iliad'

The Iliad fits the key requirements of a tragedy: it depicts an action (the Trojan War), includes artistic embellishment (epic form), evokes pity, fear, and catharsis, features a tragic hero with a tragic flaw, and has a complex plot. The issue of whether or not it's a tragedy in itself is not . . .

January 2022 | By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Taylor Swift and the Perils of Being a Woman in the Music Industry

Taylor Swift: whether you love her or hate her, you’ve definitely heard of her. Swift’s record-breaking success over a 17-year long period is, arguably, unlike anyone else's in the industry . . .

December 2021 | By Sarah Cochi

Entertainment & Media

Reviewing The Six Classic Hanukkah Parodies

Every December, the winter holidays are on almost everyone’s mind, and along with this comes the seemingly endless number of Christmas songs. For those that celebrate Hanukkah, rather than putting on songs like Deck the Halls or All I Want For Christmas is You, we’re listening to Adam . . .

December 2021 | By Isaac Hoffman

Entertainment & Media

Once Upon a Time, There Was a Railroad Line: A Review of Hadestown in Boston

When the legendary Hadestown was set to tour in Boston, you can bet your bottom dollar that all the musical theatre fans stopped what they were doing to buy tickets, and we were two of . . .

December 2021 | By Ella Stern, Editor-In-Chief, and Olivier Therien

Entertainment & Media

My Top 3 Robert De Niro Movies Ranked

In this article, I will rank my favorite movies with Robert De Niro and explain why I liked them and why I’d recommend them. I have not seen Taxi Driver, Casino, Raging Bull, or The Godfather Saga yet for some reason so they are not on the list. Movie Summaries provided by . . .

December 2021 | By Samantha Smith

Entertainment & Media

Reads, Reviews, and Recommendations: Summer 2021

[The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid] Summary from Goodreads: "Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter . . .

October 2021 | By Keira McDonough, Media & Communications Manager

Entertainment & Media

Squid Game: K-Drama's Long-Awaited Recognition

On September 17th, 2021 the world was changed forever. Okay, maybe not the world, but it definitely seemed like the whole world had finally woken up to the greatness of Korean TV Dramas (aka K-Dramas). Squid Game was released in September and has since been the No. 1 show . . .

October 2021 | By Diya Sebastian

Entertainment & Media

Top 5 Halloween Movies That Aren't Scary

With Halloween just around the corner, an annual debate grows along with the mold on candy: which Halloween movie is the best? Unfortunately, if you’re not into horror movies, the choices are limited. So, to help strengthen the Halloween spirit in all that desire it, here are the top 5 . . .

October 2021 | By Olivier Therien

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