Arts Blog
Unpopular Opinion: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Its lack of character development drags it down tremendously
Alumni Spotlight: Tyler E. Spindel ’07
"It’s kind of crazy to see something that you’ve conceived, shoot it and have it come out."
Monolith Production’s ‘Shadow of War’ is More(dor) of the Same
Its main draw is a slick combat engine employed to great effect alongside the Nemesis system.
On Comedy: Originality’s Trickery in Maria Bamford’s ‘Old Baby’
At least Bamford is humble enough to acknowledge how polarizing her comedy can be.
Arts Vanity: Horoscopes
Mercury is blocking one of Mars’s moons today, which means a turbulent day for Aries.
Arts Vanity: Undying Adulation in the Age of the Internet
The following comments, compiled from Reddit, Facebook, and the comment section of The Harvard Crimson, are all in response to my two-star review of “DAMN.”
Arts Vanity: Top Five Lords
As media evolves from monumental frescoes to clickbait listicles, it only felt natural to give these lords the platform they deserve: a top five ranking.
Arts Vanity: The Execs as Zodiac Signs
Disclaimer: The only people who were qualified to write this did not.
On Comedy: The Comic as a Motivational Speaker in Iliza Shlesinger’s ‘Confirmed Kills’
I do not want to reduce Shlesinger’s comedy to a series of moderately problematic asides. That would not be fair to Shlesinger, nor would it be fair to you, dear reader.
Top Five: Thanksgiving Movies
Grab yourself some pumpkin pie and escape to the other room, because we’ve put together a list of movies guaranteed to put you in the Thanksgiving spirit!
An Artsy Alternative to Harvard-Yale
Crimson Arts has put together an artsy Saturday alternative to Harvard-Yale.
Music Video Breakdown: '…Ready For It?' by Taylor Swift
Thank God we have a feminist icon out here calling the shots!
Music Video Breakdown: ‘Every Day’s The Weekend’ by Alex Lahey
The video for the album’s biggest single thus far, “Every Day’s The Weekend,” demonstrates just how original she is by giving full proof that Alex Lahey is a clone.
Music Video Breakdown: ‘Rake It Up’ by Yo Gotti
Yo Gotti’s “Rake It Up”—despite seemingly being a paean to lazily refusing to pick up your money in a strip club—is a representation of the American dream.
On Comedy: The Dangers of Lazy Readers in Katherine Ryan’s ‘In Trouble’
The reader is not always right.
‘The Flash’ Seems to be Missing a Step
However, although the season premiere is promising, it lacks the usual quirks—specifically, the group dynamics and tension-driven plots of the past seasons.