When Taylor Swift announced that her 11th album would be titled "The Tortured Poets Department," fans anticipated a heartbreaking, lyrically profound exposé on the artist's recent emotional turmoil. Swift’s...

Shortly before the release of her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift’s marketing team set up a temporary “library” in a shopping mall. The installation consisted of faux-aged...

Beyoncé’s highly anticipated eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, arrived with all the hallmarks of a major artist release: a TikTok trend, a star-studded feature list and an unfortunate number of unimpressive...

The logline for “Love Lies Bleeding,” the latest film from “Saint Maud” director Rose Glass, is simple: Lou, a listless gym manager, and Jackie, a competitive bodybuilder, find their romance disrupted...

In a shocking turn of events, the 96th Oscars weren’t terrible. The last few ceremonies have been varying levels of abysmal: in 2021, the show’s producers rearranged the show to honor a deceased...

This past weekend, The Clemson Players performed Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Little Women.” The play is adapted from the classic novel written by Louisa May Alcott. Taking place during the Civil...

In the 1890s, when cinema was in its infancy, audiences were enraptured by a particular genre of silent film known as the “phantom ride.” To make these movies, filmmakers attached a camera to the front...

It’s difficult to articulate what exactly makes Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part One” so effective. “Dune” doesn’t seem appealing on paper; it’s a long, dense movie composed mostly of political...

Raise your hand if you were personally victimized by the new “Mean Girls” movie. I currently have my hand raised. With the raging success of the original 2004 film and the Broadway show, the...

2023 was a banner year for movies. Major filmmakers Michael Mann and Jonathan Glazer returned from long hiatuses, while Wes Anderson released a staggering five films. The following are my picks for the...

David Fincher, the director of landmark 1990s films including “Seven” and “Fight Club,” has spent the last decade or so seeming somewhat dissatisfied with his cultural legacy. His last several...