BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Film & Television
MAY 31, 2021
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ is stressful sequel worth seeing in theaters
“A Quiet Place Part II” doesn’t mess with the elements that made the prior film work, resulting in a project that’s as engaging as it is schlocky.
Film & Television
MAY 31, 2021
‘A Quiet Place Part II’ is stressful sequel worth seeing in theaters
“A Quiet Place Part II” doesn’t mess with the elements that made the prior film work, resulting in a project that’s as engaging as it is schlocky.
Graduation 2021
MAY 13, 2021
My last superhero column
I know that my friendships and the lessons I’ve learned here will continue on long after I’ve left campus. But graduation is still the closing of a chapter, and a juvenile part of me wishes there was some kind of post-credits assurance that things will manage to stay the exact same despite the massive change on the horizon.
Graduation 2021
MAY 13, 2021
My last superhero column
I know that my friendships and the lessons I’ve learned here will continue on long after I’ve left campus. But graduation is still the closing of a chapter, and a juvenile part of me wishes there was some kind of post-credits assurance that things will manage to stay the exact same despite the massive change on the horizon.
Theater
MAY 07, 2021
Theater, Dance and Performance Studies’ ‘Newsflash! A Mini Musical’ channels graduation anxieties
“Newsflash!” is adept at pinpointing the deepest fears of recent and soon-to-be grads, but it doesn’t languish in that ennui for too long, giving its characters a happy ending that teaches them they’re “more than their degree.”
Theater
MAY 07, 2021
Theater, Dance and Performance Studies’ ‘Newsflash! A Mini Musical’ channels graduation anxieties
“Newsflash!” is adept at pinpointing the deepest fears of recent and soon-to-be grads, but it doesn’t languish in that ennui for too long, giving its characters a happy ending that teaches them they’re “more than their degree.”
Culture Shot
APRIL 30, 2021
John Walker’s redemption reveals the cowardice of ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
There is a responsibility, when invoking the consequential issues that Walker represents — white privilege, police brutality, American war crimes — to interrogate those topics beyond lip service.
Culture Shot
APRIL 30, 2021
John Walker’s redemption reveals the cowardice of ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
There is a responsibility, when invoking the consequential issues that Walker represents — white privilege, police brutality, American war crimes — to interrogate those topics beyond lip service.
Film & Television
APRIL 09, 2021
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ lets former Marvel sidekicks shine
Where “WandaVision” took full advantage of its TV format, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” has a more uneasy relationship with the medium, reading mostly as an extended “Captain America” movie.
Film & Television
APRIL 09, 2021
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ lets former Marvel sidekicks shine
Where “WandaVision” took full advantage of its TV format, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” has a more uneasy relationship with the medium, reading mostly as an extended “Captain America” movie.
Film & Television
MARCH 30, 2021
Live from New York: Maya Rudolph’s chops can’t save this week’s disappointing ‘SNL’
The roster of sketches was unfortunately — and unusually, even judging by the season standard so far — lacking.
Film & Television
MARCH 30, 2021
Live from New York: Maya Rudolph’s chops can’t save this week’s disappointing ‘SNL’
The roster of sketches was unfortunately — and unusually, even judging by the season standard so far — lacking.
Film & Television
MARCH 24, 2021
SXSW 2021’s TV offerings span various genres, levels of promise
Here is a guide to some of the more notable TV entries, as well as a heads-up for which shows will be worth watching when they hit the airwaves this spring.
Film & Television
MARCH 24, 2021
SXSW 2021’s TV offerings span various genres, levels of promise
Here is a guide to some of the more notable TV entries, as well as a heads-up for which shows will be worth watching when they hit the airwaves this spring.
Film & Television
MARCH 03, 2021
Live from New York: ‘SNL’ busts out musical material for Nick Jonas
Former Disney Channel star and current Priyanka Chopra husband Nick Jonas isn’t a natural comedy performer — his practiced brand of rigid geniality translated into some very stilted reading off of the cue cards on this week’s “Saturday Night Live.”
Film & Television
MARCH 03, 2021
Live from New York: ‘SNL’ busts out musical material for Nick Jonas
Former Disney Channel star and current Priyanka Chopra husband Nick Jonas isn’t a natural comedy performer — his practiced brand of rigid geniality translated into some very stilted reading off of the cue cards on this week’s “Saturday Night Live.”
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Who will, should win at the 78th Golden Globe Awards
Here are our predictions for which nominees will go home (or, in this case, stay home) with a golden statue.
Culture Shot
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Who will, should win at the 78th Golden Globe Awards
Here are our predictions for which nominees will go home (or, in this case, stay home) with a golden statue.
