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Books, Movies, and PlaysAcademy Awards Predictions
The Oscars has announced this year’s nominations. While many prominent film creators are eagerly awaiting the results, which will be broadcasted...
Keep Safe the Body: On Deluge by Leila Chatti
The body as neither altar nor afterthought; the spirit as neither savior nor specimen. These are the relations that define much of Leila Chatti’s...
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inshirin is simple on the surface. Set on a remote Irish island, it is the story of a dull-but-kind man, Pádraic (Colin Farrell),...
Book Review: Orbiting Jupiter
I have read many books. Most of them are forgettable—fun at the time, but not very meaningful to me. Others stay with me. Orbiting Jupiter is in the...
Fall Semester Film Assembly
On Wednesday, January 11, the Concord Academy community was treated with the work from the students in the film program during the fall semester....
Movie Review: Glass Onion
Over CA’s winter break, many found themselves glued to the TV as the twists and turns of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery played out before them....
WOYM Play Festival
On Friday, January 13, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., What’s On Your Mind (WOYM), a student-run playwriting club, held a play festival in the...
The Shadow of Nothing: Simulacra and Simulation Treatise Review
When someone hears the claim that “we live in a simulation,” they would probably picture the kind of simulation that is portrayed in The Matrix or...
Fall Dance Project: Dark Before Dawn
As shadows clad in flowing suits and beaked masks emerged from a stage pitched into darkness only interrupted by vibrant lights, audience members...
Jia Zhangke and His Protest Against Modernization
China implements strict censorship which impedes the creation of otherwise preeminent artworks. The film industry, in particular, is encroached on...
Movie Review: The Truman Show
”We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.” Peter Weir’s smart and stunning The Truman Show is not just a simple movie, it is...
Don’t Worry Darling: A Disappointing Twist and Incoherent Message
When I first watched The Sixth Sense, a horror thriller released in 1999, the twist at the end of the film was shocking to me. It was also the only...
New Gallery Spaces in the Main Building
The new gallery spaces are about to open up for students and faculty members across the hallways in the main building. A variety of visual art forms...
A Generational Story of Suffering: Pachinko Book Review
“History has failed us, but no matter.” Min Jin Lee opens Pachinko with a puzzlingly simple statement that ultimately encapsulates the powerful...
The Martyr of Japanese Cinema: Juzo Itami
Trigger Warning: Suicide is mentioned in this article. How does an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, hailed once as “the heir of Kurosawa”, fall...
Fighting & Falling: Concord Academy’s Stage Combat Workshop
Have you ever had the urge to learn how to fight… safely? Concord Academy’s Stage Combat Workshops gave CA students just this opportunity. Spread...
Wait, Which Award Show is the One for TV Again? A Recap of the 2022 Emmys
There comes a point in time every year when some interaction or social media scrolling will prompt the reaction: “Wait, the Emmys are tonight?” This...
To See, to Hear, to Human: A Love Letter to Utopia
“Where is Jessica Hyde?” This is not a question. It is a threat. A promise. A clue. It is an invitation into a tangled web of mystery and hidden...