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Brock Arts
Tethered the Ghost’s “Healing Thread” is a wonderful return to in-person theatre
Photo By: Tethered the GhostMeryl Ochoa and Kaylyn Valdez-Scott are the creators and performers behind the theatrical group, Tethered the Ghost. Both artists are alumni of Brock University and have been working on Healing Thread since January 2020. The play is being...
Sunny Days Ahead, a Brock alumni’s short film about life
Photo By: Josh Loewen and Alex SykesSunny Days Ahead is a short comedic film that was written and produced by Josh Loewen and Alex Sykes. Loewen is a graduate of the dramatic arts program at Brock University and Sykes is a fourth-year student in the same program. The...
DART company rose to the challenges of a virtual spring MainStage
Photo Credit: Brock DART When Brock’s DART company first began thinking about the spring MainStage, they thought that in-person rehearsal was on the table. Director Gyllian Raby’s vision for Fever/Dream initially started off as a slapstick comedy with...
DART students start Dear Marilyn podcast to interview industry professionals
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Gerry Danielle Letourneau didn’t know Luca D’Amico all that well back in November when she asked him if he’d be interested in starting a podcast together. Now four months later, the pair is hosting Dear Marilyn, a show that aims...
Beyond Brock Arts
Remembering Mac Miller
Photo By: Jack Fordyce via ShutterstockIt has been three years since the music world lost a very talented artist, Mac Miller. While he is gone, he is still very much in our hearts. Artists and fans remembered his legacy on Tuesday, Sept. 7, which marked the third...
Sally Rooney’s Normal People, a charming and realistic story about university students
Photo By: Noah Nickel via AmazonThe 2018 novel Normal People by Sally Rooney has been getting a lot of buzz on TikTok’s book-focused subculture “BookTok.” As anyone who frequents social media can tell you, just because something is viral doesn’t mean that it is good....
Relive this summer’s biggest music releases
Photo By: Bruce Mars from UnsplashThe summer of 2021 was a big one for new music. Strong lyricism dominated many of the most popular releases. Before the albums of the fall start to find their way onto our playlists, let’s bring closure to the hotter months and take a...
The 2021 summer movies to remember
Photo By: Jake Hills from UnsplashThrough lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, movie-goers relied on streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime to watch the latest movies. It wasn’t all bad, but watching a movie in a theater provides an enhanced experience that cannot...
Music, Movies & TV
Review of Marvel’s latest movie: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Photo By: AFM Visuals via ShutterstockShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is as action-packed as a Marvel movie should be. Standout characters, stunt scenes and great comic relief make it an overall very enjoyable watch. After Black Widow’s release earlier this...
Reviewing Bo Burnham’s Inside after the dust has settled
Photo By: Noah Nickel via NetflixBo Burnham’s Inside remains a cultural powerhouse well after its release in late spring, and with a physical release date for the special’s songs just announced, it begs the question: does it deserve the hype? Burnham, 31, started his...
The Chair – a perfect back-to-school drama on Netflix
Photo By: Noah Nickel via NetflixThe Chair is a new Netflix series starring Sandra Oh as Ji-Yoon, the first female chair of Pembroke University’s English department (this is, of course, a fictional university). The series depicts Ji-Yoon’s struggle in a department...
Netflix’s heist crew is back for Money Heist: Part 5
Photo By: Noah Nickel via NetflixThe lovable heist crew is back and currently trending at number one in Canada and other parts of the world on Netflix. Money Heist released the first half of its fifth season and it left audiences in shock and impatient as they await...
