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La Dolce Vita (1960), among other films, are currently running in the Fellini 101 retrospective

Fellini retrospective continues at CIA Cinematheque with two classics

Dylan Jewell, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

The Fellini 101 retrospective continued on at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, following the career of Italian film director Federico Fellini, on Sept. 18, with “Nights of Cabiria,” his...

The classic 90s sitcom,Seinfeld brings its 9 seasons to Netflixs array of TV shows and movies.

“Seinfeld,” one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, is now on Netflix

Shreyas Banerjee, Life Editor October 1, 2021

Over the past few years, Netflix, the largest streaming service in the world, has progressively lost some of their biggest, most-watched shows. Between losing “Friends,” “Parks and Recreation”...

Dug, voiced by Bob Peterson, explores suburban life in the new Disney+ show, Dug Days

Disney+’s “Dug Days” is paws-itively charming

Alan Kronenberg, Contributing Writer September 24, 2021

After more than a decade’s long absence, the beloved characters from Disney Pixar’s 2009 film “Up” return to the screen in their own series of shorts called “Dug Days.” Released on Sept. 1,...

The beloved hosts and judges as well as the new contestants are back on television with a new highly anticipated season.

Cheer and good bakes to return with upcoming 12th season of “The Great British Baking Show”

Elie Stenson, Contributing Writer September 24, 2021

Every September, we can depend on three things: Target being wiped clean by a flurry of college students, a deceptive cold spell and—most importantly of course—the triumphant return of “The Great...

Sandra Oh stars as Professor Ji-Yoon Kim in Netflixs The Chair

Netflix’s “The Chair” is hard to call satire

Kethan Srinivasan, Contributing Writer September 24, 2021

In the first few minutes of “The Chair,” we witness Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) striding gleefully across the stone paths of the fictional Pembroke University towards her new office. If the office’s...

Mike Richards had a very short-lived and controversy-filled tenure as the new host of Jeopardy!

Who is ‘Mike Richards’? The $1000 question everyone is asking

Scout Carter, Contributing Writer September 17, 2021

“And here is the host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Alex Trebek!”  For years of my life, I would get incredibly excited to hear these words, eager to test my trivia skills with my family. We always came...

Martin Eden is one of three films in the 2021 Cleveland Italian Film Festival

The Cleveland Italian Film Festival returns for its 15th year

Shreyas Banerjee, Life Editor September 10, 2021

At the Cedar Lee and Atlas Cinema Eastgate theaters, Italian films graced the silver screens of Cleveland in the last weeks of summer. Running from Aug. 26 to Sept. 9, the Cleveland Italian Film Festival...

Shang-Chi is historic in its representation of actors of Asian descent, but its Asian film influences might be more instrumental in its success.

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” presents a new path for Marvel

Shreyas Banerjee, Life Editor September 10, 2021

Marvel loves to pretend that their films are more than just superhero flicks. With the Marvel Cinematic Universe making up more and more of the entire blockbuster space, pumping out four films and three...

The contrived romances of 2046 could make one question if director Wong Kar-wai even knows what love is.

Watch a movie at the CIA Cinematheque. Just not “2046.”

Dylan Jewell, Staff Writer September 3, 2021

I had a theory, halfway through “2046”—recently screened at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque—that director Wong Kar-wai writes these simplistic yet overwrought love stories because he's...

Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino) take on the Time Varience Authority in the new Disney+ series, Loki.

“Loki” sets up the future of Marvel in tremendous fashion

Shreyas Banerjee, Life Editor August 27, 2021

Sitting down to watch one of Marvel’s latest Disney+ series, “Loki,” I was not expecting much. I wasn’t a huge fan of Marvel’s previous shows, with “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” coming...

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