Massachusetts Daily Collegian

‘Blonde’: A reductive scrapbook of fame and victimhood

By Thomas Machacz, Collegian Correspondent • October 3, 2022

How “Blonde” blends fact with fiction and ends up on the wrong side of both.

‘Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’: Gen Z Meets Agatha Christie

By Ashviny Kaur, Collegian Staff • October 3, 2022

A well-crafted slasher meets whodunnit, “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” is horror for a new generation.

Marvel has a connectivity problem

By Shannon Moore, Assistant Arts Editor • October 3, 2022

Marvel’s recent releases are lacking the one thing that used to make them so compelling.

‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ is Netflix’s best take on true crime

By Molly Hamilton, Assistant Arts Editor • October 2, 2022

Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” offers a nuanced look at how racism, homophobia and failures on the part of law enforcement allowed the notorious killer to remain active for so long.

The murderous melodrama of “Pearl”

By Thomas Machacz, Collegian Contributor • October 2, 2022

Examining how “Pearl” imitates Hollywood’s Golden Age to create a new scream queen.

Reflecting on MARINA’s “Electra Heart” album ten years later

By Sierra Thornton, Collegian Staff • October 2, 2022

Does MARINA’s satire album “Electra Heart” still hold up 10 years later?

Oh, darling I’m worried

By Olivia Patt , Collegian Correspondent • September 29, 2022

Unpacking the compelling, creepy and psychologically disturbing in “Don’t Worry Darling”

An annual fall-time revisitation of “Gilmore Girls”

By Kaviya Raja , Collegian Correspondent • September 29, 2022

“Falling” in love with the Gilmore Girls

‘Nowhere’ and its 40-song soundtrack are beautifully simple

By Jackson Walker, Collegian Contributor • September 28, 2022

“Nowhere” “doesn’t overstay its welcome or try to over-establish this world and its characters, it just feels like a day in these people’s odd lives,” writes Jackson Walker.

Gary Clark Jr. brings the blues to headlining performance at Mass MoCA’s FreshGrass festival

By Caitlin Reardon, Assistant News Editor • September 27, 2022

Gary Clark Jr. delivered a powerful headlining set at this year’s FreshGrass festival.

You won’t want to go to your basement ever again after watching ‘Barbarian’

By Julia King, Collegian Staff • September 27, 2022

Zach Cregger’s “Barbarian” is a truly terrifying experience.

The evolution of Lana Del Rey

By Ashviny Kaur, Collegian Staff • September 25, 2022

“Born To Die” vs. “Norman F—ing Rockwell!”: How Lana Del Rey said goodbye to the male gaze in favor of loving womanhood.