Arts
‘Mulan’ Disappoints
The visuals are beautiful, yes; the sweeping shots of the Chinese countryside and lavishly decorated Imperial City are appropriately grandiose for a film with access to Disney’s pocketbooks — but all the production value in the world can’t save a movie without a soul.
The Radical Empathy of Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’
“Folklore” feels like an admission about the limitations of providing one experience alone.
‘Athlete A’ and the ‘Perfect Victim’ Problem
Do we have to force kids to relive their trauma, to prove their gymnastic potential and youthful naiveté over and over again in order to convince audiences to take sexual abuse seriously?
‘Lake Like a Mirror’ is Hazy, Murky, and Haunting
Many of the stories end with no satisfying resolution. This ambiguity can be frustrating or soothing.
‘The Resisters’ Resists Tropes, Falls Flat
The text’s novelty cannot overcome the fact that it will be too much baseball for some, too much technology for others, and only just right for the very few.
Frozen 2 Documentary Still
At the center of the documentary are (from left to right) "Frozen 2" co-director Chris Buck, producer Peter Del Vecho, and co-director and writer Jennifer Lee.
Everyone Needs to Watch the 'Frozen 2' Documentary
Now, in the most objective opinion of this reviewer (for whom, in the spirit of full transparency, this will be the third “Frozen 2”-related piece he’s written for The Crimson), this is misguided. Animation is serious business.
Phoebe Bridgers’s ‘Punisher’ is a Slow Burn
On “Punisher,” Bridgers doesn’t reflect anyone else’s sadness. She pulls us into her own.
