‘The French Dispatch’ is off-puttingly experimental, even for Wes Anderson

Screening of Nefise Özkal Lorentzen’s documentary calls for a revolution in our perception of Islam

Leyla Yilmaz '25 is a writer for the Arts & Life section. She is from Istanbul, Turkey and a prospective Biology major who enjoys frequent trips to the bookstore and collecting cacti. Contact the Daily's Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Golden Spike Studios’ sold-out debut screening reveals the labor of love in student film production

Malia Mendez ’22 is the Vol. 260 Managing Editor of Arts & Life at The Stanford Daily. She is majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Prose track. Talk to her about Modernist poetry, ecofeminism or coming-of-age films at mmendez 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Managing Editor of Arts & Life

Dedicated to democracy: Filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson discusses documentary ‘Tonsler Park’

Lena McEachern is a writer for the Arts & Life section. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

‘No Time to Die’ features a flat, unfamiliar James Bond

Q&A: Film Critic Carlos Valladares ’18 discusses the Stanford Theatre, A24 and the plight of Marvel

Nadia Jo '23 is the Desk Editor of Music for Vol. 259 (and previously Vol. 258) and occasionally writes for Screen and Opinions. She is particularly interested in hip-hop, R&B, and classical music. Contact her at njo ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

The genius of filmmaking: Christopher Nolan’s 11 movies, ranked

Aslıhan Alp is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact them at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

‘The Tomorrow War’ presents exciting, timely battle between humans and aliens

Peter is a high schooler writing for The Daily's summer journalism workshop. Contact them at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com

From Snow White to Moana: The Evolution of Disney Princesses

‘Fear Street Part One’ review: Cursed towns, undead murderers make for a killer combo

Sarah Mojica Arango is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop. Contact her at workshop 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Movie review: The luscious, electric ‘Zola’ dazzles as first tweet-adapted screenplay

Sariah Hossain is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop.

Review: The lively “In The Heights” misses the mark

Rosana is an Arts & Life Contributing Writer and a News Staff Writer from La Puente, CA. She enjoys a good hike and is her dog’s biggest fan. The SoCal native misses playing the alto saxophone and looks forward to someday watching the Dodgers (in-person) win another World Series game. Contact her at rmaris 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Sundance 2021, part 7: ‘Flee’

Olivia Popp was a managing editor of Arts & Life for volumes 251 through 254 and the editor-at-large for The Stanford Daily's board of directors for volumes 254 and 255. She hails from Michigan and enjoys science fiction TV shows, independent film festivals, and the Bay Area theater scene.

David Fincher dives into the old, finds the new in ‘Mank’

Ariana Grande’s ‘excuse me, i love you’ captures the hearts of long-time enthusiasts

Ron Rocky Coloma writes about entertainment and artist features. He is interested to pursue a career on the business side of media and entertainment. Ron Rocky is the Financial Officer, Account Manager, and Social Media Director for Vol. 260. Contact him at rcoloma@stanforddaily.com.

Constitutions and utopias: What America means to me in the dawn of a new era

Jared Klegar ’24 writes for Arts & Life and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. An English major, misplaced modifiers are among his biggest pet peeves. Contact him at jklegar 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Staff Writer, DEI Team Co-Chair

The performance of grief in ‘Midsommar’

Emma Wang '24 is a writer for the Arts & Left section. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

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