Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Log in
Search
Subscribe to Digest
Donate
Remove Ads

Reviews

Screen
Photo: Paramount Pictures

What to watch: The baroque brilliance of ‘Face/Off’

Mark Huerta
  •  
Oct. 11, 2020
Arts & Life
(Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily. Photo: Netflix)

Movies to watch in quarantine: ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’

Mark York and Nitish Vaidyanathan
  •  
Oct. 8, 2020
Arts & Life
Photo: Two Lines Press

‘On Lighthouses’ and the solitude of the self

Lily Nilipour
  •  
Oct. 5, 2020
Reads
Cathy Park Hong. (Photo: Beowulf Sheehan)

‘Minor Feelings’ and the inarticulability of Asian American identity

Cindy Xin
  •  
Sept. 30, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: A24)

‘Boys State’: A film about hope or fear?

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Sept. 24, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Netflix)

‘Get Even’ Fails to Deliver

Gil Abend-David
  •  
Sept. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
(Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily)(Photo: Hulu, Open Road Films, Paramount Pictures)

Movies to watch in quarantine: ‘Palm Springs,’ ‘Rango,’ ‘Spotlight’

Mark York and Nitish Vaidyanathan
  •  
Aug. 27, 2020
Arts & Life
Pictured: scenes from 'The Last Airbender," M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film adaptation of the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender.' (Graphic: CHASITY HALE/The Stanford Daily) (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

Revisiting ‘The Last Airbender’ (2010)

Kelly Yang and Sania Choudhary
  •  
Aug. 27, 2020
Reviews
An image of the novel "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas on top of other open books. (Amy Buckle / Amy's Bookshelf)

‘The Hate U Give’: A modern wakeup call to subtle racism

Nevin Thombre
  •  
Aug. 27, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Nickelodeon/Netflix)

‘Legend of Korra’ has come to Netflix, bringing political allegories alongside high-stakes adventures

Katherine Lee
  •  
Aug. 21, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

An exploration of foreign films: ‘Kagemusha’ takes extravagance to a new level

Sania Choudhary
  •  
Aug. 18, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: UMG Recordings, Inc.)

Aminé brings the energy on brand-new album ‘Limbo’ (2020)

Morris Raskin
  •  
Aug. 13, 2020
Arts & Life
Lauren Clark '20, BAH American Studies (top left) moderates a dynamic Zoom webinar discussion between Stanford alumnae and Hollywood screenwriters Allison Schroeder '01 (bottom left), Elizabeth Martin '00 (top right) and Lauren Hynek (bottom right). (Image source: Stanford Arts)

‘The stone is rolling’: screenwriting Stanford alumnae talk industry shifts in Arts webinar

Annie Li and Nicole Johnson
  •  
Aug. 11, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo courtesy of Youtube.com)

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ withstands the test of time, resonates with generations old and new

Katherine Lee
  •  
Aug. 7, 2020
Arts & Life
Maryland rapper Logic delivers to the delight of his loyal fans on his latest and likely last album "No Pressure" (2020). (image source: Wikimedia Commons)

The pressure’s on for Logic’s final album

Morris Raskin
  •  
Aug. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
The album cover for The Chicks' (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks) latest album "Gaslighter," dropped this July after a fourteen-year hiatus. (Image source: Wikipedia)

The Chicks’ “Gaslighter” strikes chords political and personal for a summer 2020 rebranding

Ari Gabriel and Sophia Gibson
  •  
Aug. 4, 2020
Arts & Life
Emmy award-winning Marc Levin directs the HBO documentary "Stockton on My Mind" (2020), which follows the life of Mayor Michael Tubbs and his transformative love for Stockton, California. (image source: hbomax.com)

Stanford alum Michael Tubbs’ Stockton is on the rise in HBO documentary

Karlaine Francisco
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Pixabay)

Pop Smoke explores new sounds in his first and final album

Amanda Zhu
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
Arts & Life
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

An exploration of foreign films: Unique cinematography and minimalist themes distinguish ‘Tokyo Story’

Sania Choudhary
  •  
July 31, 2020
Reviews
The first season of “The Politician” is a satirical comedy about Payton Hobart's (above, center) campaign for his high school presidential election. (Photo: Netflix)

First season of ‘The Politician’ reflects current political atmosphere of the United States

Medha Sarin
  •  
July 22, 2020
The Stanford Daily

Login or create an account