New horror flick harkens back to classics
In the 1970s and 80s, the horror genre was at its peak. The era had everything from genuinely great classics like Halloween and The Shining, to wonderfully so-bad-it’s-good schlock like…
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Kondabolu comedically confronts racism
After Jessica Williams’s sold out performance in the Chapel, it seems fitting that Vassar would bring Hari Kondabolu to campus. Like Williams, Kondabolu is known for mixing the serious and…
Seasoned dancers reflect on first positions in VRDT
Just like every writer likes to imagine her name appear on the front cover of a book, every dancer probably has pictured a day when her performance is announced at…
Sketch comedy blends with sounds of No-ViCE bands
This past weekend, the Mug held a dual-genre event for audiences to laugh and jam out, in that order. No-ViCE and Special Events collaborated to host comedians and musical guests…
Film’s super-power cinematography soars with success
Leading the Academy Awards this year with 9 nominations, it was no surprise that “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, brought home four prestigious…
‘House of Cards’ waits too long to get things moving
Whenever a new season of “House of Cards” comes along, what begins is less of a television experience and more of a total binge. Every day I’m checking with friends…
Dynamic directing duo struggles with high expectations, ‘Focus’ doesn’t cut it
Like Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s last film as directors, 2011’s “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” their 2015 Will Smith-starring “Focus” begins with dinner at an uptown restaurant. The previous film fixated…
Performance series complicates ‘hometown’
The number one question freshmen get asked during their first week at Vassar is “Where are you from?” Although this seems like a simple answer for first years, the meaning…
Prophet navigates college campus in new VCTV series
For the younger generations, religion probably means very different things than it did for our parents. This year, Vassar College Television’s (VCTV) new series, “God Only Knows,” starring Meghan McDonell…
Raunchy Cabaret generates funds, musical momentum
Vassar’s only theater group dedicated exclusively to musical theater, Future Waitstaff of America (FWA), is putting on their annual Dessert Cabaret. The performance will take place on Sunday, March 1,…