Pennsylvania Colleges Fight For Affordable Education at State Capitol
At the foot of Pennsylvania’s state capitol building, inconspicuously etched into a bench towards the bottom of its steps, reads…
“L’Inconnue (The Unknown)” Review: Arthur Harari’s Dysphoric Horror Is A Bizarre Wonder
To feel like a stranger in your own body is one of life’s biggest nightmares, and it’s one the trans…
“Bucking Fastard” Review: Werner Herzog Learns That Love Is All You Need
When the family of David Lynch publicly announced his passing through the artist’s Facebook account in 2025, they ended their…
“Behemoth!” Review: Tony Gilroy’s Musical Character Study Strikes All The Right Chords
“Behemoth!” writer-director Tony Gilroy’s first feature in 12 years, is secretly a musical. Though its cast does not sing, its…
“Club Kid” Review: Jordan Firstman Embraces His Inner Daddy
Jordan Firstman is too perfect. He’s handsome, hilarious and as his directorial debut “Club Kid”(2026) now proves, highly talented behind…
“Fjord” Review: This Palm d’Or Winner is the Most Dangerous Film of 2026
In “Fjord”(2026), the new Palm d’or winner from Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, Sebastian Stan is distractingly, disarmingly bald. The shine…
“Naza” Review: A Glimpse Into AI-powered Genocide
The final image of the new film from the Israeli half behind the Oscar award-winning documentary “No Other Land” (2024)…
“A Long Winter Review”: Andrew Haigh’s Snowy Drama Chills to the Core
Andrew Haigh is not a filmmaker known for telling happy stories. From the interiority of “Weekend” (2011) to the lonely…
“The Shards” Season One Review: Beautiful People With Beautiful Problems
Over the course of nearly 30 years Ryan Murphy has built a formidable television empire through weaponizing two of Hollywood’s…
“I Want Your Sex” Review: Gregg Araki Knows What’s Wrong With Gen Z’s Sex Life
By the point in “I Want Your Sex” (2026) where Cooper Hoffman is face down on a too-white couch, about…
“I Love Boosters” Is Making Marxist Theory Fashionable
Since his debut feature “Sorry to Bother You” sent unexpected shockwaves through the independent scene in 2018, filmmaker-musician-activist Boots Riley…
WCU Students Say “ICE OUT” At Campus Rally
As the photo seen above was taken, the sea of voices belonging to students who had gathered on March 31…
“The Bride!” Isn’t More Than The Sum Of Its Parts
God didn’t ask for consent when he took Adam’s rib to create Eve, and Eve didn’t ask for consent to…
PA’s Asian Immigrants Are Struggling To Be Heard As ICE Expands Across the State
Pennsylvania has become a battleground in the Trump Administration’s war on immigrants. According to a report from the American Immigration…
“Industry” Season 4: The Best HBO Show You’ve Never Heard Of Crescendos Towards An Irredeemable Conclusion
The media of the mid-2020’s has been inextricably stained by two monsters: Ronald Reagan and Jeffery Epstein. One begets the…
West Chester Borough Council Introduces “ICE Transparency” Ordinance
In the wake of “Operation Metro Surge,” a federal initiative by the Trump Administration that has seen thousands of masked…
“Send Help” Is Redefining What It Means To Be A January Movie
Traditionally, January has always been Hollywood’s dumpster. An entire month in the release schedule dedicated to the castoffs and outcasts…
How “Heated Rivalry” is getting “Spicy Romance” Right
As societies across the world continue their frighteningly rapid shift towards the Right, it seems like purity culture has gripped…
“Wicked: For Good” Gives “Pinkwashing” A New Meaning
“Wicked: For Good” is a film whose moral value is determined by the goal it seeks, and that goal is…
A Recap of 21 Films From the 34th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival
The 34th annual Philadelphia Film Festival took place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 26, offering 11 days of films from…
“Bugonia” is a Hilarious Death Knell for the Human Race
Yorgos Lanthimos’ newest film “Bugonia” (2025) reflects a downward spiral so drastic, so speed-ran, that all one can do is…
“Tinsman Road” and “Anything that Moves”: a PUFF Double-Feature
Independent horror has always been the beating heart of the film industry. It draws out some of cinema’s most creative…
“After The Hunt” North American Premiere at New York Film Festival
“Not everything is supposed to make you comfortable.”
Black Student Found Dead on Mississippi Campus in Suspected Lynching
On Monday, Sept. 15, the body of Dematravion “Trey” Reed was found hanging from a tree on the campus of…
Jimmy Kimmel Yanked off Television Following Threats By Trump’s FCC
Late on Wednesday, Sept. 17, ABC announced via the Associated Press that they were pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the…
WCU’s Global Hispanic Film Festival Kicks Off Sept. 23rd
From Sept. 23 to Oct. 20, the 2025 edition of the Global Hispanic Film Festival is coming to West Chester…
Send in the Clowns: A Review of Three Shows From the 2025 Philly Fringe Festival
From Sept. 4th through Sept. 28th, the grimy streets of Philadelphia are serving as home to the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe…
“The Encampments” Shows How Students are the Frontline in the Fight against Facism
Many West Chester University students remember where we were when Israel’s “war” on Gaza began almost two years ago on…
Benito Skinner Talks Showing Skin, “Smelling the Scene,” and Campus Bro Culture in His New Queer Comedy Series ‘Overcompensating’
There are few experiences in life scarier than your first week of college. The awkward icebreakers, the cramped parties, accidentally…
WCU Student Detained by ICE as Number of “Disappeared” Grows Across The US
A West Chester University student has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reports from students…
WCU Fraternity Shut Down Due To Hazing Allegation
Over the weekend of Feb. 21, the West Chester University (WCU) branch of Sigma Phi Epsilon, known colloquially as “Sig…
“My Name Is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a Political Prisoner”: Palestinian Graduate Student Faces Deportation for Campus Activism
On the evening of March 8, 24-year-old Mahmoud Khalil and his pregnant wife returned home from dinner to find plainclothes…
“The White Lotus” Season 3: Flowers in the Luxury Attic
After two and a half Emmy-nominated seasons, it’s safe to say that Mike White has successfully dethroned Ryan Murphy as…
“The Monkey”: Irony is Poisoning Our Art
The last thing one expected Osgood Perkins to follow up "Longlegs" (2024) with — a film rewarded both critically and…
“ICE Volunteer Corps” on Campus and Raids in Chester County: Trump’s Immigration Crackdowns Causes Chaos Across PA
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump began a slew of Executive Orders targeting illegal immigration, following up on his ominous…
Killer Tech and Tubthumping: A24 Brings “Y2K” To Campus
SNL alumnus Kyle Mooney’s new movie takes viewers back to a time long before our own. A time when you…
SEPTA Strike Narrowly Avoided Amidst Financial “Death Spiral”
On Nov. 20, 13 days after the expiration of their contract, Transport Workers Union Local 234 reached an agreement with…
Are New Changes to WCU Policy Targeting Student Activism?
Over a year after Oct. 7, Israel’s war on Palestinians and the citizens of other neighboring Arab nations continues to…
33rd Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Recap: “The Brutalist,” “Maria” and More
Image: Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in “Maria” (2024). Image courtesy of Netflix The 33rd Annual Philadelphia Film Festival was…
Infamous Harrisburg Nuclear Plant To Reopen For AI Power Generation
In 1979, the Three Mile Island, a Harrisburg nuclear power plant best known for being the site of the most…
Hands Off Lebanon & Palestine: Healthcare Workers Rally in Rittenhouse as Israeli Actions Expands
On the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 25, the Philly Palestine Coalition, in collaboration with Health Workers for Palestine, held a…
Blood and Butts: How “The Substance” Grotesquifies The Male Gaze
Mubi’s new body-horror parable “The Substance” (2024) combines the two most depraved places on Earth: the sickening silicone streets of…
President Bernotsky Updates on Campus Housing Efforts
On Friday, Sept. 6, the West Chester University (WCU) community received an email from newly-inaugurated President Lorraine Bernotsky providing an…
The Cartoon Logic of Privilege in M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap” (2024)
When you click on an online news article discussing a grisly murder, what kind of picture do you expect to…
“Civil War”: How Art Becomes Meaningless Without Belief
Alex Garland tried to make an apolitical film about a political conflict and it turned out about as well as…
Dev Patel Comes Out Swinging In Directorial Debut, “Monkey Man”
In 2008, Dev Patel gave his first ever performance in a film as the lead of Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire.”…
Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” Show Us The Little Things That Make Us Human
Everybody needs a little something to get them through their day. The music you listen to on the way to…
Everyday Evil in “The Zone of Interest”
For decades, there has been much debate about how to represent the horrors of the Holocaust on screen, and whether…