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The Strand’s best of the decade

Strand Editors January 14, 2020

Hadiyyah Kuma, Features Editor Best song of the decade? “i” by Kendrick Lamar (2014) So torn because there were six other Kendrick songs I could’ve chosen (Alright, How Much A Dollar Cost, HUMBLE, and Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe were close), but “i” is truly a victory. Besides being a jam, it’s an exclamation of power, reclamation, and resistance. Best album ...

The unpopularity of “Popular Film”

Ronan Mallovy November 26, 2019

In August of 2018, controversy arose surrounding the announcement that an award for “Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film” would be given out at the 2019 Academy Awards. Although the “Popular Film” Oscar did not live long enough to be awarded, backlash from academy members, journalists, and moviegoers alike caused the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to pull the category less than ...

The Strand Reviews Parasite

Rebecca Gao November 26, 2019

Bong Joon Ho’s new film is a beautiful, tragic, and hilarious exploration of the class struggle

The Strand Reviews In Fabric

Abbie Moser November 26, 2019

The category is “Susperia, but make it department store chic”. Peter Strickland pays homage to vintage giallo horrors and Hammer Film Production with In Fabric. It takes place in a distorted version of either 1970s or 1980s England, in a fictional town that clings to the fading idea of luxury where a beautiful artery-red dress wreaks havoc on the lives of all who come in ...

Chilly Bitch Winter

Abbie Moser November 26, 2019

Hot girl summer and thotumn have come and gone; ‘tis the season to sit in front of your light-therapy lamp in an attempt to ease those winter blues while wrapped in endless layers. Here are some icy tunes for sliding into winter’s frosty embrace. “Horchata” by Vampire Weekend “50 Words for Snow” by Kate Bush “Sister Winter” by Sufjan Stevens ...

What I’ve been watching on Disney+ this week

Leo Morgenstern November 26, 2019

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, JONAS, and more

A Streetcar Named Desire Review

Tamara Zayachkowski October 27, 2019

Content Warning: Mentions of domestic violence. A story of an old world clashing with a new and brutal one, with all the hypocrisy and ugliness that such a story entails. Blanche DuBois (Amy Rutherford) has come to live with her sister Stella (Leah Doz) and Stella’s husband Stanley Kowalski (Mac Fyfe) in their New Orleans apartment after losing her job as a high school teacher and her ancestral plantation home, Belle ...