Sabrina Papas

Editor-in-Chief 

Best movie of the year? 

Person to Person

Person to Person presents the narratives of multiple New Yorkers over the course of one day, but director Dustin Guy Defa is less interested in telling resolute stories and more interested in his characters. What matters here are the people—vibrant in their quiet lives.

Best TV show of the year? 

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

Amy Sherman-Palladino’s writing has reached a peak with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. If you’re not convinced, the incredible production and costume design is enough of a reason to watch. 

Harrison Wade

Arts and Culture Editor  

Best movie of the year?  

Burning

This is the movie I’ve been thinking about the most, still lost in its mystery and stuck, sliding over its surface, trying to find a way in. It is ostensibly a love triangle between two reunited classmates and an enigmatic, playful man named Ben. Steven Yeun plays the latter role with such charm and control his seductive appeal becomes distressing. Really, all of Burning plays between this seduction and agitation. Director Lee Chang-dong has built a thriller out of cold, crisp images and a subtly unnerving score from Mowg. More frightening than what we see is what we don’t: the potential for violence is already determined by the way class and sex define how we live, dream, and play. 

Mia Carnevale

Illustration Editor

Best movie of the year? 

Incredibles 2

After 14 years, Pixar was able to bring back a memorable childhood film while maintaining the same reliability and allure of The Incredibles by merely telling the next chapter of the story. Incredibles 2 captures the subtlety of family dynamics by turning the tables and exploring the twisted side of justice in society.

Best album of the year? 

Love Yourself: Tear by BTS 

While this K-pop group has successfully explored darker themes in albums such as the brooding Dark & Wild and seductive Wings, Love Yourself: Tear focuses on the self and the path of the individual, rather than depending on the allure or hurt of the significant other. Following the end of a relationship, Tear asks why the bond broke and considers how, possibly, love did not exist in it at all, because of the absence of self-love. Tear proves, through its R&B base and mix of genres, that one should never hide one’s passions, fear, and doubts in a relationship, and that wearing a mask for someone else only causes more isolation, instability, and damage.

Tamara Frooman

Senior Copy Editor 

Best album of the year? 

Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Every. God. Damn. Track. on this album iS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER and qualified for song of the summer!!! The production level of this masterpiece was UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Truly! Top! Notch!

Eric McGarry

Web Editor 

Best movie of the year? 

Sorry to Bother You

A super amazing and funny take on a strange, modern world. It takes on issues of race and economic inequality while simultaneously giving an amazing story, with the craziest twist ever.

Best TV show of the year? 

BoJack Horseman

In its fifth season, BoJack tackles not only the #MeToo movement and the issues that plague it’s fictional version of Hollywood, Hollywoo, but also the show’s own legacy and the effects it has had on its viewers. BoJack Horseman never loses its comedic or introspective lens, and it’s still the best show on television. 

Best album of the year? 

ONEPOINTFIVE by Aminé 

Aminé’s second album kills it in every aspect. With awesome bangers, ridiculous beats, and lyrics that pull it together, he just knows what he’s doing. 

Miranda Carroll

Editorial Assistant 

Best movie of the year? 

Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade captures both the contemporary ethos of young teenagers and the universal struggle of growing up. This movie is honest, awkward, and real. Most of all, it shows what it’s like to be young and on the internet, young and self-conscious, as well as young and trying to figure yourself out.

Being Human In Public by Jessie Reyez  

Released on my birthday, this album was a great gift; Reyez’s voice is beautiful and her tunes are catchy but authentic. Being Human In Public is a powerful and emotional album on which Reyez sings about her experience as a Latina musician and with sexual harassment in the music industry.

Noah Kelly

Editorial Assistant 

Best TV show of the year? 

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman comes back with another season of dark humour that will have you falling to the floor with laughter, then lying there, staring up at the ceiling, questioning if there is such a thing as a good and moral life. 

Best album of the year? 

Veteran by JPEGMAFIA 

JPEGMAFIA’s jagged industrial production and eclectic collage of samples layered with the sonic explosion of his vocals make this album a mind-rocking, head-banging 19 tracks. An added bonus: the album features song titles like “I Cannot F**king Wait Til Morrissey Dies.”

Arin Klein

Copy Editor 

Best movie of the year? 

Hearts Beat Loud 

Queer WOC love story portrayed by queer WOC; amazing soundtrack and score; Ron Swanson as a nice dad, singing an acoustic ballad. What more could you ask for?