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Ethan B. Reichsman

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Please Stop Making New Movies: A Plea from a Film Studies Concentrator

Do we really need a whole new slate of films every year until the end of time?


Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ Digs Far Deeper Than the Original

The result is a film that is just as rich and entrancing as the original, in an entirely new way.


‘The Dragon Prince’ Embraces Nostalgia, Inclusivity

“The Dragon Prince” is no mere clone, but it shares much of its DNA with Ehasz’s previous work.


Making Sense of the World with ‘Explained’

“Explained,” the weekly informational Netflix show produced by Vox Media, is both nothing new and an interesting development in the ever more varied field of television.


Hyperconnected and Lonely: A Conversation with Bo Burnham

A more extensive concern is validated by the fact that Bo Burnham has spent the majority of his life performing and talking about performance.


From Boston Calling 2018: Eminem Thrills, Bloats with Excess

With the exception of a few songs like “Stan” and “Lose Yourself,” the music was hardly the most memorable part of the evening—so much else was happening onstage, namely a mass of inessential elements that unnecessarily distracted from the show.


From Boston Calling 2018: Fleet Foxes in Bucolic Harmony

As the light faded and the rain came down on the crowd at Boston Calling’s Delta Blue Stage, Fleet Foxes brought a bit of natural beauty to Allston.


From Boston Calling 2018: Jack White Brings His Distinct Sound and Politics to Boston

Perhaps the best way to think about White’s performance, however, is less as a set of songs and more as a nearly two-hour-long stream of almost unbroken guitar riffs and drum beats.


From Boston Calling 2018: Saturday Sound Bites

Starting off Saturday at Boston Calling with Leikeli47 was an excellent choice.


From Boston Calling 2018: The Killers Wed Spectacle and Nostalgia

As frontman and vocalist Brandon Flowers repeated throughout their set, The Killers came to Boston Calling “by way of glamorous Las Vegas, Nevada,” and much of the glitz and showmanship that makes that city special came with them.