While scrolling through Instagram Reels one night, I stumbled upon a stitched video starting with a woman asking “Do we really need politics in books?”  The original video has been lost to...

Storytelling comes in all forms. In the Stanley Museum’s latest exhibit, entitled “Weaving Narratives,” it comes in the form of textiles curated from different African cultures throughout Iowa....

2025 has been a great year for movies so far, with big action-packed blockbusters and high-grossing heartfelt romcoms, and it's not over yet. With under two months left, these highly anticipated seven...

Yorgos Lanthimos’ third film in three years, “Bugonia,” is about what you would expect from the director at this point. For fans of the filmmaker’s signature darkly comic, bleak sensibility,...

Streaming is better Theaters have always held a soft spot in my heart. But let’s face it, they aren’t the same anymore. The expenses for me back home are almost too much to want to go at all...

Midterm season has officially wrapped up, and for some of us, this time is a period of mourning for our fallen grades.  Alas, life goes on — and so does the workload. Yes, midterms may be over,...

Walking through the tunnels and hidden alleys of Iowa City, once barren walls shimmer with vibrant graffiti.  The walls speak in drunken messages left by people coming home from the bars. They...

In 2010, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was arrested by his government and accused of making propaganda films critiquing the regime. In prison, Panahi wrote letters detailing mistreatment and abuse,...

Everyone knows the classic story of Disney’s “Peter Pan,” the perpetually young boy looking for his shadow who takes the three Darling children on a trip to Neverland. What is less known, however,...

I first came across Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” after seeing it was opening at FilmScene, and decided to look into the film. Noticing it stars big-name actors Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson,...

In a sea of colorful t-shirts, artists of all ages stood side by side as a musical hum filled the theater. The light strumming of a banjo and the chords of a guitar carried through the auditorium as...

As three renowned musicians took their final bows, the audience erupted into applause. The Vamos/Carey/Nosikova trio performed at Voxman Music Building on Nov. 9, with pieces by Giuseppe Tartini, Franz...