From the opening minute of “Rebel Ridge,” I felt completely absorbed. As Aaron Pierre rides his bike blasting “The Number of the Beast” by Iron Maiden, a police car encroaches on Pierre’s character...
“Red Rooms,” originally titled “Les Chambres Rouges,” follows protagonist Kelly-Anne, played by Juliette Gariépy, a juror stuck in the courtroom of a high-profile murder case.
Ludovic Chevalier,...
The greatest feature of art is its ability to reflect life. Art can offer an escape in many forms during a contentious, stressful election year such as this, whether through film, music, television,...
Harper Steele is an American writer and filmmaker from Iowa City. She worked on sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1995-2008, during which time she was promoted to the role of writing supervisor...
Despite the foreboding walls of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, an infamous maximum-security prison in New York, sunlight consistently finds a way through the barred windows, no matter the time of day....
In January 2024, Unimpaired, the only dry bar in Iowa City, closed its doors for good after being in business for just over two years. Its failure was a stark contrast to the thriving downtown Iowa...
Hannah Bonner is a recent postgraduate student at the University of Iowa’s Creative Nonfiction MFA program. She has worked as a film and literary critic in addition to her writing career. Bonner...
Just up an eerily lit stairwell off of Clinton Street, bass music pounding louder with each step, are the sleek wooden bars and brick studio walls of Coa Cantina, Iowa City’s beloved tequila bar.
Despite...
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It’s a rarity to see a sequel live up to the original. Within Hollywood, “Jaws: The Revenge” and “Grease 2” haunt franchises and filmmakers who dream of a second installment. Once in...
Assassins, cults, and the undead take center stage in The James Theater’s latest production, “Once Upon a Time in the People’s Republic of Johnson County.”
The play, set against the backdrop...
On the evening of Sept. 6, David Johnson, a University of Iowa alumni, displayed a collection of prints at the ArtiFactory Gallery. The collection showcases his talent and proclivity toward the mediums...
The Robert A. Lee Recreation Center’s arts and crafts room was already open, with a single long, narrow table in the center of the space. On top of it was a container of googly eyes, a bag of popsicle...
