Acclaimed filmmaker Ethan Coen debuted his first solo project over the weekend with the road trip crime comedy “Drive-Away Dolls.” As the film opens on Pedro Pascal nervously staring at his analog...

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” was not terrible. However, it wasn’t all that great, either; it certainly didn’t live up to the storytelling prowess of the...

John Logan’s award-winning play “Red” has been revitalized by City Circle Theatre Company through an intimate, wildly entertaining performance. The biographical drama depicts painter Mark...

There is no way to properly encapsulate the fever dream that is watching “Madame Web.” It is a once-in-a-lifetime disaster of a film. Released in theaters on Feb. 14, “Madame Web” follows Cassandra...

If I had to sum up Brittany Howard’s newest album, “What Now,” in one word, I would go with “wow.” Known for both her solo work and her time as lead singer of the band Alabama Shakes,...

Both Sarah Hayes and Amy Rodriguez were present at the national Broadway tour stops of “Rent” at Hancher Auditorium — Hayes as an audience member in 1999 and Rodriguez as a student stagehand in...

A new student-run, fashion-focused magazine is joining the University of Iowa’s literary scene. Editor-in-chief and founder, UI student Abby Wedemeyer, cited an absence of editorial fashion...

Since she was five years old — and though that was only seven years ago — Cora Beland has been a writer. For years, the Iowa City Community School District Northwest Junior High seventh-grader’s...

I had very little expectations going into director Sean Price Williams’ “The Sweet East.” What was initially portrayed as a charming indie film with its soft, quaint opening, quickly devolved into...

Alex Lead sits in Alan McVey Theatre and hears his written words spoken aloud for the dozenth time, following along with the script on his phone. His play, “West Illinois Glass House,”...

Dozens of fans packed the top floor of Gabe’s on Saturday to watch six popular Iowa City bands duke it out for a chance to play at Solshine, an annual music and arts festival in Illinois in May....

The Battle of the Bands was hosted at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.  Among competing bands were Kobe Williams and the Fantasy, 28 Days Later, and Worst Impressions. Groups took the...