Ariana Lessard, Assistant Arts Editor
• January 22, 2023
Witch trials existed long before Salem, Massachusetts. Waltraud Maierhofer, a University of Iowa professor of German, teaches the course Witch Hunts in Fact and Fiction, which explores European witch...
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” proves animated movies are not just for children.
The stop-motion take on the classic fairy tale directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson hit Netflix Friday,...
“All Quiet on the Western Front” is a German epic film that accurately, although not flawlessly, captures the terror and pain of World War I.
The film, released to Netflix streaming on Oct....
Following weeks of speculation and teases from the two artists, Drake and 21 Savage released one of the best rap albums of the year with their collaboration ‘Her Loss,’ on Nov. 4.
The sixteen-track...
Glowing beneath blue light swirling with stars and moons, giggling figures flitted across the stage in front of a mountainous backdrop inlaid with cliffs and caves.
The scene greeted audiences...
I stayed up late on Oct. 17, curling up with a blanket and a bowl of popcorn to watch one of my favorite book series come alive on screen, hardly able to contain my excitement. At the same time, considering...
Sitting down to watch the finale of Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon, I had a moment of eerie deja vu as I unwillingly remembered how poorly the last Game of Thrones finale went. The last episode...
After four years of waiting for a new album, English rock band Arctic Monkeys reminded fans of how great 21st-century rock can be with their Oct. 21 release of “The Car.”
Friday’s 10 new songs...
As the clock struck midnight on Oct. 21 — or 11 p.m on Oct. 20. for Iowans — Taylor Swift’s 10th original studio album Midnights debuted, filled with modern synths and nocturnal, melodramatic...
Seagulls, rushing water, dramatic instrumental music, scents of popcorn and funnel cake, and the voices of pirate carnival barkers advertising their wares filled the chilly autumn air. Chatting families...
No one knew what to expect when they took their seats in the Alan MacVey Theatre on Friday night. There was no program provided at the door, no cast list, and no precedent set by other performances....
The Riverside Theatre seats filled with people conversing quietly before the varied production of “Les Miserables” on Sunday night. As attendees stepped off of the elevator and entered the space,...
