With the 94th Oscars only two weeks away, cinephiles are beginning to work on their ballots for the exciting day. While 2020 was a disappointing year for movies thanks to the pandemic, 2021 is a promising...
What do you think of when you hear the word circus? Does a fond memory of gobbling down popcorn as a performer flys by on a trapeze come to mind? Or do you think of a clown juggling an unfathomable amount...
Of all of the powerful, show-stopping moments in “35MM,” there are many that could be my favorite: the delightfully creepy ending of “Leave Luanne,” the climax, complete with a disco ball and glitter...
Robby Haynos, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• March 9, 2022
Pizza is awesome, isn’t it? There’s nothing more universally loved in this country than dough, sauce and cheese. A good slice of pizza is a special kind of joy, a literal slice of heaven that dismisses...
Finding yourself among the facets of people that aren’t exposed on a day-to-day basis is fascinating. We’ve all seen those videos titled something like “Subway Man Crushes It With Stevie Wonder Cover,”...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• February 16, 2022
The Winter Arts Festival, which was held Feb. 11-13 this semester, has been through several iterations in recent years. Prior to its 2020 revival, the festival was known as the Bates Arts Crawl. With its...
Note: Olivia Dimond is the managing arts and leisure editor of The Student, but she did not see this review until its publication.
Last week, when I decided to cover “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” I...
Writer and director Adam McKay’s star-studded “Don’t Look Up” is a giant metaphor for the climate crisis. The movie follows two troubled scientists who, after discovering a planet-killing comet...
Elizabeth Patrick, Assistant Arts & Leisure Editor
• February 8, 2022
Scrolling through Netflix the other day, as one does on any given afternoon, I found something entirely new on the Netflix platform: games. This seemed weird to me at first — why would a streaming service...
As the Maine wind chills persist and our semester woes multiply, it’s important to find things that instill a simple warm glow. Whether that be exercise, catching up with friends, movie watching or just...
Olivia Dimond, Managing Arts & Leisure Editor
• February 8, 2022
Bates’s dance program — specifically, the Bates Dance Festival — is well-known and respected among its peers. But, like many college dance programs, while it offers classes in a variety of styles,...
It’s been 18 years since the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815 first graced our television screens in 2004. Created by J.J. Abrams (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) and Damon Lindeloff (“Watchmen”),...
