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The Weekly Movie Thing – Angel Heart (1987)

Alex Miller, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

"A movie made by white America that cast a black girl, gave her voodoo things to do and have sex". - Bill Cosby    Well, it's been over thirty-five years since the release of Angel Heart...

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22 Years of the Xbox: A Retrospective of the Original Microsoft Console

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 29, 2023

On November 15, 2023, various social media websites were filled with birthday wishes. “Who were these wishes for?” you may be asking. These wishes were for Microsoft’s original Xbox console, which...

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The Weekly Movie Thing: Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist (2022)

Alex Miller, Staff Writer November 27, 2023

Produced by Jack Clarke and director Brett Gregory, Nobody Loves and You Don't Deserve to Exist (2022) stands as proof that the pioneering spirit of independent British cinema is very much alive and...

Images Cinema Showcases Diverse Films at Indigenous Peoples Film Festival

Images Cinema Showcases Diverse Films at Indigenous Peoples Film Festival

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 17, 2023

From Friday, November 10th to Sunday, November 12th, Images Cinema in Williamstown, Massachusetts hosted the first Indigenous Peoples Film Festival in collaboration with SMC Cultural Affairs and the Students...

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“The Holiday”: An Honest Review, Almost Two Decades Past the Release

Alex Miller, Staff Writer November 10, 2023

"It is a chick flick, I think it is a very satisfying movie for women, I think they should go, take your girlfriends, don't drag your boyfriend, I think he might be a little frustrated." - Aisha Taylor. “Nancy...

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Nerds in New England: My Experience at Rhode Island Comic Con

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 8, 2023

Picture this: a massive building with multiple floors, connected by escalators and filled with art and merchandise showcasing various media such as anime, video games, and movies, and, of course, individuals...

MCLA Theatre Lab Gets Ready to Tango with Tango Palace and Dr. Kheal

MCLA Theatre Lab Gets Ready to Tango with Tango Palace and Dr. Kheal

Angelina Clark, Web Editor November 7, 2023

The MCLA theater department puts on a variety of shows during the Fall semester. This year, the roster of performances held includes a main stage performance of Antigone by Sophocles (translated by Anne...

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Killers of the Flower Moon: An Artistic Review

Alex Miller, Staff Writer November 6, 2023

"Can you find the wolves in this picture?" These words, gravelly, dissonant, uttered with an almost childish timbre and curios naivete from an even more gravelly Leo (as Ernest Burkhart), hang in the...

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Do You Want to Play a Game?: A Review of Horror Film “Saw X”

Angelina Clark, Web Editor October 30, 2023

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!  “I want to play a game,” is one of the most recognizable phrases of 21st century horror, and a sign of complex, nearly-impossible-to-escape death traps and puppets on tricycles...

How Successions Final Season is Already its Best

How Succession’s Final Season is Already its Best

Jillian Currier, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 23, 2023

This review contains spoilers, proceed with caution! Succession is one of those TV shows that you hear all about online and from random friends until you finally feel the FOMO and become pressured enough...

Queer Student Union Holds Annual Drag Dance

Queer Student Union Holds Annual Drag Dance

Tonimarie Basil, Staff Writer April 23, 2023

There are plenty of clubs and organizations that host events multiple times throughout a year or semester, but our Queer Student Union only hosts a Drag Dance once every year. Queer Student Union, or...

Dance Co. Presents Spring Showcase

Dance Co. Presents Spring Showcase

Aurora Bullett, Staff Writer April 23, 2023

On April 14th at 7pm in the Church Street MCLA’s Dance Company performed their Spring Showcase for an audience of MCLA students, faculty, and North Adams community members. The showcase featured sixteen...

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