Directing his first feature, Bishal Dutta takes inspiration from Hindu mythology in his new horror film, “It Lives Inside.” Dutta might as well have taken the audience on a death-defying roller coaster to the deep, dark abysses of hell, as the film is genuinely terrifying. “It Lives Inside” follows an Indian American teenage girl named Sam (Megan Suri), who is struggling with her heritage and culture. Her only desire is
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Following the success of the previous three seasons, “Sex Education”‘s season finale needs to catch up due to the introduction of new characters and attachment to older characters. This final installment needs to flow more smoothly with multiple character plots and growth. In contrast, previous seasons had character arcs that made side characters outshine the main cast by miles. Unfortunately, season four climaxes with an underwhelming mess of a finale.
This year, the genre of hip-hop and rap turned 50 years old. To celebrate, here are the summer’s top hip-hop and rap songs. “Put It On Da Floor Again” by Latto feat. Cardi B Released on June 2, Latto’s collaboration with Cardi B became an instant trend on social media. The notable lyrics, “Rip me out the plastic, I been actin’ brand new,” started a trend in which people covered
Welcome back to the Daily’s Dose podcast. Join Sam, Ayden and Hana in their first episode of the semester, where they discuss the best and worst of summer 2023 media and what they look forward to seeing this fall. Featured illustration: Jazmine Garcia
Tyler Childers’ sixth studio album, “Rustin’ In The Rain,” is a short collection of compelling and personal emotions from one of the biggest names in country, folk and bluegrass. The country songs of the last 20 years have had their standouts and music idols, but the market has become oversaturated with music solely made for commercial success. Artists like Childers are helping push the umbrella of country music in a
Hercule Poirot is on the case. Based on Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party,” the film “A Haunting in Venice’’ has surpassed expectations in the detective fiction genre by crossing into the realm of horror and thrill. Following the success of director Kenneth Branagh’s Christie adaptations, “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the Nile,” “A Haunting in Venice” switches things up and dives head-first into the paranormal with
When people think of live action anime, the first word that pops into many minds is “failure.” Over the past few years, anime adapted into live actions have earned themselves a poor reputation. From “Dragon Ball: Evolution” to “Death Note,” each live action destroyed its chance of having good reviews. Bad acting, a lack of diversity and rushed plots are some factors that formed the nickname “the live action curse.”
“Starfield”‘s developer, Bethesda, is responsible for some of the greatest games of all time, especially their early “Fallout” titles, but “Fallout 76” was a widely publicized failure and other studios released titles like “The Outer Worlds” and “Cyberpunk 2077” that outcompeted Bethesda’s offerings. Veteran game director Todd Howard had guided Bethesda to greatness since the release of “Fallout 3” in 2008, but after 15 years, it was beginning to look
