Sizing Up The Superheroes of Television
Amy Chase
Illustration by Amy Chase, Staff Illustrator
It’s no secret that comic book culture has slowly risen its way to power in modern media. Between...
Twin Peaks Returns Unique As Ever
Miles Bishop
As much as the term “spectacle” gets attached to undeserving events, no better word describes the two-part Season 3 premiere and accompanying streams...
“Mother!”: An Intriguing Yet Unsettling Theatrical Journey
Emmanuel Alcantar
Staff Writer
Watching “Mother!” was one of the most uncomfortably visceral things I’ve experienced in a very long time. Many scenes made my stomach...
Spike and Mike’s Classical Festival of Animation
Coleman Gray
Staff Writer
Spike and Mike’s Classical Festival of Animation played at University of California, Santa Barbara’s own Campbell Hall on Friday, April 4, as...
“Hugh Hefner’s After Dark” Screens at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Sabrina Bui
Staff Writer
Hugh Hefner is nearly synonymous with Playboy, the controversial magazine that has been a comfort for army service people and lonely souls...
Robert Redford Celebrated with American Riviera Award at SBIFF
Coleman Gray
Staff Writer
One of the greatest movies stars of all time came to the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 7, to...
“13 Reasons Why” Reminds Us to Proceed with Caution
Joanne Rhee
Web Director
For the past four years, Netflix has slowly and aggressively been rolling out its own original series, making them a decent competitor...
The Zookeeper’s Wife Falls Flat
Emmanuel Alcantar
Staff Writer
Films about the Holocaust always have the daunting task of accurately portraying the horror that occurred during World War II. As difficult...
Memoir ‘Just Mercy’ Exposes Racial Injustice
Lacy Wright
This year’s UCSB Reads choice book Just Mercy is more than just the memoir of one of the country’s most famous living lawyers...
Hungry For More: A Mostly Spoiler-Free ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ Review
Sarah Beaver
Staff Writer
As the familiar four-toned whistle resounded throughout theater 3 of Goleta’s Camino Real Cinemas, excited audience members whispered to each other in...
