Movie review: Cultural authenticity in ‘Always Be My Maybe’ spices up rom-com genre

For once, Keanu Reeves is unlikable. The actor briefly appears in “Always Be My Maybe,” the latest Netflix original film set to hit the streaming service and select theaters Friday. Reeves plays himself in a parallel world where, rather than assuming the role of a heroic or charming lead, he’s a pretentious jerk, reciting lines […]

Art to Heart: UCLA’s characteristic architecture looks to the past, illuminates value of learning

Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying those of others. In efforts to challenge ideas that reinforce […]

Movie review: ‘Aladdin’ remake’s whole new world offers an underwhelming new point of view

One of the ’90s’ biggest animated hits is getting a reboot, and who better to lead the way than the biggest movie star of the ’90s – Will Smith. In Disney’s sixth live-action remake of the decade – and the second of four set to release in 2019 – director Guy Ritchie takes on the […]

Art to Heart: Digital media artists’ synesthetic storytelling enlivens and humanizes history

This post was updated on May 23 at 1:31 p.m. Art, the universal language, can transcend space and time to reach a diverse audience. We hear this all the time, but do we truly feel the weight of these words? A cloud of elitism envelops the “art world,” alienating the perspectives of some while glorifying […]

Cafe review: Donation-based coffee shop Upside Down provides fresh, welcoming environment

Accustomed to the appallingly high expenses at modern coffee shops, I wondered what the prices would be as I walked into Upside Down – only to find that there were none. The donation-based cafe – where customers dictate how much they want to pay for its products – initially seemed like every other trendy, millennial-infested […]

‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 recap – Episode 6: ‘The Iron Throne’

Winter is here: The final season of “Game of Thrones” is one of the most highly anticipated television events of the last decade. Follow our columnists as they explore students’ weekly reactions as an iconic era of pop culture comes to an end. Beware, spoilers lie ahead. Last week, the bells rang. This week, they […]

Theater review: ‘Invisible Tango’ dances on intersection of narrative, introspection and magic

Magician Helder Guimarães balances the mundane and the magical like a sleight-of-hand trick in his one-man show, “Invisible Tango.” Directed by Frank Marshall, Guimarães’ show will continue its run at the Geffen Playhouse until June 30. Within the intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, Guimarães invites his crowd to a performance that is part stream-of-consciousness storytelling, […]