Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 argues that The Hunger Games franchise offers more than a surface-level story for young adults.
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Front of house: Social media’s repackaging of Black death
As much as it has helped, social media has also harmed victims of police violence by reducing them to symbols, Caelan Reeves CM ’24 writes.
Front of house: How Marvel gets away with missing the mark
Marvel movies aren’t bad, per se, they’re just better judged as events than movies, pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 writes.
Front of house: Influencers should stop releasing mediocre media
Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 discusses the trend of lackluster content creation from influencers trying to branch out into new fields.
Front of house: What this year’s Oscar nominations mean for diversity in Hollywood
TSL columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 writes about this year’s diverse Oscar nominations and the cost of pleasing the Academy.
Front of house: The underwhelming excess of ‘Ginny & Georgia’
Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia,” with its dramatic fake-woke dialogue and excessive plots, turns out underwhelming, Caelan Reeves CM ’24 writes.
Front of house: Cop shows perpetuate the myth of the ‘bad apple’
Beneath the lighthearted humor of popular cop shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine lies insidious “copaganda,” pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 argues.
Front of house: Michael Bay’s ‘Songbird’ preview misses the mark on pandemic
Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves CM ’24 believes that Michael Bay’s new film, “Songbird” is insensitive to those suffering because of COVID-19.
Front of house: ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ reintroduces a landmark case to today’s audience
Pop culture column Caelan Reeves CM ’24 reviews Aaron Sorkin’s latest film “Trial of the Chicago 7” currently streaming on Netflix.
Front of house: The rise of social media activism in 2020
Pop culture columnist Caelan Reeves outlines the most ethical way to support causes like Black Lives Matter using social media.