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Arts and Entertainment

A&E 2/20/18 10:32pm

‘I, Tonya’ complicates an infamous sports scandal

By Maddie Flavin

The tragicomedy biopic “I, Tonya,” is based on “irony-free, wildly contradictory, totally true” interviews with Harding and ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. The film uses them to ask us: What if our notions about her were wrong?

A&E 2/20/18 10:21pm

‘Honey’ sounds different, but doesn’t live up to artists’ potential

By Naomi Wentz

All of the tracks on “Honey” are very repetitive, using the same drop twice in each song, a common structure in electronic music that cries out for some type of vocalist.

A&E 2/14/18 12:27am

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” balances violence and hope

By Maddie Flavin

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” really earns its TV-MA rating.

A&E 2/14/18 12:19am

A lonely heart’s Valentine’s Day viewing guide

By Ryan Lee

You know the drill. Eat at home. Stay away from social media. Yes, us stags and spinsters have learned to deal with the week of Feb.

A&E 2/14/18 12:06am

Netflix original ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ squanders its potential

By Michael VerMeulen

During Super Bowl LII, Netflix dropped the first trailer for “The Cloverfield Paradox,” the third installment in the fascinating, ever-shifting Cloverfield franchise that began in 2008.

A&E 2/13/18 11:57pm

MGMT comes of age with fourth album, “Little Dark Age”

By Simona Matovic

After MGMT’s successful 2007 debut, “Oracular Spectacular,” which included their most popular songs, “Kids” and “Electric Feel,” their subsequent, more experimental 2010 and 2013 albums departed from their initial sound and never gained much traction.

A&E 2/13/18 11:42pm

Ballin’ On A budget: The best makeup products at the drugstore

By Amelia Calautti

Sia once sang, “Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight, I love cheap thrills,” and, while she may have been talking about partying, the same goes for shopping for makeup.

A&E 2/13/18 10:58pm

Migos falls flat on ‘Culture II’ album

By Naomi Pringle

The self-importance that accompanies any rap album longer than an hour and a half is almost always a recipe for disaster, but Migos could have been forgiven for their lengthy runtime had the quality of “Culture 2” remained as consistent as its predecessor.

A&E 2/6/18 2:30am

Moody Center merges art and science with spring offerings

By Christina Tan

The Moody Center for the Arts merges art and science in three new exhibitions: “Island Universe,”“Pile the Wood High!,” and “Particle Chamber.”

A&E 1/31/18 1:26am

In “Cosmic Energy,” Jorge Deredia meditates on the universe and human nature

By Ye Lim Oh

A human figure emerges from the lofty curves of marble. A measured gleam coats an aura of impenetrability, leaving no signs of distress or rapture in its carefully polished expression. Tenderly couched between the arches of its body lies a sphere, a central motif in Deredia’s oeuvre.

A&E 1/31/18 1:12am

Musical ‘The Greatest Showman’ prioritizes audience happiness

By Jake Reinhart

“The Greatest Showman” follows P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman) as he chases his ambition of creating the greatest show on Earth. Along the way, Barnum incorporates some of New York’s “human oddities” into his act, partners with upper-class businessman Phillip Carlyle (Zac Efron), and struggles to create the first instance of the modern circus.

A&E 1/31/18 1:06am

FLO Paris: High Quality at a High Price

By Simona Matovic

Rather than the traditional “R.I.P,” the three letters on my Tetra’s tombstone will now be “FLO.”

A&E 1/31/18 12:53am

Western ‘Hostiles’ offers a frank picture of violence

By Maddie Flavin

A re-examination of a time in American history that’s received glamorous treatment for too long, “Hostiles” stomps on the rose-tinted glasses and gets its hands bloody without a care for viewers’ discomfort at its violence.

A&E 1/23/18 10:39pm

Love and sociopathy collide in ‘The End of the F***king World’

By Amelia Calautti

Combine a 17-year-old psychopath and an angsty teen girl and what do you get?

A&E 1/23/18 10:33pm

In ‘The Shape of Water,’ the monster isn’t the villain

By Maddie Flavin

Del Toro’s best film since 2006’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Shape of Water” celebrates the boundless nature of love.

A&E 1/23/18 10:17pm

‘Phantom Thread’ expertly captures relationship dynamics

By Michael VerMeulen

Arguably the greatest actor of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis claimed this past year to be retiring from the profession. If this holds true, Day-Lewis certainly leaves on a high note in director and writer Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” a twisted period romance that once again proves the mastery of all those involved.

A&E 1/17/18 9:26am