Andrea Renney
Ready or Not appeals to millennials’ disdain for the 1% by beating them at their own games
September 1, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor First things first: Ready or Not does not star Margot Robbie. I know I’m not alone in thinking that it did; when I told my roommate I was heading to an advance screening of the film, she replied “Oh yeah, Margot Robbie’s in that!” Rather, the film stars Samara Weaving as Grace Le Domas, the newest member of the affluent Le Domas family and the target of a murderous game of hide-and-seek on her wedding night. Ready or Not is a black comedy/horror film that centres around the Le Domas family, who are big players…
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Soundtracks for your major
August 30, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Marco Ovies, Andrea Renney, and Winona Young There are several factors that can contribute to a student’s choice in major: eventual career prospects, passion for a subject, or pressure from family. Sometimes we’re happy…
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The Fore-Playlist
February 3, 2019By: Winona Young, Andrea Renney, Kim Regala, Kitty Cheung, and Geron Malbas We would ideally have 69 tracks on this playlist, but for our Sex, Sexuality, and Gender Issue, we’re hooking you up with these hot tracks ASAP for…
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Sitting down with band: Hot Flash Heat Wave
September 3, 2018By: Andrea Renney “Finish this sentence: If you like _______, you’ll like Hot Flash Heat Wave.” Sitting on a second-story patio on a warm August evening in San Diego, Hot Flash Heat Wave’s Ted Davis (bass and vocals)…
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A closer look at surf rock
August 2, 2018Written by: Andrea Renney [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/arenney-us/playlist/31GTDKD04s4Y499C27qypN[/embed] While studying abroad in San Diego in the spring, I embraced all things southern California: freeway traffic, “studying” on the beach, and In-N-Out Burger. Already a garage-rock and punk-rock enthusiast, the natural progression for the…
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The Dirty Nil achieves maximum rock and roll in 2017
September 20, 2017By: Andrea Renney Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, the Dirty Nil is three guys and a guitar, a bass, and a drumset. Call them a rock ‘n’ roll band, call them a punk band, call them a jazz band — they…
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It floats to the top of the box office — and for good reason
September 19, 2017By: Andrea Renney There’s been a lot of buzz about It, the recent adaptation of Stephen King’s well-known horror novel of the same name that may well have sparked coulrophobia (the fear of clowns) in the hearts of people everywhere…
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Album Reviews
May 16, 2017Everybody by Logic Review by Neil MacAlister With Everybody, Logic outshines the corniness and repetitiveness that plagued his last two projects by playing to his biggest strength: his ambitious, cinematic approach to album-crafting. Everybody tells the story of a man…
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