The last Ryan Family Film series of the academic year was a screening of Mike Nichols’ “The Graduate,” followed by Elaine May’s “The Heartbreak Kid.”
“The Graduate” may just be the quintessential coming-of-age...
In cinema, the horror genre is a glaring inevitability. I should know, as a movie theater employee. No matter how terrible a new horror movie in theaters is, it will always draw in at least some meager crowd of teenagers or couples....
Ale Lewis, Head Arts & Features Editor
• April 17, 2026
Colgate University Theater premiered “The Lake” in the Dana Arts Center on Tuesday, April 7. Russian playwright Mikhail Durnenkov unveils the emotional complexity of the present moment. On the surface, the characters drink...
Audrey Sau, Assistant Arts & Features Editor
• April 17, 2026
American folk musicians Jake Xerxes Fussell and Sam Amidon made the first stop of their spring 2026 joint tour at The Palace Theater on Tuesday, April 7. The support of several sponsors from Colgate University, namely the university’s...
Colgate University hosted Ukrainian writer, poet, translator and film critic Volodymyr Rafeyenko for a conversation on language, identity and the human experience on Thursday, April 9. The event included a public reading from...
In light of recent American film releases, I expected Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Drama” (2026) to be a dramatization of a bare-bones plot, flirting with provocative themes to appeal to awards and headlines. What I did not...
After a slew of recent postmodernist films that only confuse and bore, the release of “Project Hail Mary” earlier this March saw the beautiful execution of a somewhat simple idea. Considering the amount of pretentiousness...
At the 98th Academy Awards, Hollywood’s most coveted honors were handed out to the industry’s best and brightest. In spectacular fashion, the host Conan O’Brien set the tone for a lively night that celebrated a standout...
“Grey’s Anatomy” actor Eric Dane died on Feb. 19 at the age of 53 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He is survived by his two daughters, Bille Beatrice, 15,...
Weeks after its release on Valentine’s Day, “Wuthering Heights,” directed by Emerald Fennell, is still drawing crowds. I went to the theater the week after its release, expecting only the odd couple or two, and found the...
On Feb. 19, Haven and the Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a screening of “The Hate U Give,” creating space for students to engage with themes of race, violence and community healing. The event paired the film with a discussion...
The third installment in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” series of films was released on Netflix on Nov. 26, 2025. “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” featured a similarly star-studded cast to its predecessors, as well...
