“Map to the Stars” follows a multitude of washups and wannabes as they desperately claw their way up the social…
Poet masterfully comments on race, urban culture
Tyrone Williams, a black poet from Detroit, came to TU’s campus for a reading. Williams is a professor at Xavier…
“Paradise Now” shows suicide bombers’ humanity in a heavy-handed fashion
“Paradise Now” is a 2005 film surrounded by controversy, and rightfully so. The movie means to humanize suicide-bombers, a topic…
“Still Alice”: emotional kitsch outweighed by Julianne Moore’s superb performance
Viewers could be excused for dismissing “Still Alice” as the sort of emotional kitsch that airs on Lifetime. The titular…
The Oscars: can you really watch them?
Conor Fellin says he watched the Oscars. He observed the effect the Oscars had on those around him, which is…
“The Last Five Years” riveting in spite of worn premise
I saw “The Last Five Years” this past Tuesday. At the time, I decided that it was a decent movie,…
TU Spring Film Festival screens pleasing student work
Every spring, shortly after the Academy Awards have aired, the University of Tulsa’s Film Department has its own Oscars, the…
“The Vagina Monologues” challenges and rewards with its women’s stories
When I first came to college, I had a set of expectations that I think I gathered from some combination…
“Chicago” performance wonderful despite rocky opening number
Saturday at two o’clock, I went to see “Chicago” the musical at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The musical started…
TU jazz concert swings and hits
Last Thursday, Feb. 19, the TU Jazz bands hosted their first big concert of the semester. They were joined by…