THE ARTS

Tom Holland's performance of Spider-Man in Brand New Day marks a return to the moral philosophy that defines the character (Sony Pictures, 2026) The canon event of every Spider-Man starts in the same place. And no , it’s not when a radioactive spider gives him a life changing bite. Peter Parker had yet to discover his true identity, using his newfound powers to showboat his superior strength and earn money off a series of wrestling matches. Spider-Man was born in an alleywa

Exhausted travelers gather by their makeshift mobile homes, carving out a moment of peace in a landscape of hidden mines. Oliver Laxe’s Sirat is a survival story about several unlikely traveling companions making their way through the Sahara Desert. In a world that is falling apart, the film follows a group of Europeans who treat a dangerous landscape as a playground for spiritual and sensory liberation. By weaving together the energies of a desert rave with the religious sy

Attack on Titan Season 4 promotional poster. Credit: SlashFilm. Warning: Spoilers for Season 4 of Attack on Titan. With the cultural shift toward right wing ideas and aesthetics since the beginning of the 2020s, many have been examining the “alt-right pipeline” and what has led young developing teens and adults to adopt far-right rhetoric. A primary subject of this discussion has been anime, or animated Japanese media, which gained mainstream popularity in the United States b