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Shakespeare Pub Night: An English Department Divorce Party

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Stephen Brown and Andrew Loeb present the Trent English Department's 24th annual Shakespeare Pub Night.

Pathologic 3: Transcending the Medium

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A game about the transcendence of humanity has transcended itself.

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A Review of Encanto: The Magic of Healing Intergenerational Trauma

Cheyenne Wood

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February 24, 2022

Cheyenne Wood reviews Disney's latest animated film, Encanto! Wood writes about what the film means for representation, and how it takes up intergenerational trauma, and puts a new spin on the idea of a Disney villain.

ReFrame Review: North by Current

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February 14, 2022

Katy Catchpole reviews 'North by Current', a film by Angelo 'Madsen' Minax about "the understated relationships between mothers and children, truths and myths, losses and gains."

ReFrame: An Antidote to Nihilism

Nicky Taylor

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February 14, 2022

In this essay, Nick Taylor reviews four films from this year's ReFrame line-up: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, Writing With Fire, The Cost of Freedom, and The Viewing Booth. Weaving these disparate narratives together, Taylor meditates on the art of story-telling, ultimately identifying it as an antidote to nihilism.

Highly Likely: Book Talk & Dad Rock with Niko Stratis

Evan Robins

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February 12, 2026

Two women with Welsh dads talk about working, writing, and what exactly constitutes “dad rock.”

Sketchy Business: TUAAC's Third Comedy Show a Success

Indigo Moran

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January 28, 2026

"I’ve always really loved acting, so [sketch] has been a really great way to pursue that in university," said co-organizer Drew Freemantle.

Anne Shirley Theatre Company Presents: Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche

Allen Barnier

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Indigo Moran

January 28, 2026

Arthur asks the five lesbians if they eat the quiche.

ReFrame Review: INGA

Wesley Braid

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January 28, 2026

INGA is an emotional look into the lives of Ukrainians displaced by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Cruelty Maintains Gnostic Front's INDUSTRY STANDARD

David King

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January 28, 2026

The latest collaboration from Gemunu de Silva and Gnostic Front is a devastating glimpse into a global death machine.

ReFrame Review: At All Kosts

Cirilla Bowman

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January 28, 2026

"At All Kosts" gives weight to the common sentiment that art is and of itself an act of resistance.

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garbageface embraces the doom of “Hellection” 2025

Evan Robins

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April 30, 2025

As election traditions go, karol orzechowski's is slightly unconventional. The local musician, who performs as "garbageface," hosts screenings on the night of major elections in which he scores the results with a live noise show. Evan catches up with karol to talk about this off-beat tradition, and the politics with which it intersects.

Djo Gets to “The Crux” of it All in New Album

Allen Barnier

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April 28, 2025

A review of Djo's new album, "The Crux"

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