Entertainment

Tigers and TikTok

Tigers and TikTok

José Pablo Fernández García

The world we live in is undoubtedly changing in various facets day by day, and how we socialize and connect with our communities is no exception. For at least some Princeton students, TikTok is taking on an increasingly prominent part of their social lives as our campus community is spread out across the world. 

THE PROSPECT | 04/12/2020

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Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Paige Allen

Currently showing at the Princeton Garden Theatre, Céline Sciamma’s latest film “Portrait de la jeune fille en feu” (translated as “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) explores the dialectics of artist/subject, love/beloved, and viewer/viewed, presenting them as fluid and reciprocal. In the act of viewing, the film posits, oneself is viewed.

THE PROSPECT | 03/10/2020

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USG Movie Review: ‘The Social Network’

USG Movie Review: ‘The Social Network’

Sreesha Ghosh

Today, I have aspirations of being a screenwriter — and Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Network’ is precisely the reason why.

THE PROSPECT | 02/25/2020

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The bittersweet paradox of ‘Parasite’ and the Oscars

The bittersweet paradox of ‘Parasite’ and the Oscars

Cameron Lee

A closer examination of the politics of “Parasite” and its Oscar success reveals the extremity of Western culture’s global influence and Hollywood’s domination of the film industry, and it inadvertently sets a standard for foreign countries that desire inclusion in the glamour and prestige of the Academy Awards.

THE PROSPECT | 02/20/2020

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