REVIEW: “Cuties” is a bold cinematic statement that should be celebrated, not canceled
Logan Peterson, Contributing Writer
September 20, 2020
Society hates confronting their present almost as much as they hate confronting their past. The response to Maïmouna Doucouré’s “Cuties” has revealed to me this unfortunate reality. The controversial Netflix film entered the public consciousness when the streaming service released mar...
REVIEW: ‘Midnight Gospel’ offers a surreal, animated journey of self-reflection
Xavier Ortega, Photo Chief
May 13, 2020
At first glance, “The Midnight Gospel” looks like a show similar to “Adventure Time” or “Ricky and Morty” with an animation style that feels very surreal and psychedelic at times. Once you start watching the show, however, you begin to realize that you are in for a journey of self-reflec...
REVIEW: ‘Unorthodox’ draws viewers into its tale of escaping from Hassidic community, arranged marriage
Tommy Virgl, Contributing Writer
May 9, 2020
“Unorthodox” is a Netflix mini-series loosely based on Deborah Feldman’s autobiography: “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots.” The series follows Esty (played by Shira Haas), a 19-year-old woman who is unhappy with her current arranged marriage. Coming from a Hassidic ...
REVIEW: ‘Too Hot To Handle’ comes in hot as Netflix’s new dating show
Chinyere Ibeh, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
Premiering in April amid social distancing and stay-at-home orders, “Too Hot To Handle” introduced itself as a dating show with a unique twist. The show follows a group of ten insanely attractive, horny and single people from around the world. The premise of the show revolves around the fact tha...
Streaming services to look into when buying stocks during pandemic
Samantha Madden, Contributing Writer
April 29, 2020
Streaming apps across the world seemingly appeared out of nowhere and took off, with services like Netflix quickly becoming household names. According to a CNBC survey, 57 percent of Americans are using streaming apps. Although the economy is declining during the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming apps ...
What The DePaulia’s Arts & Life team is binging this week
Keira Wingate and Rebecca Meluch
April 28, 2020
The stay-at-home order has been extended until May 31 in Chicago, giving more time for a constant stream of binging. The Arts & Life team has binged plenty of TV shows over the past few weeks and we simply want to share these binge worthy shows that’ll take up your month of May. You will not be d...
Avoid unhealthy habits associated with binge watching
Ernesto Hernandez, Staff Writer
April 25, 2020
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc. have cornered the market when it comes to binge-watching. During the pandemic, people are using these streaming services to pass the time or escape from reality through their favorite shows or movies. While binge-watching is generally discouraged, there are a coupl...
REVIEW: ‘Sunderland ‘Til I Die’ features new ownership but same heartbreak
Ernesto Hernandez, Contributing Writer
April 10, 2020
Everyone loves an underdog story, especially in sports. Nothing moves people quite like a group of lovable misfits who come together and pull off what seems almost impossible. Perhaps it’s because we can identify with the underdog, and because we know we’ll be left with a happy ending when all is...
Las 10 mejores series latinas en Netflix que tienes que ver durante la cuarentena
Bryan Matthew Lopez, Staff Writer
April 9, 2020
Siempre hemos sido fanáticos de Netflix, y ahora con todo el tiempo de cuarentena podemos ponernos al tanto con las series que tanto queremos y a lo mejor dejamos que nos conquisten otras. La televisión hispana ha evolucionado a largo plazo con plataformas con dominación global como nuestro quer...
REVIEW: ‘Tiger King’ is the perfect antidote to quarantine-induced boredom
Lauren Coates, Contributing Writer
April 1, 2020
I’ll be the first to admit that documentaries aren’t the first thing I jump to when I have the chance to sit down and watch tv, but Netflix’s “The Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” is such a mind-boggling whirlwind of a miniseries that it may have changed my opinion on the genre as a whole. Le...
REVIEW: ‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez’ offers horrifying look at real-world issue
Dayana Garcia, Contributing Writer
March 29, 2020
“Horrendous, inhumane and nothing short of evil,” are some of the words that Judge George G. Lomeli used to describe the crime against Gabriel Fernandez. “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” is a six-part true crime documentary series on Netflix that follows and brought to light the death of 8-yea...
La serie de Netflix, Gentefied, enfrenta presuntos problemas de estereotipos y diversidad entre sus personajes
Bryan Matthew Lopez, Staff Writer
March 12, 2020
Un nuevo estreno de Netflix, intenta de capturar la experiencia Latina a través de individuos de la comunidad que constantemente sufren gentrificación entre sus barrios. Gentefied– una mezcla de la palabra ‘gente’ en Español y ‘gentrified’ en Inglés– se estrenó el 21 de febrero...
