Over the last several years, the Arts & Entertainment staff have compiled an end of the year list of their favorite films, albums, concerts and other forms of visual media. In keeping with tradition,...

“Mustang” is one of those rare films that liberally displays its political message front and center but in a way that is easily digestible and never obnoxious. The directorial debut of Turkish-French...

On March 25, a year to the day after leaving “One Direction” to pursue his solo career, Zayn Malik released his debut album entitled “Mind of Mine.” Honestly, I never thought I would be writing...

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” is the follow-up to 2013’s “Man of Steel” and, if the tagline tells us anything, serves as the official launch of the DC Extended Universe and all things...

A middle-aged Jewish man of Hungarian descent comes into focus. His eyes are brown and intense and we soon learn that his name is Saul (Geza Rohrig). This establishing shot lasts for an unbroken five minutes...

Late last Thursday night, rapper Kendrick Lamar released a surprise compilation album on iTunes and Spotify titled, for lack of a more appropriate word, “untitled unmastered.” Many of the compilation’s...

If you grew up any time within the last 50 years, it is likely that your formative years were filled with many readings of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are,” the famous children’s picture...

It’s not every day that an indie film receives both positive buzz at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and an endorsement from the Satanic Temple. First-time director Robert Eggers somehow managed to do...

Majid Jordan is one of several new groups that rapper Drake has taken under his wing over the past few years. Drake signed Majid Jordan to his recording label, OVO Sound, in 2014 after the Canadian-based...

What does it mean to love and be loved? What does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to be human? By pondering these existential questions, director Charlie Kaufman crafts one of 2015’s most unique...

For the second year in a row, the Academy Awards have sparked controversy over their lack of nominations for nonwhite actors and directors. After the nominations were announced on Jan. 14, the hashtag...

“Chip, you look like a clown, but you are not a clown.” This line from FX’s newest show, “Baskets,” sums up the show’s central problem: although it looks like it has the makings of a funny...

With Christmas fast approaching and college kids beginning to make the exodus home in droves, many families will be flocking to theaters over the next several weeks. Here is a preview of some of the most...

AMC has spawned a wealth of television dramas such as “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead” and “Mad Men” that have attracted millions of weekly viewers and many positive reviews. However, their...

I’m sure you’re familiar with the film scene I’m about to describe: after overcoming insurmountable odds and all manner of harrowing experiences that have separated our protagonist from loved ones,...

“Brooklyn” has a glow about it, as if it knows that it is far superior to any Nicholas Sparks film adaptation, despite being in the same genre and narrative vein. Lead actor Saoirse Ronan is directly...

Facing conflict is almost always painful. No one likes to see their comfortable community victimized by despicable acts of human depravity. Sometimes our first response to such events is cowardice. Sometimes...

Director Quentin Tarantino has recently been involved in controversy after he made remarks about police violence at a New York rally on Oct. 24. According to the Associated Press, Tarantino claimed to...

The Apple company is intertwined with the DNA of America. The iconic logo of the silver apple with a bite out of it is recognized and revered by its supporters the world over. Today, this multi-billion...

“Beasts of No Nation” is a film about a fictional war set in a fictional African country yet it feels all too real. The film follows Agu (Abraham Attah) after his father and brother are killed by the...

Calvin College senior James Li is preparing the release of his first full-length album, “Bronze Age of the Nineties.” James sat down with Chimes to talk about his band, Liance, his inspirations and...

Famed comedy group The Second City performed last weekend in the CFAC in front of a sold out house. The event, which coincided with homecoming, attracted students and their younger siblings, parents and...

To those who are familiar with Guillermo Del Toro’s previous films, “Crimson Peak” should feel familiar. Some of the director’s previous work includes the beautifully designed and realized “Hellboy”...

There are no jump scares nor is there a reliance on many of the traits that are often overused in a horror movie, yet “Goodnight Mommy” is one of the most frightening, most gut-wrenching films I’ve...

“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation” opens with action movie veteran Tom Cruise clinging for dear life to the side of a cargo plane. Impressively, this stunt was performed without the use of CGI,...

The words “virtual reality” are synonymous with science fiction. To many, the idea of being transported to a computer-simulated environment in which the senses are fully immersed and surroundings can...

Ah, Oscar season. Can you smell it? That time of the year between November and the end of December where the films destined to win Academy Awards make their theatrical debuts. Many of the films destined...

Who is Stephen Colbert? That’s the million-dollar question that Colbert himself hopes to answer as the new host of “The Late Show.” Taking over for David Letterman, who helmed the show for 22 years,...

Many critics had feared that the middling success of “Cars 2,” “Brave”  and “Monsters University” meant that Pixar was experiencing a severe  case of writer’s block that might never end....

Canadian singer/songwriter Abel Tesfaye, who is more widely recognized by his stage name, The Weeknd, is no stranger to his share of success. His mixtape compilation “Trilogy” received critical acclaim,...

I have generally found that films which get off to a bumpy start have a knack for picking up speed in the second and third acts. Unfortunately, this is not the case with “Jurassic World,” the fourth...

Not too long ago — this past week in fact — in a galaxy not so far away, the annual Star Wars Celebration came to Anaheim, Calif. The convention, which began back in 1999, serves as a platform to...

Watching “Backstrom” is like eating leftover popcorn: it is digestible but highly unrewarding. With the scathing critic reviews and my own disappointment, I feel confident in saying that, much like...

While exploring Chicago over Interim break, some buddies and I stumbled across Billy Goat Tavern, a burger joint and Windy City landmark tucked under Michigan Avenue. The restaurant’s rich history covered...

“The Interview’s” evolution from stoner comedy blockbuster to controversial art house film status began back in June when the North Korean government took offense to the film’s plot. As the movie’s...

Credited as being the most lethal sniper the United States has ever seen, former Navy Seal Chris Kyle was said to have ended over 160 lives before his untimely death in 2013. In “American Sniper,”...

In “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” director Peter Jackson’s epic vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, which has spanned the past 13 years, has finally come to a conclusion. This...

Watching the computer-animated likeness of actor Kevin Spacey saunter across my computer monitor in all his charismatic glory was enough to assure me that developer Sledgehammer Games had really gone above...

To be honest, I felt a little out of place as I entered the cinema to catch an early Saturday matinee showing of Disney’s newest animated flick “Big Hero 6.” I was perhaps the only adult in the theater...

Many viewers might be tempted to compare “Fury” to other films in the war genre, but to do so would do the film a disservice. “Fury” fails to live up to the character development present in films...

Actor-turned-rapper Donald Glover, who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, surprised listeners last Thursday when he unexpectedly dropped “STN MTN,” a new mixtape and the first half of a dual...

Perhaps the most admirable thing about “22 Jump Street” is that, despite having a big-name cast, a big budget and big standards to live up to, it never takes itself too seriously. The film recognizes...