If director Baz Luhrmann is known for anything at this point, it is a tendency for spectacle. From colorful musicals like Moulin Rouge! (2001) to gaudily dressed-up takes on the most grounded stories like...

Over the past decade, Joe Swanberg has written, directed and produced seventeen feature films. In 2011 alone, he put out four films. Swanberg’s works generally center on relationships, rely heavily on...

An end of an era is upon us, folks. Not only are classes winding down but so is Chimes. As this is my final issue as Arts and Entertainment editor, I wanted to take this opportunity to compile a list...

In the song "John Wayne Gacy Jr." from his 2007 album, "Come On, Feel The Illinoise", Sufjan Stevens sings: "And in my best behavior / I am really just like him / look beneath the floorboards / for the...

“Steven Universe” is first of all a fantasy — dreams filtered through the lens of technical studio production and broadcasting. Its protagonist is Steven, a portly preteen boy who resides with...

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,”...

What if I told you that this year’s most intriguing mystery story didn’t come from a movie, television show or book, but from a podcast? Former producer for “This American Life” Sarah Koenig hosts...

There is a lot to admire about the work put into “Birdman.” The cast members all deliver stellar performances, the musical score is unique and the writing is so superb it made me want to stand up and...

As Bambu tells it, he became politicized while on tour, not as an artist, but deployed as a soldier in Okinawa, Japan. As a Filipino, he was taken aback when he heard about Filipino sex workers servicing...