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“The Drama” examines how well you know your partner.

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Allyn Aliyeva ’29aliyevan@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Unconditional love is often described as love without judgment. But does it truly exist? Unlike typical rom-coms, A24’s “The Drama” follows a happily engaged couple, Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson), in the week leading up to their wedding. A few days before the ceremony, however, the couple and two of their friends play a game that reveals the worst thing they have ever done in their lives. When Emma’s secret…

The Symbolic Intersection of Desire and Cannibalism

Posted on December 3, 2025February 20, 2026 by Atala Johnson

Victoria Mulli mulliv@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Cannibalism and the innate desire for human connection are two seemingly polarising concepts in a literal sense. Our taboo perception of cannibalism stems from the psychological essentialism of human essence, which is ingrained in our contemporary culture. It is what roots our tendency to see personhood and identity within one another, and subsequently, in our flesh. This notion of human essence prevents us from viewing ourselves and anyone around us…

How Should We Understand American Sniper?

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

American Sniper is another addition to a long line of films made by Clint Eastwood that paints a very concrete, black and white world. His good versus bad tale about Navy SEAL sharpshooter Chris Kyle is ahead of the box office for a third straight week, giving the film a total box office revenue of $249 million. The film has also racked up six Oscar nominations. A large portion of the film’s success is…