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Alan Lee voices over many characters, including Makoto Edamura, Mystery Saja and Naoya Zenin. Photo used with permission from Alan Lee.

Alumnus Alan Lee amplifies stories through voice

Olivia Yuan, Editor in Chief March 23, 2026

You may not recognize his name, but there's a good chance you've heard his voice. Maybe you know him as the sinister Shang Tsung from “Mortal Kombat 1,” the lavender-haired Mystery Saja from “K-Pop...

The rom-com genre is known for its lovable characters and classic tropes. Graphic illustration by Akash Anand and Anna Cen.

The allure of Rom-Coms

Anna Cen and Anushka Deshmukh March 3, 2025

Romantic comedies have captured audiences’ attention across the globe for over a century. The film genre is characterized by its lovable characters and cliché tropes. Over the years, the genre has developed...

 A studio executive adding another uncessary spinoff to pile of previous sequels, spinoffs and remakes, while neglecting to fund newer, more creative film efforts.

The pitfalls of sequels and spinoffs

Inaaya Yousuf, Social Media Manager February 6, 2023

“What happens next?” is often the question lingering in viewers’ minds at the end of a movie. While best answered by viewers’ imagination, studios take it upon themselves to do it, often corrupting...

An example of 'race-swapping' in the new live-action remake of Ariel starring the African American actor Halle Bailey as Ariel, compared to the original debut Disney film, which portrayed Ariel as caucasian.

Race swapping is more than a marketing strategy

Eileen Zhu, Design Editor December 12, 2022

Some modern interpretations of pre-existing movie franchises switch ethnicities of characters, sparking debate about how justified race swapping is, an increasingly common trend in Hollywood. Although...

The media often portrays teenage life to be more carefree than it actually is.

The false portrayal of teens in media

Stella Huang, Photo Editor December 9, 2020

Every teenager experiences struggles while going through adolescence, but in many high school movies and TV shows, the main characters tend to spend most of their time in glamorous and unrealistic social...