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Review: ‘The Fabelmans’ is Spielberg at his most vulnerable

In a career notable for poignant moments, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg gets more personal than ever in this Oscar-nominated, semi-autobiographical tale.

Madeline Kane, Staff Writer • March 8, 2023

In a career spanning over half a century, Steven Spielberg has tackled a wide array of subjects in his movies: dinosaurs, archaeologists, aliens, combat soldiers, sharks, rebelling...

Anecdotes About Uncle

Tales of my Indonesian uncle’s suffering on the road to success.

Nicholas Dharmadi, Contributing Writer • April 29, 2020

There are things most people will never have to learn. How to live with only the clothes on your back. Where to look for unburnt garbage and the fastest way to load it onto the...

A Biopic That Tries to Save Its Subject’s Life

Zuzia Czemier-Wolonciej, Staff Writer • February 10, 2017

What happens when a story that nobody else wanted to listen to is revealed — and the story's narrator is determined that he's reached the end?

Examining Celebrities in the Age of Internet

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor • October 5, 2016

Sarah Oliver's books "Zayn: A New Direction" and "Inside Taylor Nation: True Encounters With Taylor Swift" are more interesting as examples of current celebrity culture than they are as biographies, detailed though they are.