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In the lead-up to the 2026 Academy Awards, many people try to watch all 10 Best Picture nominees to see which movies should be considered the best of the year. However, with how long it takes to find and watch all of the films, it can be easy to miss one and then have no idea why it was nominated for Best Picture. But now, you do not have to worry about missing a nominee: the Road to the Oscars series has arrived! Over the past several weeks, I have been watching and writing reviews for all 10 Best Picture nominees so that you, faithful Justice readers, can hear my opinions about the films and gain some insight into why each movie was nominated.
(03/18/26 10:08pm)
In the lead-up to the 2026 Academy Awards, many people try to watch all 10 Best Picture nominees to see which movies should be considered the best of the year. However, with how long it takes to find and watch all of the films, it can be easy to miss one and then have no idea why it was nominated for Best Picture. But now, you do not have to worry about missing a nominee: the Road to the Oscars series has arrived! Over the past several weeks, I have been watching and writing reviews for all 10 Best Picture nominees so that you, faithful Justice readers, can hear my opinions about the films and gain some insight into why each movie was nominated.
(03/18/26 5:57pm)
In the lead-up to the 2026 Academy Awards, many people try to watch all 10 Best Picture nominees to see which movies should be considered the best of the year. However, with how long it takes to find and watch all of the films, it can be easy to miss one and then have no idea why it was nominated for Best Picture. But now, you do not have to worry about missing a nominee: the Road to the Oscars articles have arrived! Over the past several weeks, I have been watching and writing reviews for all 10 Best Picture nominees so that you, faithful Justice readers, can hear my opinions about the films and gain some insight into why each movie was nominated.
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In the lead-up to the 2026 Academy Awards, many people try to watch all 10 Best Picture nominees to see which movies should be considered the best of the year. However, with how long it takes to find and watch all of the films, it can be easy to miss one and then have no idea why it was nominated for Best Picture. But now, you do not have to worry about missing a nominee: the Road to the Oscars series has arrived! Over the past several weeks, I have been watching and writing reviews for all 10 Best Picture nominees so that you, faithful Justice readers, can hear my opinions about the films and gain some insight into why each movie was nominated.
(03/18/26 5:51pm)
This Sunday, March 15, is the biggest night for movies. The 98th Academy Awards, hosted once again by the brilliantly funny Conan O'Brien, are being televised and the competition this year is fierce. 2025 was an amazing year for films, with leaps forward in visual effects, records broken for marginalized communities and overall great stories. Watching many of the nominees across several categories, I have come up with my definitive list of Oscar predictions for 2026, so please enjoy Luke’s —and therefore The Justice’s —official 2026 Academy Awards predictions.
(03/17/26 10:00am)
The Undergraduate Theater Collective is Brandeis University’s number-one destination for student theater. Giving opportunities for a more unfiltered and hands-on stage experience, UTC is a great outlet for all members of the undergraduate student body who may want to dabble in a theater environment. Their first show of this semester was “Clue: On Stage” — a reimagining of the classic board game as a full theatrical production. There’s a lot to unpack about the play, so I will start with the negatives, since for me, there weren’t many. One slight problem I had was with the script. This play is basically only comedy and they won’t let you forget it. The jokes fly at you at the quick pace of about eight to ten a minute, and most of them are hit or miss. However, this never manifested into a real annoyance to me and although some jokes left a bad taste in my mouth, they were soon followed by a new bit that got a big laugh out of me. After about 30 minutes, I fully settled into the style of the play. While plot may be secondary in this production, it’s important to remember that fun is the primary goal. Once I realized that, I thoroughly enjoyed the shenanigans.
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The Brandeis Undergraduate Theater Collective is an integral part of the Brandeis community and offers a chance for undergraduates to get involved in all aspects of theater. This student-run organization featured “Clue: On Stage” as its first show of the semester. I had the pleasure of conducting a virtual interview with the director, Hannah “Phoenix” Feldman ’27, who shared her thoughts on the following questions. In a March 12 email exchange with The Justice.
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Emerald Fennel’s film adaptation of the 1848 novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë has left viewers both bewildered and impassioned as they leave the theaters. The film, which is also called “Wuthering Heights” has been deemed as being a cheap adaptation that is blatantly unfaithful to the source material.“Wuthering Heights,” follows the story of Catherine Earnshaw, the daughter of a wealthy man but not a member of the British aristocracy, and Heathcliff, a boy her father brings to their home, Wuthering Heights, as his ward. As Cathy and Heathcliff grow closer together, Nellie, a servant in the Earnshaw household who was tasked with taking care of Cathy becomes more ostracized. As Cathy and Heathcliff age, their friendship grows beyond its platonic nature.
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As Conan O'Brien ran into the auditorium of the 98th Academy Awards this past Sunday, wearing a red wig and being chased by a group of children who were mimicking best supporting actress nominee Amy Madigan’s iconic scene from “Weapons,” it was clear that this year’s Oscars would be filled with bits that made fun of every nomination. This was O’Brien’s second year hosting the Oscars and he seemed to have established himself as a solidly funny and uncontroversial host who is not afraid of toeing the line with his jokes — see his line about how England “actually arrests [its] pedophiles” during his opening monologue. The monologue took the time to poke fun at the nominees and other audience members, bringing up Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about ballet and opera, teasing “F1” for being a movie about a guy who realized he just needed to drive faster and not-so-subtly calling out the Chief Executive Officer of Netflix by saying it was Ted Sarandos’ first time in a theater. “This is what they’re talking about,” Conan chided the CEO, before mocking him further with an impression of Sarandos’ internal monologue, saying, “Why are they all together enjoying themselves? They should be home alone, where I can monetize it!”
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The “Bridgerton” series, as a whole, has captivated audiences. It’s known for its exploration of the Regency era with references to modern aesthetics, such as using the orchestral covers of “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish or “Life in Technicolor” by Coldplay. Parts one and two of Season 4, featuring the love story between Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek, were just released. As a result, fans have been rewatching previous series and its only spinoff. The spinoff, “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” is a prequel to the main series and has been met with mostly positive reviews.
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— Correction: An earlier version of this article falsely claimed that two incidents during the performance were caused by “not nearly enough full-tech run throughs.” A source close to the matter has clarified that this report is factually inaccurate. The mentioned incidents had no correlation to the number of the production’s run-throughs. All related sentences have since been removed from the article.
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The “Resident Evil” series has been on an absolute roll since the release of “RE 7: Biohazard” in 2017, which essentially revived the series from its five-year drought after the sixth game’s release in 2012. Since then, we’ve received remakes of RE 2 , 3 and 4 and a new mainline game with “RE: Village,” which again revolutionized what the series could be. While good games make a happy fanbase, they also raised expectations for the ninth game to an all-time high, which left “Resident Evil’s” producer, Capcom, with a huge predicament: How do they make a new game that appeals to new fans and old? Even though that seems like an impossible challenge, somehow they managed to do both.
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On Sunday, March 8, at 5:00 p.m., two of Brandeis’ very own acapella groups had their newbie debut performances. Starving Artists and Rather Be Giraffes collaborated their debut performances, hosting this tradition in Cholmondeley’s in Usen Castle. The performance started with debut preformances Starving Artists and RBG presidents, Gianni Storti ’26 and Nicole Benton ’26, introducing their respective groups. RBG proceeded to clear the stage, and Starving Artists started with their three-song set. Their first song was “Breakeven,” originally performed by The Script, soloed by Storti and arranged by Ella Cookman ’26 and Hazel Drew ’28. Their second song was “Wildflower” by Billie Eilish, soloed and arranged by Drew. Here, the performance took a turn. Both of these songs displayed Starving Artists’ vocal strength and talents, but here is where the audience got a glimpse of the community within the group, watching the initiation of their newbie, Paris Weaver ’27.
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Regardless of how thoroughly extensive the cruelty of hatred can be, the Hebrew people have done more than just survive: we have thrived. “To thrive,” however, has nothing to do with tangible success; the Hebrew tribes celebrate the mere yet potent joy of being alive. Throughout history, our community has been forced into diaspora where we were chased by the Santa Inquisicíon, decimated by the rise of the Führer, faced the Russian Pogroms, had our practices outlawed by Colonel Mengistu Mariam in Ethiopia, and were once again forced into exodus by several Middle Eastern countries at the latter half of the 20th century. So, it is simple. Every waking moment that a Jew gets to be alive is a reason to rejoice. What is the lesson of our history if not to never take life for granted? Organized by Brandeis’ Hebrew Department and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, 100 Years of Song and Poetry had this joy precisely as its central goal: to be a marker of our resilience, celebrating the modern revival of the Hebrew language and a unified Hebrew people.
