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A satisfying ending to a beloved franchise

(03/12/19 10:00am)

  While the majority of this weekend’s moviegoers shelled out their hard-earned money to “Captain Marvel,” several releases from the past few weeks faded into box office obscurity. Among them was “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World,” Dreamworks Animation’s third and final entry in the successful franchise that began in 2010. The series tells of Berk, a Viking kingdom that lives in harmony with dragons. It finds a serviceable ending in its finale, if not a completely satisfying one.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/a-satisfying-ending-to-a-beloved-franchise

Noted critic listens to music

(03/12/19 10:00am)

    “My composing is inspired by movement and the contemplation of change,” composer Josh Levine began. He presented at the Music department’s composition colloquium, “Metaphors and Musical Means” on March 7 in the Slosberg music center, and music students lent an ear to Levine’s experiences at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. Levine shared his fondness for the unity of memory and imagination, thinking about the physicality of musical performance and the way we as listeners identify with it emotionally. However, I was only available to attend the first half of the lecture, during which he discuss his thesis, a recorded flute and piano duet he played for students. 

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/noted-critic-listens-to-music

APAHM: Dare to Dream

(03/12/19 10:00am)

Earlier this month, the Brandeis Asian American Students Association opened Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with their “Dare to Dream” event. While APAHM is normally celebrated in May, the event was held in March to avoid conflicting with finals, as the hosts explained. The more people contribute the better, especially when raising money: BAASA sent the proceeds from the event to the National Immigration Forum, a leading organization in advocating for immigration policy reform and helping immigrants, including Dreamers. In fact, this is what the event name — “Dare to Dream” — refers to.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/apahm-dare-to-dream

Hold Thy Peace takes us back to high school

(03/05/19 11:00am)

This weekend, Brandeis’ Hold Thy Peace presented their spring semester play “Much Ado About Nothing,” an adaption of the classic romantic comedy with a twist. Directed by Olivia Ellson ’21, the play tells the story of Benedick and Beatrice, two merry rivals, discovering their affection toward each other while trying to save the jeopardized relationship between Benedick’s friend Claudio and Beatrice’s sister Hero. This time, however, instead of princes, soldiers and a masquerade ball, the story is set in an American high school, with basketball players and prom.

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/hold-thy-peace-takes-us-back-to-high-school

Kent’s 2019 Oscars Recap: SAD!

(03/05/19 11:00am)

We did it, everyone. We solved racism. Inverse “Driving Miss Daisy” won best picture, finally giving two Oscars to the man who brought us Cameron Diaz using ejaculate as hair gel in “There’s Something About Mary” and Jeff Daniels violently pooping in “Dumb and Dumber.” Remember its sequel? Remember that Three Stooges movie or that god-awful “Movie 43?” Because I sure don’t. A movie with solid performances from Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen has convinced baby boomers that we all just need to love each other, and we’re all the same deep down. How broad and lacking in nuance. “Based on a true friendship.” —  What a horrible tagline. Judging by the characters’ actual families’ denuncation of “Green Book” as “a symphony of lies,” this tagline isn’t even true!

https://www.thejustice.org/article/2019/03/kents-2019-oscars-recap-sad