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From award-winning films to incarcerated co-writers: ‘It Was Just an Accident’

By Isabela Garza Sanchez · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

Director Jafar Panahi has proven that artists can be imprisoned but never silenced; one can never prohibit an artist from creating art, especially art that carries the deep longing for freedom.

JINYA Ramen Bar: a taste of Tokyo in South Bend

By Matt Norton · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026

At JINYA on Eddy Street, the pricing is reasonable, the service excellent and the food tastes like an authentic slice of Japan in South Bend.

A college kid’s first Sundance experience

By Jack Horton · Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

A Scene writer’s journey to Park City, Utah for the city’s final Sundance Film Festival.

The Notre Dame Ballet Club presents its inaugural showcase

By Ainslie McKenna · Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

The Notre Dame Ballet Club performed its very first recital, “The Fairy Garden”, in Washington Hall this past weekend.

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Is it appropriate for a Notre Dame student to …

By Allison Abplanalp · Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

A humor column providing some needed guidance on appropriate Notre Dame student behavior.

Naomi O'Connor was crowned as Miss Notre Dame for annual signature event.

‘Miss Holy Cross’ crowned ‘Miss ND’ at O’Neill Hall’s signature charity event

By Ainslie McKenna and Matthew Morin · Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

O'Neill Hall's annual pageant event featured impassioned musical performances and an unlikely winner.

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‘Sentimental Value’ is a radically empathetic family portrait

By Luke Foley · Monday, Feb. 2, 2026

Joachim Trier's Best Picture nominee is a powerful examination of family trauma.

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A based guide to looksmaxxing

By Danica Szabo · Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Advice from one bro to another

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‘His and Hers:’ An engaging, if tired story

By Marguerite C. J. Marley · Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

The new Netflix thriller falls flat.

'The Rip:' a review

By Rosie Maese · Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

“The Rip” succeeds as a focused genre piece that understands its own limitations as a traditional Netflix thriller but also carries significant strength and emotional weight.

Harry Styles returns with ‘Aperture’

By Natalie Swiderski · Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

The English singer releases a new, highly anticipated single.

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'The Pitt' Season 2 gets off to a strong start

By Marguerite C. J. Marley · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026

The beloved medical drama returns with a confident, mature sophomore season.

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Our Own Sundance: The 37th Annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival

By Luke Foley · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026

From personal documentaries to absurdist satire, FTT students reveal what the next generation of filmmaking might look like.

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery:’ a review

By Marguerite C. J. Marley · Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

The newest of the “Knives Out” franchise stumbles in its third installment.

Why we’re yearning for a 2016 comeback

By Aly Rothfus · Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

Is 2026 really the new 2016?

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‘Echoes of Eire’: A riveting journey through Ireland in dance

By Luke Foley · Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

The Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Irish Dance Team’s annual showcase is a dynamic and exciting display of Ireland’s rich dancing heritage.

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ restores nostalgia to rom-coms

By Jiya Patel · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

“People We Meet on Vacation” allows audiences to experience something they didn’t even realize they were missing.

‘Stranger Things’ loses its way by chasing the crowd

By Ana Prestamo · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

“The tragedy of ‘Stranger Things’ — I believe — is not that it evolved, but that it forgot why it worked in the first place.”

Is Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ actually ‘Frankenstein’?

By Isabela Garza Sanchez · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

An examination of how well del Toro’s “Frankenstein” adheres to Shelley’s original novel.

The ‘Stranger Things’ finale was so questionable, it sent fans into mass psychosis

By Cate Stephens · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

The crazed creation of Conformity Gate says a lot about the series’ end.

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