The Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Fragments of the Human Soul

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November 13, 2024

Arthur journalist and literary fanatic, Ciara Richardson, reviews The Best Canadian Poetry 2025.

Drama, Drinks, and Donkey Ears: Students & Faculty Break Legs at Shakespeare Pub Night 2024

Liam Andrews

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November 12, 2024

Students and alumini attend the annual Fall Shakespeare Pub Night for an evening of performances, comedy, and community.

Silent Hill 2 Remake and The Renaissance of Retro Horror games

Ciara Richardson

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October 31, 2024

Silent Hill 2, one of the most popular horror games of all time, has just had a high-budget remake released. Ciara Richardson takes this as an opportunity to talk about the game's enduring popularity, and the renewed interest in horror games from an earlier era.

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A Review of Laura Wade's Alice: Performed by the Anne Shirley Theatre Company

Mikaela Lewis

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November 22, 2023

Anne Shirley Theatre Company is Trent’s student theatre company and a levy group. It is student run, from executives and artistic directors behind the scenes, to the actors you see on stage. They stage two shows throughout the year, a fall play and a spring musical, as well as a number of other events throughout the year. This year their fall play is a staging of Laura Wade’s Alice—a dark and comedic retelling of Lewis Carrol’s classic children’s story Alice in Wonderland.

Trent and Modernist Architecture

Cameron Noble

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November 9, 2023

During the 1950s, the “International Style” came to Canada. This style of architecture, also referred to as “international modernism” rejected the ornamentation of the decade's prior dominance of art-deco and lasted from about 1917-1965. This movement had a strong influence on Trent University's Lead Architect, Ron Thom. Cameron Noble tells the story behind what makes Trent's Peterborough campuses unique across Canada.

Till Death Do Us Part: Injustice in Marriage as Seen in Vasili Pukirev’s The Unequal Marriage

Magali Nichol

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November 5, 2023

Located at Galerie Tretiakov, The Unequal Marriage is a timeless painting that puts into perspective the realities of 19th-century Russian marriage. Although it caters to the era in which it is contextualized, it explores themes that are still prevalent to this day; gender and class dynamics.

Arthur Attends Mary's Wedding

David King

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October 25, 2024

Arthur revels in the history of it all at the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of Mary's Wedding.

Joker: Folie à Deux - The Perfect Bad Sequel

Ciara Richardson

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October 17, 2024

Personally, after watching Todd Phillips' much-anticipated Joker sequal, all I could ask myself was the simple question: Why? Why is this movie so hated?

Vicious Fun: Indie Horror Comedy at its Finest (and Canadianest)

Ian Vansegbrook

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October 15, 2024

Arthur journalist, Ian Vansegbrook, decides to throw his hat into the movie reviewing ring to dissect the modern cult classic horror comedy: Vicious Fun.

Indie Folk Band VANCAMP Release Debut Album, "Diner Coffee"

Allen Barnier

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October 4, 2024

Calvin Bakelaar, the man behind the musical alias VANCAMP, speaks to Allen Barnier about his musical background, accolades, and his band's debut album, Diner Coffee

Cinevangelism Returns for Rot Girl Summer

Evan Robins

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August 27, 2024

After an unjustifiably long absence, the film column beloved by chasers and lesbians the world over returns to talk about the woke horror movies of the summer!

Five Books for Five Songs from “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Sophia Mailloux

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August 20, 2024

Around the time of her viral Tiny Desk performance in March of 2024, lesbian pop singer Chappell Roan absolutely took off in popularity. Sadly, however, it looks like Chappell Roan summer is coming to an end, giving way to a new semester of schoolwork and readings. But if you’re looking to expand your media consumption for more vibes like those from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, look no further: I’ve compiled a list of five books to go with five hit songs from the album to help get you started, spanning the range of genres from Horror to Canlit!

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ReFrame Review: Wintopia

Liam Parker

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January 18, 2021

Liam Parker reviews Canadian director Mira Burt-Wintonick's Wintopia. This documentary is a post humous collaboration with her late father, famous Canadian director, Peter Wintonick. "A brilliant blend of tradgedy, insight, wit, and philosophy," Wintopia is showing at ReFrame's COVID-ready online film festival from January 22-29.

ReFrame Review: The River

Liam Parker

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January 18, 2021

Liam Parker reviews 'The River' a documentary short that is close to home in Peterborough. 'The River' directed by Benjamin Hargreaves skillfully tells the story of The River Magazine and Faelan Dobbin, a local artist whose struggles with mental illness and disability in this film elucidate the reality of being low income in Peterborough.

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