Articles by Claire Drakulic

On the surface, Succession is a lukewarm dark comedy and occasional satire that looks into the vile lives of mega-rich adult children fighting over daddy’s CEO title. Topped off with difficult business jargon, near unbearable characters, and a plot that feels like it’s unfolding at a glacial pace, this show does not sound like it […]

You’ve seen it in every movie.  A minivan pulls up to a campus crawling with fresh faces, excited to step into the real world. Twelve friendly orientation leaders help unpack one car, and flyers for exciting clubs and classes are being thrown left and right. Students are playing soccer on the giant, freshly mowed lawn […]

The Fallout (2022) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Megan Park Release date: Janurary 27, 2022 Starring: Jenna Ortega; Maddie Ziegler; Julie Bowen; John Ortiz; Niles Fitch; Will Ropp; Shailene Woodley Run time: 1 hour, 32 minutes The desensitization of school shootings are so ingrained in the modern teen experience, a generation that grew up on […]

The 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote, was passed by Congress in 1919. The Emancipation Proclamation, the executive order that abolished slavery, was issued in the year 1863. The state of Wisconsin’s current abortion law, which prohibits abortions for any reason other than to save the life of the mother, was […]

As George Schultz asks in the final episode of “The Dropout,” “Isn’t it amazing how far decent people will go when they’re sure that they’re right?” The eight episode run of Hulu’s miniseries began as somewhat of a character study of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of a medical tech company who stole the livelihoods […]

As streaming platforms are becoming a new standard for movie releases, our need for constant content consumption has never been easier to fulfill, but are movie theaters dying? With this increasing accessibility to entertainment it is worrying that the moviegoing experience will become a thing of the past. In today’s world, things move quickly. It […]