The first television adaptation of William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” landed on Netflix May 4—and for students who spent a semester dissecting the novel in sophomore English, this four-part series arrives with a lot to prove. The adaptation, written and directed by Jack Thorne and originally...

Click to play the Inkspot’s newest game, Cinemojis, where Arwen Georgas challenges you to figure out the title of a 2025 film using emoji clues.

Let’s be honest: our feeds are engineered for brainrot—6-7, chopped chin, Nathaniel B videos that keep looping until our minds go numb. Our screens are flooded with the quick, the loud, the mindless—each swipe, each scroll offering a bite-size serving of dopamine. But entertainment doesn’t...

Halloween’s done, but that doesn’t mean the scares have to be. Two Inkspot staffers sort your November horror queue—pairing 2025’s buzziest releases with a couple of modern staples and explaining what to watch and why it works. This year has swung big: originals have broken out, franchises...

After a year of bright, hopeful superhero flicks, Marvel flips the script with “Marvel Zombies,” a four-part miniseries that takes a dark, gritty, refreshing swing and dares to ask, “Who will save our heroes?” Set outside the main Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Marvel Zombies” is a direct...

The cast of “The Diary of Anne Frank” reflect on why the story still matters, pointing to the play’s urgency amid current events, the importance of free expression and the harm that follows when prejudice goes unchecked. 

As the September slips away, summer fades—along with sunburns, sandals and the scent of sunscreen. In its place: hoodie weather, falling leaves and the unmistakable aroma of bonfires and pumpkin spice. With fall comes a shift in more than just the weather. Our watchlists change too—ditching summer...

Vampires used to skulk in crumbling castles, draped in capes and centuries-old rot. Now they wear pressed suits, flash charming smiles—and drain entire cultures dry. With “Sinners,” director Ryan Coogler trades jump scares for generational trauma. His fifth feature, following “Creed” and...

What does it feel like to die? If you knew you’d be reborn, would that make the process any less terrifying? Less painful? Less traumatic? These are just some of the existential questions at the heart of Bong Joon-Ho’s “Mickey 17.” Six years after winning Best Picture for “Parasite,”...

Just as Andy had to leave Buzz and Woody behind, maybe someday we’ll have to say goodbye to our favorite animated movies, too. But today is not that day—because it’s March Madness, and instead of filling out brackets with basketball teams we barely know, we’re diving headfirst into a tournament...

From the phonograph to the Discman, the iPod to TikTok, the music industry has always been about evolution. But few shifts have been as rapid—or as disruptive—as in the digital age. From SoundCloud breakthroughs to TikTok-fueled superstardom, the way we discover, share and consume music has been...

From basement shows to booking sets at Chicago’s Beat Kitchen, Harrison Gordon has put in the work to earn their place in the Midwest indie rock scene. Now, the band is bringing their signature sound back to Bloomington-Normal, headlining The Castle Theatre on Feb. 28—and if you haven’t seen them...

The world was forever changed when the World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Monday Night Raw” debuted in 1993, bringing suplexes, powerbombs and piledrivers into American living rooms. Over three decades, WWE’s flagship show became a fixture on the USA Network, a tag team that helped “Raw”...