Allison Hrabar, Author at The Phoenix

Preview: “Equivocation” Captures the Power of Lies

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. “It’s like

March 21, 2014

Arts & Features·Voices

Culture Plus: Complicated Men and Lifeless Women – I’m Getting Tired of Crime Dramas

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. The story

March 20, 2014

Arts & Features·Voices

Culture Plus: 50 Years Since Sidney – Where Are We Now?

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. In 1964,

February 27, 2014

Arts & Features·Features

Culture Plus: Hollywood Is Still Failing Women

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. At first

February 3, 2014

Campus Journal

Hit or miss: Oscar predictions

After months of predictions, campaigns, and hand-wringing, Oscar nominations were finally announced last week. Setting aside some disappointing snubs (“Inside Llewyn Davis” only scored two nominations, and “Fruitvale Station” received none) and interesting surprises (“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”? Really?), the competition this

January 23, 2014

Arts

“Catching Fire” sets up a thrilling franchise finale

“Catching Fire” accomplishes a remarkable feat: it is a genuinely engaging second installment in a trilogy rather than a slogging sophomore entry of filler content and introductions. An indisputable improvement on the “The Hunger Games”, which was bogged down by exposition and

December 5, 2013

Campus Journal

Unflinching and honest, ‘12 Years A Slave’ leaves an impression

I hesitate to call “12 Years a Slave” a groundbreaking film, because in 2013 the choice to center a film about slavery on the experiences of black people should not be a groundbreaking one. But “12 Years” did just that, and it

November 21, 2013

Campus Journal

A Bloody Classic, Updated with a Revenge-Porn Twist

One of the least interesting criticisms one can make of a film is “the original was better!” It is launched at every remake, regardless of whether it is true or not, and the new movie is rarely judged on its individual merits.

November 13, 2013

Campus Journal

Taking the trophy wife back off the shelf

Modern masculinity in crisis was all the rage with network’s last season (“Work It” followed men who dressed as women to get jobs, “Guys with Kids” featured guys with kids), and this year studios didn’t buck the trend, implementing another round of

October 24, 2013

Campus Journal

Fall TV forecast: what to watch this season

I doubt anyone will ever compare me to Kenneth from “30 Rock” (I’m too bitter and don’t know nearly enough about farming) but we do have one thing in common: we live for television. Love fades, friends grow distant, but TV is

September 19, 2013

Allison Hrabar

Preview: “Equivocation” Captures the Power of Lies

Culture Plus: Complicated Men and Lifeless Women – I’m Getting Tired of Crime Dramas

Culture Plus: 50 Years Since Sidney – Where Are We Now?

Culture Plus: Hollywood Is Still Failing Women

Hit or miss: Oscar predictions

“Catching Fire” sets up a thrilling franchise finale

Unflinching and honest, ‘12 Years A Slave’ leaves an impression

A Bloody Classic, Updated with a Revenge-Porn Twist

Taking the trophy wife back off the shelf

Fall TV forecast: what to watch this season

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