Arts
Oct. 24, 2026 3:30 p.m.
Jenna Ortega (Klara) smiles at the camera. “Klara and the Sun,” the adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, was released Friday. (Courtesy of IMDb)
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
For all its whimsical ambition, “Klara and the Sun” gets lost in its own theatricality, stumbling where emotional depth should shine.
Released Friday, Taika Waititi’s newest film follows Klara (Jenna Ortega), an AF – short for Artificial Friend – who attempts to befriend Josie (Mia Tharia), a sick and lonely teenager.
By Ali Mo
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Oct. 23, 2026 4:20 p.m.Students were welcomed by the warm embrace of international comfort food without having to leave Westwood on Wednesday night.
A collaboration between the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars, Wescom Financial and ASUCLA, the International Food Festival was held at the Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom on Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
By Brooke Herstein
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Oct. 22, 2026 3:28 p.m.20 years of feeling 22: Ranking the Taylor Swift albums that will live evermore
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 9:41 p.m.
Over the past 20 years, Taylor Swift has certainly established “A Place in this World” for herself.
By Kiara Mack, Amelia Chief, Cara Putterman, Audrey Nguyenhuu, and Ammar Rashid
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Oct. 21, 2026 10:56 p.m.Concert Review: ‘THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY’ tour is the highlight of the week
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 9:25 p.m.
Almost monday on a Tuesday night felt wrong. The music, however, sounded just right.
The San Diego-based indie pop band rocked the sold-out Belasco on Tuesday as part of its international “THANK GOD IT’S ALMOST MONDAY” tour.
By Chenrui Zhang
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Oct. 20, 2026 11:18 p.m.Winner Takes All: Charming, witty Jane Austen film adaptations make Regency romance feel timeless
This post was updated Oct. 21 at 5:29 p.m.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a viewer in want of an excellent film, must be in want of a Jane Austen adaptation.
By Julia Kinion, Cara Putterman, and Ali Mo
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Oct. 20, 2026 1:28 p.m.‘Chrysalis,’ UCLA alum-produced film, revisits childhood in war-torn Saigon
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 8:21 p.m.
A goodbye only lasts a moment, but its weight can linger for a lifetime.
J. Robert Schulz’s debut feature film “Chrysalis” follows lingering threads of love, loss and memory.
By Gianluca Centola
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Oct. 19, 2026 2:32 p.m.Gallery review: In a gallery not so far, far away, Lucas Museum simplifies art-viewing experience
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art perfectly narrates what a museum should be.
Founded by “Star Wars” filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, the Lucas Museum showcases diverse styles of visual storytelling, such as painting and comic art.
By Vishnu Potharaju
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Oct. 16, 2026 7:11 p.m.Film Review: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ successfully brings Austen’s classic to the modern screen
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 9:12 p.m.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
“Sense and Sensibility” proves that, centuries later, the complications of romance remain timeless.
Facing the pressure to live up to Ang Lee’s 1995 adaptation, director Georgia Oakley delivers a film that remains authentic to Jane Austen’s 1811 novel while mixing in her own creative flair.
By Daniela Fogliano
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Oct. 16, 2026 6:35 p.m.Film Review: In enticing Elizabeth Holmes documentary, ‘You Can See Everything’ but the truth
This post was updated Oct. 20 at 8:59 p.m.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
Despite its exhaustive methods, “You Can See Everything” leaves viewers questioning just how much of what they see is true.
By Davis Hoffman
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