UM Theatre takes on beloved musical ‘Rent’ 

By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content  Montevallo’s Theatre Department is bringing famed musical “Rent” to its stages this month—with eight individual showings occurring over two weeks at the Michael and Sue Meadows Black Box…

‘Swarm’: television’s killer bee 

By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production The hive buzzes, the bass hits, the blood shimmers and the knife sharpens in Amazon Prime’s new show “Swarm,” directed and produced by Donald Glover and company.  In…

Shared creation shapes UM Theatre’s ‘Tartuffe’ 

By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content  Collaboration and creativity are central tenants to Montevallo Theatre’s newest production, “Tartuffe.”   The show, directed by Montevallo theatre professor and head of actor training Marcus Lane, is an…

Fall Out Boy: back and bitter as ever…

By Cady Inabinett, Managing editor of content  Fall Out Boy has announced their first album since 2018, releasing lead single “Love From the Other Side” on Jan. 18 in tandem with their announcement that album…

Best films of 2022  

by Carter James  2022 was an interesting year for film. Theaters finally opened back up, and the box office started to return to pre-COVID times. Based off the data from Box Office Mojo, the total…

Dueling opinions: is the MCU doomed?

I’m concerned about the future of the MCU By M.K. Bryant Over the course of the past few years, a lot of questionable decisions have been made regarding the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As the franchise…