The Evanstonian

By Evan Finder

The Oscars, a preview

Jonah Charlton, Sophia Weglarz, and Evan Finder • February 15, 2019

Best Picture By Jonah Charlton What should win: A Star is Born Yes, it’s a remake. Sure, it’s predictable. It’s definitely quintessential Hollywood. But Bradley Cooper’s rendition of this...

Films with Finder

Evan Finder, Staff Writer • November 19, 2018

A Star Is Born This is the fourth film version of A Star is Born and many critics question whether anything new or interesting can be added to the story. Bradley Cooper was not one of those people; he...

Films with Finder

Evan Finder, Staff Writer • August 27, 2018

Eighth Grade Bo Burnham’s directorial debut is grounded in a devastatingly awkward realism and that’s where it succeeds. The plot revolves around Kayla (Elsie Fisher), a girl about to graduate eighth...

Get ready for the Oscars!

Evan Finder, Entertainment Writer • February 22, 2018

Phantom Thread Phantom Thread may appear to be just another stuffy period drama, but, it is something far more. It is both a power struggle between three intriguing characters in post-WWII England and...