The 2016 Foggy Awards

David Garcia

Scene Editor

2016 is nearly over, and like many of you, we could not be happier. Here we are, once again ready to hand out some goofy fake awards to the most important and influential people, places and moments from the past year, and we can barely rise to the challenge. Why? Because 2016 has been the most flat-out unpleasant, uninspiring, unnerving year of the past decade.

A slew of artists and celebrities, from Gene Wilder to Leonard Cohen, shuffled off this mortal coil. The alt-right, a conservative pestilence made up of internet trolls, neo-nazis and vote-hungry Republicans, is on the rise. Terrorists carried out massacres across the country, while Black Lives continued to just not matter all that much. Climate change is definitely going to kill us all.

Winter Movie Preview

Arrival

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

David Garcia

Scene Editor

4½ out of 5 stars

Looking for some quality sci-fi? “Arrival” fits the bill perfectly. A delicate film about the inexplicable arrival of a fleet of hovering spaceships and the scientists working to communicate with the beings inside, “Arrival” is miles away from the celluloid vomit of a typical alien invasion movie: no death-defying stunts, no exploding skyscrapers, no faux-inspiring monologue from an American president. Instead, we have Amy Adams delivering one of the year’s best performances as a language expert working with the government to decipher the alien’s messages.

Rent the Runway Opens in Neiman Marcus

Emily Stewart

Staff Writer

There’s something almost bewitching about trying on a new, beautiful piece of clothing. That feeling, especially for some of us ramen-fueled college kids, can multiply when that clothing happens to cost five grand and we’d have the opportunity to wear it at less than half that. It’s that type of feeling that I was expecting to have when I went to Rent the Runway’s new retail shop at the top of Neiman Marcus on Nov. 18.

The Guys Behind the Trolls: Q&A with Directors Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn

Claudia Sanchez

Deputy Scene Editor

With its bright colors and use of innovative animation techniques, “Trolls” is the perfect cheery break we need from our current political climate. The movie follows two trolls, cheery Princess Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and the cynical Branch (Justin Timberlake) as they go on a quest to save their friends from the Bergens, chronically unhappy creatures who can only feel happiness by eating Trolls.

In the middle of their promotion tour, co-directors Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn, visited the Ritz-Carlton on Oct. 21. Drinking fresh pressed juice in a sunny conference room, they talked about the making of “Trolls,” the future of animation, and their inspirations.

Trump Tunes: What I Listened To Post-Election

DAVID L. GARCIA

Scene Editor

On the morning after Election Day, I left my house in a daze, wandering to the bus stop with my mind churning from the onslaught of suck that had arrived the night before. I usually listen to music during my commute, but on Wednesday morning I was lost. Everything I put on sounded wrong.