Joker: A Joke or a Masterpiece? We Clownin’
Veronica Fernandez, Senior Staff Writer
January 10, 2020
Many of us grew up knowing Batman’s origin story like the back of our hand — a boy who watched his parents get killed in front of him and inherited his family’s fortune, but couldn’t let the corrupt city of Gotham continue tearing itself apart. He faced his fears and used his immense wealth to ...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Amber Hubenschmidt, Senior Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
My fellow Jedis and Stormtroopers, read with caution if you have not seen the new Star Wars movie: Rogue One for this article contains spoilers! This time last year, fans from all over the world were raving about the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie being released. Well this year, December 16th...
All the Personalities Equally Suck: A Review of Split
Josie Brodfuehrer, Senior Staff Writer
March 31, 2017
24 personalities – With this many different characters in only one actor, you would think that M. Night Shyamalan’s Split would have a little something to offer. But it didn’t. From getting Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) all wrong to butchering the ending, this movie is definitely not a...
Movie Review: Hidden Figures
Amber Hubenschmidt, Senior Staff Writer
March 30, 2017
You always see who goes to space, but do you ever wonder about the people who got them there? Hidden Figures reveals the women who were instrumental in getting astronauts to space. The movie was directed by the talented Theodore Melfi and officially released to the public on December 25, 2016. It cen...
Doctor Strange Review
Jason Ferris and Julia Webster
November 16, 2016
We settled in cushy chairs with the sweet smell of buttered popcorn and the not-so-sweet sound of moviegoers filling their cheeks with popcorn and crumbling the oversized bites into slop because of the Dr. Strange trailers. I am a dedicated Marvel fan, inhaling many of the franchise’s animated seri...
Civil War: Which Team Are You On?
Skylar Broome, Senior Staff Writer
May 27, 2016
Spoiler alert: the Confederacy lost the war and Abe Lincoln dies. Oh, right, in this case we are talking about the new Captain America movie that hit theatres on Friday, May 6th and made $180 million in its opening weekend. (Real) spoilers lie ahead. For those who were frustrated at Whedon’s mis...
What Happened Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice?
David Jones, Senior Staff Writer
April 20, 2016
Movie fans have patiently awaited the release of the epic duel between DC Comic’s top heroes: Batman and Superman. They want to know the answer to one question: “Who would win in a fight, Batman or Superman?” Their pleas were answered on March 25th but not in the way viewers hoped. It was littl...
China On the Rise
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
April 20, 2016
China has a stronger film industry than Hollywood. American filmmakers, panic now. Ok, not yet. Chinese films are not dominating American theatres just yet but it seems China’s booming film industry is on track to compete with the West. And who knows, maybe we will start seeing English films with Chine...
Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane
Gabrielle Weaver, Senior Staff Writer
April 18, 2016
An intense thriller hit the box office March 11th, 2016. The first reactions expected: this modern adaptation of 10 Cloverfield Lane couldn’t hold a candle to its predecessor. With thrilling twists and a chilling setting, as the namesake established, this spiritual sequel holds the same themes, to...
What’s All the Hype?
Jason Ferris, Co-Editor
April 18, 2016
When Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice released last weekend, I was shocked. I thought the film had been out for months. It had to have been after a year and a half of advertising. Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is a member of a growing list of films that begin advertising long before their debuts. Film-mak...
The Bird
Jason Ferris, Editor
March 11, 2016
When the opening credits of Deadpool rolled up on the big screen, we all knew this would change the nature of the superhero film or put Fox $58 million in the hole. We’ll call the opening credits self-deprecating and leave it at that. To the delight of Fox, Deadpool’s R rating of nude scenes and middl...
Star Wars Review
Skylar Broome, Senior Editor
January 11, 2016
This article contains spoilers for the newest Star Wars movie. Proceed with caution. The most popular conversation starter of the year is “Have you seen the new Star Wars movie?” After grossing $740.3 (according to the Guardian) and expecting an even higher number once it opens in China (the sec...
