Top Ten Summer Blockbusters
Gabby Weaver, Senior A&E Staff Writer
September 11, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
While you were most likely enjoying your summer vacation with family and friends, you might’ve missed this summer’s most thrilling, accomplished, or the most horrendous films. The summer season has come to an end, and so have the movies you’ve either enjoyed or tolerated this summer. There...
R/C Theatres Now Open!
Gabrielle Weaver, Senior A & E/Reviews Editor
September 10, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Local Business, Movie, Top Stories
The installation of the new movie theater here in St. Mary’s County comes with a huge sigh of relief. Many members of the community have complained about the conditions of other movie theatres in the area. With the establishment of R/C Theatres, now standing tall opposite of the Wildewood community, fam...
Review: Cinderella (2015)
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
May 28, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
The Cinderella live action 2015 movie came out March 13, 2015. It is similar to the 1950 version of the movie, but with some twists. The story of the movie starts out with Ella, who was played by Lily James, and she is a girl with a kind heart. She loved her father and mother dearly. When her mother...
Big Hero 6: Going for the Big Time
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
February 23, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Big Hero 6, which came out November 7, 2014, follows Hiro, a 14 year old prodigy, who lives in San Fransokyo with his older brother Tadashi, who attends San Fransokyo Institute of Technology. Tadashi thinks his brother is wasting his time participating in robot fights so he takes him to his robotics...
The Movie Industry’s Trend: What Is It and Will It Be Ending Soon?
Tatiana Kekoc, Junior Staff Writer
January 9, 2015
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Some readers and regular movie goers have probably noticed that recently there have been many movie releases based off of popular sci-fi/fantasy young adult novels. This inclination, while not entirely new, has taken off in the past few years with the release of Twilight, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, and...
Movie Review: Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 1
Daniel Lathrop, Senior Staff Writer
December 18, 2014
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
The new Hunger Games movie arrived in theatres just before Thanksgiving and, true to the holiday’s spirit, fattened itself on its massive blockbuster earnings. In its second weekend, Hunger Games continued to top the list of movie releases, well above anything else out. If you haven’t seen thi...
Interstellar: One of the Scientific Bestsellers
Valerie Gregorio, Senior Staff Writer
November 21, 2014
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Interstellar takes place in the near future where Earth can no longer sustain life. Crops are being destroyed and society is running out of resources. Oxygen is being reduced and the future generations are at risk. In order to solve this problem, Cooper, a current farmer and former NASA test pilot, and hi...
Adam Sandler’s Netflix Ventures
Marcus Williams, Senior Staff Writer
October 29, 2014
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Major movie streaming company Netflix has teamed up with a major movie star, Adam Sandler, to produce and star in 4 original movies slated to debut on the company’s streaming service. This has the potential to be a power move for Netflix, but the move is relying on the watchability of Sandler’s movies....
Frozen Movie Review
Valerie Gregorio, Junior Staff Writer
January 27, 2014
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
The Disney movie Frozen came out right after Thanksgiving break of 2013. It was based on a classic story, The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen. I went to see the movie over winter break and I will be writing the summary on what the movie is about. The two main characters are Anna, the...
Zero Dark Thirty
Kristi Perna, Sophomore Staff Writer
March 4, 2013
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Zero Dark Thirty was a great movie based upon the capturing and killing of Osama bin Laden. The movie was shown from the viewpoint of the government, revealing what they did to get the answers. Zero Dark Thirty showed all the events that happened in between finding Osama bin Laden and what exactly it to...
Lincoln: History Come to Life
Daniel Buckley, Sophomore Staff Writer
February 20, 2013
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
President Lincoln was one of greatest presidents. This film reenacts the events that made Lincoln a bold and memorable president. Although I didn’t find Lincoln intriguing, Daniel Day-Lewis was fantastic as Lincoln. Lincoln was full of political insults, trash talk, and drama. There was a great a...
“Life of Pi”
Grace Millerick and Tom Church, Senior Staff Writers
January 3, 2013
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie
Life of Pi is a powerful, emotional tale of survival and victory against the odds, with recurring elements of faith, friendship, and perseverance. With the help of some high-tech 3-D effects, the recent revision of Yann Martel's popular novel has several striking scenes of storms and shipwrecks. There ar...
