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Review: ‘Nosferatu’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer January 2, 2025

Rating: 9/10 The vampire you kept hearing about in your film classes is back on the big screen, but now he’s horny?  You read that right. A remake of the 1922 film, "Nosferatu" is brought back...

Review: 'Anora'

Review: ‘Anora’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer November 27, 2024

Rating: 10/10 Spoilers ahead. If you told me a year ago that a movie about a stripper fighting to marry a Russian oligarch’s son might be the movie of the year, I would’ve laughed in your face.  Fortunately,...

Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Satire: ‘Cars’ movie review

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor November 21, 2024

This movie is so packed with classist ideology and logical fallacies that it’s a wonder our parents ever allowed us to watch it. I mean, this is what’s wrong with today’s America — we’re spoon-feeding...

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Review: ‘The Wild Robot’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer November 20, 2024

Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead.  “The Wild Robot,” released on Sept. 27 and directed by Chris Sanders, revolves around a robot that crash lands on an island and is forced to raise a young duckling...

Review: ‘Smile 2’

Review: ‘Smile 2’

Kaleb Blizzard, Opinion Writer November 10, 2024

Rating 6.5/10 Spoilers ahead for "Smile 2." I’ll be the first to admit: I like stereotypical horror. Curses, sets of rules, hauntings, possessions, cryptids, skinwalkers and whatever else people...

Review: 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer October 22, 2024

Rating: 1/10 Spoilers ahead. During the 2024 Oscars ceremony, Cord Jefferson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his movie American Fiction. In his acceptance speech, he voiced...

Review: 'Am I Racist?'

Review: ‘Am I Racist?’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer October 15, 2024

Rating: 9/10 “Am I Racist?” — released Sept. 13 and directed by Justin Folk — stars Matt Walsh as he navigates the world of D.E.I. by barely disguising himself as an ally to expose its grifting...

Review: 'Sunset Boulevard'

Review: ‘Sunset Boulevard’

Killian Netherton, Opinion Writer October 1, 2024

Rating: 9.9/10 Spoilers below for “Sunset Boulevard.” “Sunset Boulevard,” released in August 1950 and directed by Billy Wilder, subtly crafts what can only be defined as a genre masterpiece,...

Review: Try 'The Substance'

Review: Try ‘The Substance’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer September 26, 2024

Rating: 9/10 Major spoilers ahead. I’m willing to bet any amount of money against anyone’s guess as to how this movie ends — they’ll lose the money.  In accordance with the marketing...

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Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

Joshua Abraham, Opinion Writer September 11, 2024

Rating: 5/10 How much did Elon Musk pay to have a Tesla in this movie? I don’t even want to know.  Tim Burton is back like he never left. In his first film directorial effort since “Dumbo”...

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Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’

Charis Adkins, Opinion Editor August 22, 2024

Rating: 6/10 Spoilers ahead for “Alien: Romulus”  What do you get when you combine weaponized autism, Bilbo Baggins and an obscene amount of sexual motifs? Apparently, “Alien: Romulus.” Directed...

Chris Hemsworth as Dementus in "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga."

Review: ‘Furiosa’ is a must-see

Justin Chen, Sports Writer June 4, 2024

My jaw dropped open in 2016. Rarely in life does that happen, but the viewing experience of “Mad Max: Fury Road" was something to behold. As one of the best action movies of all time, “Fury Road”...

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