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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,...

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”...

Art critic Theresa Lozano says Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” isn’t as bad as other critics say it is. (Photo courtesy of Republic Records)

Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Theresa Lozano, Life & Arts Writer April 25, 2024

Rating: 8.8/10 From an anticipated release to a surprise double album at 2 a.m., Taylor Swift put it all out there with her recently released album “The Tortured Poets Department.”  The first...

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