“The Invisible Man”: Thrilling Blumhouse Production
Taylor Park, Staff Reporter
March 10, 2020
“The Invisible Man” yanks its audience through increasingly distressing twists and turns, disorienting what you thought you knew about the plot, leaving you squirming in your seat. Every time I thought I had figured out the main plot of the movie, there would be an unpredictable scene that threw...
‘Gretel and Hansel’: grim but dull adaptation
Rodrigo Gutierrez, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2020
“Gretel and Hansel” retells the classic grim tale from the perspective of Gretel but offers little to no intrigue in its adaptation. Directed by Oz Perkins, the adaptation brings little action to keep the audience at the edge of the seat and turns out to be creepy than scary. At the beginning...
“Turning” disappoints, lacks plot and horror
Oscar Frias-Rivera, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2020
“The Turning” that came out this past weekend was a huge letdown. As the movie ended I yelled out “What” as did someone else in the movies after it went to credits because no one expected the movie to end as it did. Me, already being a “Stranger Things” fan, thought maybe this would...
Disney+ Breaks The Internet
Andrew Jaramillo, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2019
Disney+ is giving competitors Netflix and Hulu a run for their money, even with connectivity issues and errors that plagued it early on. The service has been stabilized since its bumpy Nov. 4 launch and I’m totally obsessed with the amount of binge-worthy content that Disney+ has to offer for just ...
Joker: An icon for protesters worldwide
Harleen Gill, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2019
Political systems around the world have truly been failing for several decades now. To bring some sort of awareness, a brilliantly thought out form of protest has been inspired from the 2019 psychological thriller, “Joker.” One of the main messages of the “Joker” was to raise awareness about...
“Joker”: Heartbreaking backstory that challenges morality
Saman Mashayekhi, Staff Reporter
October 23, 2019
For as long as audiences remember, the story of the Joker has always been told through Batman’s eyes. This new rendition of Joker is a well-done heartbreaking backstory through a different perspective. “Joker,” directed by Todd Phillps, is the life story of famous Batman villain, who, before...
“The Addams Family” is Revived in New Animated Adaptation
Nathalia Moran, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2019
They’re creepy, they’re kooky and they’ve come back. The ‘60s story of the Addams family, an unorthodox family, inclined to like all that is dreary, black or dead, is revived in this animated film. In this story, Gomez and Morticia Addams (Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron) have been run...
Is Streaming Destroying the Movie Theater Business?
Andrew Jaramillo, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2019
While streaming has made accessing movie and television content a breeze, I can’t see movie theaters becoming obsolete because of it. Streaming is great for watching thousands of older titles, but theaters still remain the only way to watch the newest movies. Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture As...
Is Hollywood running out of original ideas?
Hwan Lee, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
It’s OK when Hollywood decides to take an old movie franchise and wrap a new layer around it, but that does not mean they’re out of new ideas. What rebooting and remaking does for the industry is primarily raking in the big bucks or appealing to a new generation such as "Star Wars VII: The Force ...
Superhero films still going strong
Ethan Bennett, Staff Reporter
May 1, 2018
Some can’t stand superhero movies anymore, but they still belong at the top of the box office, and I can’t wait see more. Recently, acclaimed director James Cameron openly criticized Marvel’s latest film, “Avengers: Infinity War,” and addressed what he calls “Avengers fatigue.” According ...
