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Oracle After Hours: Cats, a movie so bad that it might just be good

Noah Walch, columnist
January 23, 2020

I got rear-ended on the way to see Cats. It’s pretty fitting, because both the accident and the movie never should have happened. But mistakes are made when one goes too fast or doesn’t pay enough...

Del Rey paints American Dream in latest album

Tommy Marquardt, asst. sports editor
October 4, 2019

The best songwriters possess the rare ability to say more in a four-minute song than most can say in their entire lives. These select few can articulate the musings of an entire generation in a way that...

Cody Ko, from Youtube fame to changing the music game

Nicole Surcel, asst. opinions editor
October 4, 2019

If you’re anything like me, stand-up comedy just isn’t your thing. I rarely find myself laughing to a comedic performance on television, and I can’t help but experience second-hand embarrassment...

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Billie Eilish appeals to Gen Z. with new album

Tommy Marquardt, web editor
April 22, 2019

For some time now, Gen Z has been looking for someone to be their so-called “voice of the generation”— someone to relate to the way that the baby boomers connected to Bob Dylan or how Gen X saw Kurt...

Five Feet Apart disappoints with unoriginal script

Maia Schwallie, staff reporter
April 22, 2019

Five Feet Apart is an underwhelming melodrama cluttered with overused Hollywood tropes. These unsettling flaws first became apparent to me when I saw the film’s trailer. Normally these imperfections...

LEGO LEGENDS:   Returning to the big screen once again, Emmet and Wyldstyle are faced with their greatest challenge yet. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part debuted on Feb. 8, five years after the original movie release. Source: Rotoscopers

“Everything is awesome” in The Lego Movie 2

Tommy Marquardt, asst. web editor
March 15, 2019

The Lego Movie burst onto the film scene in 2014 when it skyrocketed past the low expectations of moviegoers to become a critically acclaimed movie. The public tuned in again in 2017 to see The Lego Batman...

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Aquaman keeps DC Films afloat

Caylie Jeruchimowitz, asst. opinions editor
February 8, 2019

From Man of Steel to Batman v Superman to Justice League, DC films often fall flat in terms of plot and characterization. That’s why when Aquaman splashed into the mix, I wasn’t sure what to expect....

Actress Kiernan Shipka portrays timeless character Sabrina Spellman in Netflix’s chilling reboot of the comic strip and sitcom Sabrina the Teenage Witch. From left to right, actresses Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen and Adeline Rudolph play the antagonistic, Macbeth-esque Weird Sisters in the show, which has been renewed for a second season.

Sabrina reboot wickedly good

Ellie Ruos, co-features editor
February 8, 2019

I was on a “witch hunt” (although I don’t particularly care for that term) for a good binge-worthy TV show when I came across The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.  After watching the entire first...

Twin Fantasy re-records old album, Toledo’s maturity brings new ideas

Twin Fantasy re-records old album, Toledo’s maturity brings new ideas

Ben Olson, staff reporter
March 16, 2018

At age 19, Will Toledo, under the alias of Car Seat Headrest, composed the album Twin Fantasy. Nobody knew about it besides a select group of friends and a couple of family members, so there it sat on...

NOTABLE NOAH:   Gazing at a portrait of her son, Trevor Noah’s mother is displayed on the cover of Noah’s memoir titled, Born a Crime. Noah’s stories center around his childhood, as he grew up in apartheid South Africa, the son of a black woman and a white man.

Born a Crime conveys power of son’s love

Sofia Snyder, co-sports editor
March 16, 2018

On Christmas Eve, my family’s exciting holiday plans were to sit on a plane for 22 hours on our way to South Africa. Don’t get me wrong— I was beyond excited to go to South Africa, but I thought...

KILLER KING: Baring  his claws, newly crowned king, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), puts on his panther suit. T’Challa’s role as the black panther is to protect his home of Wakanda.

Black Panther intrigues audience, unique celebration of black culture

Cassidy Foronda, co-editor-in-chief
March 16, 2018

Wakandan sunsets are the most beautiful in the world. At least, that’s what Erik Killmonger’s (Michael B. Jordan) father tells him. Those who watch Black Panther will attest to the country’s allure....

Call Me By Your Name allows for self-reflection, acceptance of vulnerability

Call Me By Your Name allows for self-reflection, acceptance of vulnerability

Ava Mazzei, asst. a&e editor
February 28, 2018

I’ve seen the movie twice. I’ve read the book. To say that the film Call Me By Your Name is good would be quite the understatement. In fact, naming this film as any one thing is difficult for me. There...

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