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All Is Not Fair

All Is Not Fair

88 years later, Disney adapts their 1937 animated classic with an updated plot, characters, and soundtrack.
Addison Stallsmith, Culture Editor May 17, 2025

Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? On Mar. 28, 2025, Disney released a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1937 animated movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” continuing...

A Stranger’s Game

Christopher Landon’s 2025 film “Drop” redefines what it means to have a worst-case-scenario first date.
Annabelle McCarty, Culture Associate Editor May 16, 2025

What most people would call a “disastrous and dreadful night,” Violet (Meghann Fahy) calls a first date. Film director Christopher Landon’s newest movie, “Drop,” takes the audience through the...

Pixel Perfect

After almost 20 years since the classic game was released, “A Minecraft Movie” is giving fans all over the world a crafted taste of nostalgia as they dive into a story of their favorite childhood video game.
Maci Brent, Staff Writer May 16, 2025

In a world where punching trees leads to shelter, wolves are both pets and predators, zombies burn in sunlight, and purple portals uncover fiery dimensions, Minecraft has always been less of a game and...

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Fidelity, Bravery, & Integrity

Dark, gritty, and filled with betrayals, “The Night Agent” season two continues its legacy as an action-packed political thriller.
Emma Vernon, Website Manager May 16, 2025

Fidelity, bravery, and integrity—the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s motto—is something that is clearly shown within the first two seasons of “The Night Agent” through the strict loyalty and...

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Companion

Sci-fi thriller “Companion” combines rom-com clichés with gory horror to create a complex, comedic, and captivating film.
Joselyn Duff, Opinion Editor April 30, 2025

"There have been two moments in my life when I was happiest; the first was the day I met Josh, and the second, the day I killed him.” The first line of the sci-fi thriller brought by the creators of...

The 6888

The 6888

The incomparable Tyler Perry released the hard-hitting biopic of the crucial role Black American Women in the 6888 Battalion played in WWII—running a total of two hours and seven minutes.
Caden Powels, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

On Dec. 20, 2024, the movie “The Six Triple Eight” was released on Netflix, a movie pertaining to War World II and how even through discrimination and blatant racism, 855 African American Women soldiers...

Dear Old Wicked

Dear Old Wicked

After 12 years in the making, the film adaptation of "Wicked" hit theaters on Nov. 22, 2024.
Alex Schwind, Culture & Graphics Editor February 12, 2025

A tornado, a yellow brick road, and three clicks before “The Wizard of Oz,” an unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe story takes place—a story of the good...

Pharrell Williams in Lego form.

Built to Inspire

Jack-of-all-trades Pharrell Williams brings to the screen his very own biopic with a youthful and creative flare only he could create.
Luke Viviano, News Editor & Business Manager February 3, 2025

Pharrell Williams has never been one to stand in line with any of his contemporaries, no matter which of his many ventures it happens to be. When, on Jan. 26, 2024, he announced that his upcoming biopic...

Don't Open the Door.

Don’t Open the Door.

“Alien: Romulus,” the latest movie in one of the most classic science fiction series, “Alien,” has been thrilling audiences since August 2024.
Grace Callahan, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2025

The long-lasting science fiction thriller series that started in 1979 with the movie “Alien” has finally been continued. The ninth installment to this series is “Alien: Romulus,” which was released...

Ghostly Grins

Ghostly Grins

36 years later, the ghost with the most is back. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” summoned viewers to theaters making $147.2 million globally on its opening weekend.
Addison Stallsmith, Culture Editor November 29, 2024

In the quaint town of White River, there are ghosts, demons, and the Deetzes. Or at least there were. Since “Beetlejuice,” the new film titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” was released in which the...

Break a Leg

Break a Leg

“Longlegs” is a horror film known by many for its promotional lead-up to the movie’s release. Was it worth the suspense?
Allie Haucke, Feature Editor & Business Manager October 23, 2024

The summer of 2024 was one dominated by horror films. Horror ‘flicks like “Maxxxine,” “A Quiet Place Day One,” and “Alien: Romulus” all ruled the box office, but one horror film stood...

If You Feel It, Chase It!

If You Feel It, Chase It!

“Twisters,” a standalone sequel to the classic natural disaster film, “Twister,” tore through the box office this summer.
Grace Callahan, Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2024

  The state of Oklahoma was ravaged by monster weather events once again on the Hollywood silver screen beginning on July 19, 2024. “Twisters,” a standalone sequel to the 1996 film “Twister,”...

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