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Disney’s entry into a new world

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter December 9, 2016

The Walt Disney Co. train has not let up at all this year, and the only thing that will be surprising is if it stops anytime soon—which it won’t. In this year alone, Disney has released two major Marvel...

Rory’s last four words

Isabel Torres-Padin, Staff Reporter December 2, 2016

Thanksgiving means food, family, homework (if you go to Case Western Reserve University) and “Gilmore Girls”? As you may or may not know, the day after Thanksgiving meant the premiere of the long awaited...

Narcissism and angst reign in “Edge of Seventeen”

Kevin Qosja, Staff Reporter December 2, 2016

I am not a big fan of teenage dramedies, so I must assume my desire to see this movie was based on my interest in the actors. Hailee Steinfeld was introduced in 2010 with her brilliant performance in “True...

Know your mountain

Courtney Capra, Staff Reporter December 2, 2016

Andy Harkness has an impressive resume as a Disney animator, a children’s book illustrator, an Emmy and Annie award winner and a father. Given these accomplishments, it might be surprising to picture...

Mel Gibson returns with brutal war film

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter November 18, 2016

It has been 10 years since Mel Gibson’s last directorial effort. “Apocalypto” graced theater screens back in 2006. Mel Gibson has been slowly but surely making a comeback in Hollywood, initially...

Amazing effects offset superhero fatigue

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a train that never seems to stop providing entertainment, even though the experiences are fleeting and all blend together after a while. Recently, Marvel has been taking...

“Inferno” a complete flop

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

When I heard the news that “Inferno,” the book by Dan Brown, author of “The Da Vinci Code” series, was being turned into a movie, I was confused as to why it was being made. The last movie in the...

Rated G for excessive greasiness and a good time

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter November 4, 2016

So begins the time of the art films, intellectual blockbusters and innovative features, all put together in the late quarter of the movie year known as “Oscar Season.”  Here comes a standout film...

A “world” of possibilities

Kevin Qosja, Staff Reporter October 28, 2016

With “Game of Thrones” coming to an end within the next two years, HBO needs a new hit genre piece with which to enthrall the world. The first attempt to meet that goal granted us the Western/Sci-fi...

Yoga Hosers Review

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter October 28, 2016

Back in 2014, renowned independent film director Kevin Smith (who directed “Clerks” and “Chasing Amy”), released the first in his “True North” trilogy, a comedic horror film known as “Tusk”....

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