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“The Girl on the Train” a captivating mystery/thriller

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter October 14, 2016

In Jan. 2015, the book “The Girl on the Train” was released and immediately captured readers’ attentions. Within less than a year, the book was an automatic success and was optioned for a film adaptation....

Marvel tackles neo-Blaxploitation with new Netflix show

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter October 14, 2016

Netflix and Marvel Entertainment, on a roll with the partnership they started last year with hits such as “Jessica Jones” and “Daredevil,” have come up with another unique take on the superhero/superhuman...

Reliving the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter October 7, 2016

On April 20, 2010, 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, the BP PLC oil rig called Deepwater Horizon exploded in the late hours of the evening due to massive equipment failure, human...

Mr. Robot Season 2 Review

Kevin Qosja, Staff Reporter September 30, 2016

The line between intelligent and self-indulgent is an important one to keep track of. The second season of the hit show “Mr. Robot,” on the other hand, plays jump rope with that line. Its willingness...

Grey’s Anatomy Season 13 Premiere

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter September 30, 2016

After months of waiting, season 13 of “Grey’s Anatomy” has finally arrived. Last season, we left off with an up-and-coming love triangle, a wedding, a life-threatening birth and a physical assault....

Kubo and the Two Strings

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter September 2, 2016

For the past seven years, Laika Entertainment has slowly but steadily become one of the most acclaimed and noteworthy animation studios—despite having only a small catalogue of films, which includes...

You can’t kill the increasing progress of this improved entry into this iconic series

Lars Torres, Staff Reporter September 2, 2016

In 2011, the “Deus Ex” series had long been dormant, its previous iterations having come out at the turn of the 21st century as revolutionary first-person role-playing shooters about nanotechnology-augmented...

“Sausage Party” more to it than expected

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter September 2, 2016

When the first trailer for “Sausage Party” came out, it made waves across the Internet. Never before had audiences been presented an R-rated animated movie like “Sausage Party.” I was just...

“Suicide Squad”: bad guys who really aren’t that bad

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter August 19, 2016

Since the announcement of the movie, everyone across the nerd spectrum was pumped to see Suicide Squad. So when critics’ reviews arrived and nearly all declared the movie complete trash—including a...

Star Trek Beyond goes beyond expectations

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter August 11, 2016

“Star Trek” is a franchise that seems to grow in power as time goes on. This year marked the 50th anniversary of the franchise and with the special occasion in mind, the third movie in the current...

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