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Review: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On!

Review: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On!

Benjamin Price, Writer/Assistant Editor In Chief Sep 13, 2022

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a funny, thoughtful, little wonder, just like its lead character. This is a one part all-ages adventure, one part rumination on family, loss and how one shell understands and experiences our great, big world. Based...

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Doctor Strange: The Multiverse of Madness

Miguel Tsang, Writer May 27, 2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes place shortly after Spider-Man: No Way Home, and our main character, Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has basically settled back into his life. The only thing that’s off is that he keeps having a recurring...

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Lancer Builds Mechs Beautifully

Michael Weinraub, Writer May 19, 2022

Mandica slows her breath to relax as the blood rushes to her head. Sitting in her Death’s Head, she stabilizes her aim. Her mech may be perpendicular to the floor and standing on a wall, but that’s no excuse to miss. She fires her cyclone pulse rifle,...

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Uncharted: A National Treasure

Jaylan Post, writer May 5, 2022

Uncharted is a quality Tom Holland epic where Treasure Island’s treasure hunting meets the comedy of The Other Guys. As someone who’s played every Uncharted game multiple times, I can absolutely say that this was an incredible adaptation. Tom Holland...

Morbius Broke Me?

Morbius Broke Me?

Benjamin Price Apr 29, 2022

Morbius is crazy. Morbius is unlike just about any movie I’ve seen. Certain scenes just defy comprehension the way they’re put together. This is a disaster, but somewhere in this mess of a movie, deep, deep inside, there’s (barely) an interesting...

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Spider-Man: No Way Home: Swings, Soars, Dazzles

Benjamin Price, Writer Mar 14, 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home is the 27th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, the titular webslinger. This movie has been heavily anticipated for months, not just as the return of Holland’s iteration...

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The Batman: No More Lies

Benjamin Price, Writer Mar 8, 2022

The Batman opens aptly on Halloween night and sees a younger and slightly more naive Bruce Wayne in only his second year as Batman, played by Robert Pattinson. We learn from hearing Bruce’s diary entries–he started writing since he started patrolling...

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Eternals: A Surprising Marvel Spectacle

Benjamin Price, Writer Dec 9, 2021

Eternals is a grand swing in the right direction for the future of Marvel’s cinematic universe. The moment Avengers Endgame ended, it felt like Marvel was at an apparent crossroads. Bidding farewell to much of its main cast opened the door to the future...

The New Craze on Social Media: Soap Cutting

The New Craze on Social Media: Soap Cutting

Jun 6, 2018

2018 has become the year of aesthetics. Soap cutting is one of the newest mesmerizing social media crazes under the bigger brand of ASMR (Autonomous sensory meridian response). Originating from Russia, videos of people using different tools to cut soap...

13 Reasons Why: The New Introduction

13 Reasons Why: The New Introduction

Rimshaw Hassan, Reporter May 24, 2018

Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why, was released on Friday, May 18th, with 13 new episodes that students have been waiting for. The show has been criticized by many health experts for promoting suicidal thoughts and its graphic content. And now for season 2,...

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Matthew, Hanley May 13, 2018

Mother's Day can be wonderful, but is stressful if you want to get one of the most special people in your life the perfect gift. Use this guide to make sure to find a special gift for a special person.   $0-$50: Homemade card and favors:...