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“Encanto” Review

Gabriel Corbin

After almost two years without an animated musical epic, Disney returned with a brand new film showing rich culture and influential music in their most recent film, “Encanto.” The…

A review of the movie ‘The Suicide Squad’

Gabriel Corbin

After his firing from Marvel Studios back in late 2018, many fans were wondering what James Gunn’s next great comic blockbuster would be. With hits like “Guardians of the Galaxy”…

A review of the movie ‘In the Heights’

Gabriel Corbin

As one of the many creations of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the most recent summer musical blockbuster “In the Heights” provides a tale full of fantastic music, heart and passion with every…

A review of the book ‘The Song of Achilles’

Sam Hyatt

Before continuing, be aware that this article will contain spoilers about the book “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller. Additionally, this article will discuss explicit scenes that take place…

‘Malcolm & Marie’: a movie review

Mari Pressley

*This article contains spoilers for the Netflix movie, “Malcolm & Marie”* “Malcolm & Marie” debuted Feb. 5 on Netflix, a movie created during COVID-19 lockdowns. The director of “Euphoria,” Sam…

*This article contains spoilers for the Disney Pixar Movie ‘‘Soul’’* On Christmas Day, Disney+ released their newest Pixar film that was originally intended for theaters, “Soul,” available to its subscribers.…

Penguin highway movie review

Dean of Students Office/Publications

On a bright morning, in a small Japanese town in the suburbs, a group of school kids walking to school stop to find a peculiar sight: a group of penguins…

Just put the book down already

Tea Franco

Sam Ross/ The Johnsonian Recently, a friend asked me if I finished reading books even if I didn’t like them. She was in the middle of a book she…

Review: The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Dean of Students Office/Publications

We all remember hearing bedtime stories as kids and hearing tales such as “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” It’s something else to play a video…

Review: Planetarian

Dean of Students Office/Publications

A weary scavenger has scarcely escaped death from automated soldiers and looks through the rubble of a department store, left from a city devastated by a germ bomb. Amid his…