Review by: Raghav Raj Directed by: Lee Isaac Chung Rating: 9/10 Right from the very beginning, Minari feels utterly, unmistakably entrancing. It is shot in warm, gentle hues by cinematographer Lachlan Milne, who fills the screen with these muted oranges, lush greens, and rich, earthy browns. These colors are met with woozy, contemplative scoring from Emile Mosseri, whose strings and […]
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Interview by Risha Chada Tell us about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, hobbies, fun facts, etc? My name is Ashlyn, I’m a freshman and I love running, writing, and public speaking. Running is one of the things that I use to make me feel empowered and something to clear my mind especially during Covid. I enjoy writing […]
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Review by: Rachel Cai Artist: Julien Baker Rating: 8.5/10 Julien Baker’s Little Oblivions, is a heart-wrenching chronicle of substance abuse, her struggle with faith, and her path to recovery. Her third solo album — and her first project since 2018’s collaborative Boygenius EP — is a self-produced, multi-instrumental affair, one where most of the performances are by Baker herself. Most […]
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Interview by Avary Hutzelman Bethel Jegol – Sophomore Tell us about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, Hobbies, Fun Facts, Etc.? Hey! My name is Bethel and I’m a sophomore. I like watching shows, listening to music, and reading when I have the chance. I am actually currently reading Angela Davis’, Women Race & Class, which […]
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By Raghav Raj (Staff Writer), Scott Reckers (Staff Writer), and Ann Vettikkal (News Editor) On the last day of 2020, it was announced that Daniel Dumile, better known as rapper MF DOOM, had passed away two months prior on Halloween. As mercurial in death as he was in life, DOOM was one of rap’s greatest enigmas, hiding his brilliant gift […]
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Director: Pete Doctor Rating: 9/10 Review by: Evan Ponstingle Soul, the latest Disney/Pixar film, and first to officially be released on Disney+, truly plays out like a symphony. The plot revolves around a struggling jazz musician and part-time band teacher, Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), whose soul is cast into a whimsical adventure after he meets his untimely demise on the […]
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Series Creator: Chris Van Dusen Rating: 8/10 Review by: Abby Waechter Taking place in a fictional 19th century English society, the eight-part Netflix series Bridgerton has romance, drama, comedy, and scandal. Although it’s undoubtedly a cliché when love prevails and the guy gets the girl, Bridgerton successfully pulls it off, a chaotic tale of courtship between the Duke of Hastings and […]
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Interview by Kaelyn Rodrigues Jada Fox – Junior Tell us about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, hobbies, fun facts, etc? My name is Jada Fox! I am always doing some kind of art. A goal in my life is to learn every form of art that I can! I am in Students Involving & Befriending […]
Read moreArtist: Playboi Carti Rating: 8/10 Review by: Raghav Raj In many ways, Playboi Carti’s latest album, Whole Lotta Red, is unlike anything else happening in mainstream hip-hop right now. Despite its affinity for sticky melodies and even stickier hooks, it has no obligations towards any of the viral trends that artists have latched on to. It barely has anything that […]
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Director: Patty Jenkins Rating: 2/10 Review by: Raghav Raj After the rousing success of Patty Jenkins’ 2017 reboot of Wonder Woman, the idea of a sequel held the sort of promise that DC hadn’t honestly seen since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy warped the superhero film into something far more morose and brooding. In the face of films that followed […]
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Della Johnson | Staff Writer 17-year-old Olivia Rodrigo has become an overnight sensation. It’s not that she wasn’t already famous. From her starring role as Nini on Disney+ original High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and Paige on Bizaardvark, she has gained quite a following. Even still, no one could’ve predicted the sort of response that her newest song, […]
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Interview by Shravani Page Page Design by Aadrija Biswas Preston Meyer – Junior Tell me about yourself! What kinds of things do you like to do, Hobbies, Fun Facts, Etc.? I’m a junior. I’ve always had a big passion for the environment and just nature in general. I grew up in a remote part of Mason and was used to […]
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Director: David Fincher Rating: 7/10 Review by: Raghav Raj Mank, David Fincher’s first feature film in six years, begins the same way a lot of his others do, by throwing the audience into the midst of chaos with very little to latch on to. Before, in films like Se7en and Fight Club, this overload of information felt tonally pitch-perfect, as […]
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With 2020 coming to a close, the Chronicle Staff is looking back at the best, most binge-able television released over this past year. Without further ado, here are some staff picks for the best shows of the year. Abby Waechter | Staff Writer Evan Romansky’s original Netflix Series Ratched imagines the complex backstory of Nurse Ratched, a character long understood […]
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Artist: Megan Thee Stallion Rating: 8/10 Review by: Della Johnson Riding the high of a viral 2020, Megan Thee Stallion has rounded out her year with a 17-song album, a conglomeration of intricate rhymes and cheeky adlibs. She features chart success and single “Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)” and already-popular “Body,” among other fast paced tracks like the Biggie-sampling opener, “Shots […]
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Kaya Rossey – Junior Tell us a bit about yourself! What kind of things do you like to do, hobbies, fun facts, etc.? My name is Kaya, I’m a junior and some things that I love are writing, modeling for art students, and public speaking (if it’s something I’m passionate about). What are you passionate about speaking out on in […]
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Katie Maier – Senior Tell us a bit about yourself! What kind of things do you like to do, hobbies, fun facts, etc.? I’m Katie Maier, a senior at MHS. I love to write fantasy and historical fiction, play violin, go backpacking in the mountains, and nerd out about history. I’m in Creative Writing Club, Writer’s Block, Youth Activism Club, […]
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Why did we create this page? For nearly two decades, as dictated by our policy, The Chronicle has promised to report the truth and adhere to the journalistic code of ethics. In 2020, although the mediums through which we do this and the content we report have differed since the newspaper’s conception, the mission is exactly the same. Mason has […]
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