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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Della Johnson | Staff Writer One of my more remarkable moments would have to be when I had a panic attack on the floor of a Walgreens. I had come to get my flu shot, something I get every year. I’ve had moments at doctor’s offices where I’ve gotten five different shots at a time. Even still, every year I […]
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 […]
Read moreLet’s admit it. As much as we love to say that we love this time of year, it’s also one of the more stressful times of the year — especially for those struggling with their looks and body image. We feel vulnerable to judgement. As much as we probably hate to say it, we really do care about what others […]
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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, […]
Read moreMeghan Dincler | Online Editor 2020 came with a historic edition of the fashion magazine Vogue: the first edition with a man as the sole focus of the cover. That man was British singer and actor Harry Styles, posed on the front of the magazine with ring-clad hands blowing up a light blue balloon, looking stunning as ever in a […]
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Raghav Raj | Staff Writer Earlier this month, Warner Media announced that their entire 2021 slate — 17 feature films, including big-name releases like Dennis Villanueve’s ‘Dune’ remake and the fourth installment of The Matrix — would be released on HBO Max concurrently with its theatrical release. This stunning announcement effectively puts an end to the theatrical window before a […]
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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 […]
Read moreLet’s admit it. As much as we love to say that we love this time of year, it’s also one of the more stressful times of the year — especially for those struggling with their looks and body image. We feel vulnerable to judgement. As much as we probably hate to say it, we really do care about what others […]
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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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Review by Raghav Raj Director: Sophia Coppola Rating: 6/10 Review: By the time Sofia Coppola’s latest film, On The Rocks, finds any sense of urgency, it’s approximately 10 minutes away from rolling the credits. Up until this point, the endeavor that Laura (Rashida Jones) and her mischievous bon-vivant father (the ever-affable Bill Murray) have embarked on — to find out […]
Read moreShravani Page | Staff Writer Let’s be real, what in the world was this election? On Saturday, Joe Biden passed 270 votes in the Electoral College- thank you Pennsylvania- which denotes he will most likely become President of The United States. But this race was nearly equal. In my pessimistic nature, that detail still sticks out to me. That race […]
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Review by Della Johnson Artist: Ariana Grande Rating: 6/10 Review: Ariana Grande’s highly anticipated sixth studio album Positions released Friday, October 30th, following the drop and chart success of her lead single by the same name. In this album, she experimented more with R&B–something she had been called to do for years by her large fanbase. She also features heavy […]
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As 2020 finally nears its end, the Chronicle Staff is taking a look back at all of the truly fantastic music that was released over the past year. Without further ado, here are a few staff picks for the best songs of the year. “Key West (Philosopher’s Pirate)” by Bob Dylan By Raghav Raj The penultimate track from Bob Dylan’s […]
Read moreRaghav Raj | Staff Writer On November 7, right after the Associated Press called the 2020 Presidential Election in favor of Joe Biden, former Ohio Governor (and current Biden surrogate) John Kasich went on CNN for an extended tirade against the progressive wing of the Democratic party. Kasich, a Republican, didn’t mince words. Amidst the calling for “fiscally conservative” austerity […]
Read moreThe votes are in: we’ve broken our streak. After exactly six decades, Ohio has faltered its long-held status as the ultimate bellwether in America — and with it, indications of being a swing state in general. After we went for President Trump by more than 8 points the night of the election, the other midwestern swing states failed to follow […]
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