Review by: Drew Hoffmaster Directed by: John Francis Daley and Johnathan Goldstein Rating: 4.5/5 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves found much more success in theaters and far surpassed the flop Dungeon & Dragons (D&D) movie released in 2000. The movie is based on the tabletop roleplay game D&D which takes place in a fictional fantasy world full of mystical […]
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Review by: Laurel Wang Artist: Lana Del Rey Rating: 4.5/5 Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, begins with a restart. At a choir’s count, listeners begin a meditation through the 37-year-old’s career, as we follow Del Rey, “say[ing] it again” and again. Featuring fourteen tracks and two interludes, Ocean Blvd […]
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Review by: Laurel Wang Creator: Alanis Morissette Rating: 3.5/5 “Why are you so petrified of silence?” demands Frankie Healy (Lauren Chanel) on “All I Really Want”, the introductory number of Jagged Little Pill. However, the musical, adapted from Alanis Morrisette’s 1995 album of the same name, seems unable to answer its own question. Between eight principal characters, heavy, intertwining plotlines, […]
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Review by: Andrew Little Directed by: Michael B. Jordan Rating: 3.5/5 Creed III marked two major firsts for the Rocky/Creed franchise. It was actor Michael B. Jordan’s debut feature film as a director and the first movie in the series without Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa. Despite the drama that surrounded Stallone’s absence,the film did not suffer without his iconic character. […]
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Review by: Josie Lorenz Directed by: Peyton Reed Rating: 2.5/5 For a movie that has been heavily hyped since its announcement over two years ago, Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was so incredibly average. Quantumania follows Avenger, Scott Lang (Antman), and his family as they are once again sucked into the terrifying and little-known Quantum realm. They need a […]
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Review by: Megan Lee Creator: Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate and Josh Pate Rating: 4/5 The long-awaited season three of Outer Banks has left audiences on the edge of their seat. Netflix’s Outer Banks created by Jonas and Josh Pate was originally released in April of 2020. With season two being released in the summer of 2021, fans have been waiting […]
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Review by: Laurel Wang Artist: Samia Rating: 2/5 On first listen, Samia’s sophomore album, Honey, recalls Rupi Kaur, the thousand dying gasps of teen Tumblr blogs, and confessional poetry. But the album’s haunting introspection ultimately reveals little beyond a hollow sound, as if the twenty-six-year-old singer isn’t quite sure of what ghosts she’s running from, either. In an interview, Samia […]
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Review by: Alisha Verma Artist: John Cale Rating: 4/5 Even if you’ve never heard the name John Cale, his fingerprints can be found everywhere, from the scrappy beginnings of punk rock to modern R&B. Cale has cemented himself as a musical vagabond, a title that persists with the release of his new album, MERCY. The album opens with the title […]
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Review by: Shrija Shandilya Artist: Lil Yachty Rating: 4/5 Lil Yachty’s fifth studio album, Let’s Start Here, is indicative of his reform. He incorporates a more alternative and psychedelic rock sound while retaining some of his own vocal style. The album starts with “The Black Seminole,” a standout track that effectively sets the tone for the album. With synth and […]
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Review by: Laurel Wang Directed by: Gerard Johnstone Rating: 3.5/5 Few movies can say their pursuit scenes come with choreography. But for M3GAN, it’s a claim to fame. The horror-comedy craftily bridges the gap between the genres, delivering a fresh, tongue-in-cheek take on the doll horror movie. Gemma (Allison Williams), a toy robotics engineer, settles soundly into the role of […]
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Review by: Josie Lorenz Directed by: Rian Johnson Rating: 4.5/5 Knives Out (2019) felt like an impossible act to chase yet Glass Onion has followed with incredible finesse. Glass Onion, named after The Beatles song by the same title, follows detective Beniot Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, in yet another murder mystery. A glass onion is an idea that people […]
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Review by: Megan Lee Directed by: James Cameron Rating: 4/5 The world that James Cameron creates in Avatar: The Way of Water truly sets that standard for transporting the audience into a new reality. Avatar: The Way of Water is the long-awaited sequel to the original Avatar released in 2009. Created by James Cameron, Avatar is a movie filled with […]
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Review by: Alisha Verma Directed by: Steven Spielberg Rating: 3.5/5 After exploring everything from dinosaurs to extraterrestrials, Spielberg has finally turned the camera on himself. In The Fabelmans, we follow the semi-autobiographical tale of Sammy Fabelman’s growing love for film set against the backdrop of his crumbling family life. From the second he sees his first movie, his ice-blue eyes […]
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Review by: Shrija Shandilya Artist: Metro Boomin Rating: 5/5 As a sequel to the star-studded album NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES, HEROES AND VILLAINS plays to the strengths of all featured artists while incorporating Metro Boomin’s innovative take on trap to create a captivating yet cohesive album. The first track, “On Time”, starts the album off bright and uplifting, featuring […]
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Review by: Megan Lee Creator: Alfred Gough and Miles Millar Rating: 3.5/5 Wednesday Addams, the dark and twisted daughter of the Addams family, has been made a stereotypical juvenile. By putting Wednesday in the seat of a “regular” teenager, Netflix has taken the classic Addams family story and directed toward a younger teenage audience Wednesday enrolled in Nevermore, a school […]
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Review by: Bradyn Johnson Directed by: Ryan Coogler Rating: 4/5 It was difficult to imagine a Black Panther movie without lead actor Chadwick Boseman, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever proved to be a massive success. After Boseman’s abrupt passing, many were unsure about the future of the beloved character. Fortunately, director Ryan Coogler was able to make the transition between […]
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Review by: Ali Sami Artist: Drake Rating: 4.5/5 “21, Can you do something for me?” Drake and 21 Savage’s most recent album, Her Loss, was released on November 4, 2022, and the duo did not miss. The album consists of 16 songs with a playing time of exactly an hour. Travis Scott was the only feature on the album, and […]
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Review by: Risha Chada Artist: Taylor Swift Rating: 4.5/5 Self-loathing, fantasizing about revenge, wondering what could have been, falling in love and falling apart. Through 13 beautifully crafted new songs, Taylor Swift’s new album, Midnights, delivered on every single one of these five emotions. The album created an array of sounds and feelings that encompass the idea of “midnight.” Three […]
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