Review: Jordan Peele’s “Us” is unsettling in its honesty concerning America
Micah Johnston, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2019
“Us” takes Peele’s knack for social commentary within horrific storylines to an entirely new level.
‘Zootopia’ provides insightful, but subtle, social commentary
Parker Van Riper, Opinions Editor
March 30, 2016
Disney’s “Zootopia” beat out box-office hit “Frozen” with a $73.7 million in their U.S. opening weekend. The evil has been defeated. Maybe now, people will finally let it go. But if you need more than just a couple million dollars to convince you that you’re not going to see just another ta...
‘Deadpool’ delights with R-rate hijinks
Parker Van Riper, Opinions Editor
February 24, 2016
Here we go again — another superhero movie. We are overrun with superhero movies right now. Some are great, wonderfully written pieces . . . and some are not so much. Deadpool — the merc with the mouth — is not your typical superhero. Honestly, he’s not really a superhero at all. The...
“The Perfect Guy” offers an intense, believable thriller
Ireal James, Contributing Writer
October 14, 2015
Writers Alan B. McElroy and Tyger Williams have a way of finding horror in realistic situations. They start with an everyday scenario, then ask, “but what if something goes wrong?” For instance, take their recent film “The Perfect Guy,” a story about a career-driven woman who finds herself ...
Latest “Mission Impossible” installment might be the best one yet
Marin Guta, Digital Editor
September 10, 2015
Tom Cruise may be 54 years old, but it’s hard to tell in “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation,” in which Cruise clings onto an airplane as it takes off, swims underwater without an oxygen tank and enters a high-speed motorcycle chase. The box office giant film series, a spinoff from a 1960s...