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Big George Foremen movie poster credit: IMDb.

Big George Foreman: Fun For All Ages

Arturo Gonzalez March 21, 2025

Big George Foreman is an inspirational action movie showing the legendary champion who gained back his title and remembered who he was as a person. From the boxing ring to the grill, the incredible true...

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl poster.

Wallace & Gromit Are Making a Comeback

Eva Becker March 12, 2025

Wallace and Gromit, a dorky man and his dog, are a classic dynamic duo from a series of movies and short films created by Aardman Studios. Their first appearance was in a short series that included many...

Emilia Pérez, movie poster, IMDb, 2025

Does Emilia Pérez Deserve Its Oscar Nominations?

Shiloh Merges March 7, 2025

Emilia Pérez is very similar to Drake's "It's All A Blur Tour”: overhyped, undeserving of positive recognition, and failing to deliver on the things that matter. Despite not even paying to watch this...

Smile 2 - Movie cover

Smile 2: Is it Worth the Watch?

Addie Fife March 6, 2025

Smile 2, where a simple smile turns into something sinister, deepening the mystery of the sequel, while twisting psychological horror with unsettling twists. Smile 1 follows psychiatrist Rose Cotter...

Big red no sign across Disney Castle.

Disney Going Downhill

Eva Becker March 5, 2025

When people think of Disney, they think of good old-fashioned, vibrant musicals. Despite Disney’s success with their classics, lately they seem to be straying away from the genius creativity they once...

Lucius feeling the sand representing the iconic scene from the first movie done by Maximus.

Gladiator II: Does the Sequel Live Up to the Legacy?

Joshua Starr February 27, 2025

When Gladiator came to theaters in 2000, it carved a place in cinematic history with its breathtaking battles, performances, and a story that left audiences chanting, "Are you not entertained?"  The...

Bheem (left) and Raju (right) dancing to "Naatu Naatu"

Dance, Drama, and Defying the British: RRR Has It All

Arthur Zheng February 22, 2025

Do you like singing? Dancing? An elaborate story? Do you have a grudge against historical British colonization? Well, you may consider watching RRR. RRR is an Indian movie originally filmed in Telugu,...

Moana, Maui, Hei Hei, Pua, and Kuto set off on their journey to save Moana's people from death.

Moana 2: A Good Continuation or Cash Grab?

Shiloh Merges February 14, 2025

I had the costume and everything. Not just a cheap one with faux straws cut of fabric, but a handmade two-piece dress and skirt because of her, because of Moana. To see someone on the big screen doing...

Wicked (2024) Movie Poster.

Is Wicked Worth the Hype?

Sydney Harwick February 6, 2025

After almost two decades of Broadway success, Wicked has taken the yellow brick road to the big screen. Much anticipation has come with the news of this film adaptation of the musical. But can the movie...

Credit: Miramax

Could The Holdovers Become a New Holiday Movie Classic?

Nati Murrell February 4, 2025

Every holiday season, I turn on my TV and see the same movies being shown on repeat. Not to take a dig at the typical holiday movies like Elf, Home Alone, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, but this year...

Uglies movie poster. (Credit: BLT Communications)

The Truth About Uglies Isn’t Very Pretty

Bom Kim January 15, 2025

What if it was possible to make yourself become absolutely perfect? What if all it took to achieve that was one little surgery? What would you do? This is what Netflix’s teen dystopian movie Uglies...

Love Island ladies on their way to confront their exes returning from Casa Amor.

Skyline Students Spend Their Summer on Love Island

Nati Murrell December 24, 2024

Of all the things I expected to do this summer — college applications, work, travel — I did not expect to become infatuated with Love Island USA.  Rated as TV-MA, the controversial summer reality...

Photo credit: A24

‘Civil War’ Movie Review: What One Young Journalist Took Away

Sarina Thomas December 21, 2024

“Civil War” was not the movie I expected. Originally marketed by A24 as a play on Roland Emmerich's film Independence Day (minus the Alien Invasion), I anticipated a politically charged action movie...

The Apprentice is Making Bold Statements on Capitalism

The Apprentice is Making Bold Statements on Capitalism

Karl Sippola December 16, 2024

On October 11, 2024, The Apprentice was released to theaters, retelling the life story of a young Donald J. Trump. The movie starts with Trump's attempts to change the Gulf and Western Building into a...

A collage of upcoming movie and tv shows based on video games. (Sony Interactive Entertainment, Amazon Prime Video, Scott Cawthon Click Team, Warner Bros, Sega, Netflix)

New Video Game Adaptations Coming to TV and Film

Chamayli Fauble November 29, 2024

Lately, big studios have been leveling up by bringing our favorite video games to the big screen, making pixelated icons from franchises like Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros and Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog...

Hunt for the Wilderpeople movie poster

Does Hunt for the Wilderpeople Deserve More Recognition?

Evi Edlund November 20, 2024

“Me and this fat kid / We ran we ate and read books / And it was the best”, reads Hec Faulkner’s haiku. His writing describes the tale told in the film Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Wilderpeople...

28 days later movie poster.

Best Horror Movies to get You Excited for Fall

Ella Anderson November 11, 2024

It’s really hard to find a good horror movie these days, the kinds that have meaningful buildups and storylines instead of the boring old copy-and-pasted subjects with millions of dollars poured into...

The Fall Guys Movie poster Credit: IMDB

Is the new Fall Guy Movie worth the watch?

Lucy Naar June 11, 2024

Fall Guy is both an action packed rom-com and a love letter to the stunt community, loosely based off of the 1980s TV show of the same name (ABC, 1981–1986). The movie is an attempt to bring more recognition...

A scene from Dune Part One. Credit: Legendary Pictures.

Are Dune Parts One and Two Worth Watching?

Fatema Refiei June 4, 2024

Have you heard of the movie Dune? Have you seen it mentioned on YouTube or TikTok, but still haven’t watched it later because you think it'll be a waste of time? I’m here to tell you that both films...

"A story you have to believe to see" credit: moviepedia

IF: A Cinematic Journey into Possibility

Tori Williamson-Cardneau May 31, 2024

IF (2024) tries to mix together heartfelt emotion with whimsical fantasy but ultimately falls somewhere in the middle of meh.  Directed by John Krasinski, the film takes us through the life of Bea...

New Movie Boys In the Boat: What Does our Crew Team Think About it?

New Movie Boys In the Boat: What Does our Crew Team Think About it?

Page Bazzani March 14, 2024

  There have been a tremendous number of movies out this new year and over the holiday break: Mean Girls, Wonka, Anyone But You.   But what about The Boys in the Boat? This movie is a true...

Mean Girls (2024) poster. Credit: Paramount Pictures.

Mean Girls: Did it Really Need a Reboot?

Ember DuPont March 12, 2024

Are you a fan of wearing pink on Wednesday? Got a love of showtunes? Maybe a fondness for the modern day classic? If you answered yes to any of those questions, and even if you didn’t, have I got a movie...

Wonka promotional poster. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures.

“Wonka”: A Sweet New Addition to the World of Chocolate

Kate Wolfe March 4, 2024

Golden tickets, a huge factory, and tons of chocolate. Have you ever wondered how Willy Wonka started it all and rose to fame?  Wonka, the amazing new prequel to the Willy Wonka movies we all know...

Aquaman sitting on his throne in Atlantis. Credit: Warner Brothers Studios

Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom Closes Out DC Extended Universe on Bad Note

Wilson Compton February 15, 2024

Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom (2023) follows Aquaman (Jason Mamoa); as he tries to defeat Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II); once again. Black Manta is back and much more powerful than before as he now has...

A collage of our favorite Christmas films. Credits: 20th Century Fox Hughes Entertainment, DiNovi Pictures, National Lampoon, Warner Bros, Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.

These Six Christmas Movies are Worth Rewatching All Winter Long

Cecilia Tuczak, Gwen Stotts-Walshe, and Kate Wolfe February 8, 2024

It's officially that time. Radio stations have ditched the festive music, New Year's resolutions are dropping like flies, and February has started feeling gloomier than ever. Although the holiday season...

Twilight Photo of Michigan Theater in Downtown Ann Arbor, a great place to watch a movie. Credit: A. Gupta.

Check Out These Must-Watch End-of-Year Movies

Avni Gupta December 20, 2023

The Marvels Following the post-credits scene of Ms. Marvel (2022) where Iman Velani’s Kamala Khan is shown swapping places with Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers, The Marvels brings us back to see the...

Barbie was released in theaters on July 21, 2023. Credit: Warner Bros.

Why the Sudden Wave of Pink? Looking Back On the Barbie Movie

Adira Maze, Section Editor November 16, 2023

Come along with Barbie as she discovers that the Real World, with all of its problems, is extremely different from her perfect, pink, female-centric Barbieland.  Barbie was released in theaters on...

Conrad Fisher and Belly Conklin sitting on a beach at Cousins. Credits: Prime Video.

The Summer I Turned Pretty: How the Summer I Turned Pretty Show Differs from the Novel

Olivia Watters November 15, 2023

Isabella (Belly) Conklin has been going to Cousins, a beach town in Massachusetts, every summer since she was a kid. With her older brother Steven and her mom Laurel, they stay with her Mom’s best friend,...

Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird in The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Credit: Murray Close.

Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes: Is It Worth the Read Before the Movie?

Hana Ghani November 15, 2023

“It’s not over until the Mockingjay sings.” These striking words with layers of complex meaning are uttered by Lucy Gray Baird, a main character in the book by Suzanne Collins and upcoming movie...

The SAG-AFTRA and WGA are working to secure a future for the film and television industry amid the rise of AI. Credit: Janine and Jim Eden CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

Hollywood’s Civil War Over Artificial Intelligence

Avni Gupta November 12, 2023

Originally published Nov. 12, 2023.  On July 14th, The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike and the slow crawl of the Hollywood machine...

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