by Jordan Costolo ’25 Now, I’m sure most of you know this staple character of American pop culture, but for the uninitiated, here is a brief summary: Garfield started off as a comic strip published in 1978 about a lazy orange cat and his owner Jon. Since his original creation, however, Garfield has evolved into something much larger. As the … Read More
by Justin Lakso ’25 Season 1 of Halo left much to be desired. From the amount of plot holes to deviations of the source material, fans of the Halo series were very disappointed with Paramount for taking a beloved video game series and bastardizing it on television. The producers recognized they had missed their target audience by a long shot … Read More
by Evelyn San Miguel ‘26 After its initial release in June of 2023, the highly anticipated sequel to the Spiderverse trilogy—‘Across the Spiderverse’—made waves in the box office, delighting critics and audiences with its next-level animation and spectacular plot. From the makers of the trilogy comes a ten-minute deep dive into the main character Miles Morales’ psyche, a short film … Read More
Watching While many people may be more familiar with Matt Reeve’s 2010 American remake Let Me In, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s original 2008 film Let the Right One In is certainly worth a watch. While on the surface Let the Right One In may seem like another supernatural vampire movie, the story being told most excels when it comes to … Read More
by George Awkard ’25 The era of Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande began with a cryptic Instagram post on December 7 of Grande in the studio, leaving fans curious about what Grande had in store after not hearing anything new for four years. She announced the release date on her Instagram with three covers on January 17. Grande also released … Read More
by Audrey Farris ‘25 When Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz was arrested in January 2023 after two loaded guns were found in his New York City hotel room, it was the first anyone had heard about the band since early 2021. When a hotel employee saw Shultz pull a gun from his pants pocket in one of the hotel’s … Read More
by Liam Trump ‘24 It’s been more than two years since director Denis Villeneuve introduced audiences to his vision of the world of Arrakis in his 2021 film Dune, an adaptation of the first half of Frank Herbert’s highly acclaimed science fiction novel of the same name. Critics and audiences alike took quick notice of how abruptly the film ended, … Read More
by Dasun Panapitiya ‘24 After a critically acclaimed trilogy, Kung Fu Panda fans were treated to the trailer of the fourth installment after eight years. With Director Mike Mitchell’s previous works including the disappointing fourth installments of Shrek and Trolls, there wasn’t necessarily much to expect from Kung Fu Panda 4. Still, the movie could have built on the set … Read More
Reading Gideon Falls: The Black Barn, created by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino, tells a story about a schizophrenic man who keeps getting visions about a black barn while simultaneously finding parts around the city to build said barn. His therapist tries to break him out of these delusions before she too starts seeing visions of the black … Read More
by Declan Rooney ‘25 Short form content is a type of media that is brief, quick, and consumed rapidly. Over the past decade, there has been a tremendous rise of this type of media online, from early blog posts to TikTok, due to its huge popularity and profitability. However, concerns are growing about the potential consequences of the addictive nature … Read More