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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark review

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark review

Zach Dulny, Critic October 7, 2019

"Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark"is a 2019 movie based off the 1980 book series of the same name. Taking only around seven of the 80 something stories from the three novels by Alvin Schwartz, this movie...

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review

Zach Dulny, Critic September 24, 2019

"Dora and the Lost City of Gold" is a 2019 movie based on the early 2000s children’s tv show, "Dora The Explorer". This movie is good for kids, but for teenagers, it lacks the ability to keep you wanting...

"IT: Chapter Two" review

“IT: Chapter Two” review

Zach Dulny, Critic September 18, 2019

"IT: Chapter 2" expands the original story of the 2017 movie "IT", by adding on the second plot which was featured in the book of the same name. Although the original, as my predecessor Jake Ditto said,”...is...

Us Movie Review

Us Movie Review

Jake Ditto, co-Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2019

Writer and director Jordan Peele not only made another masterpiece in horror, but proved that Get Out was not a fluke. Us is about a family that gets terrorized by doppelgängers that are trying to...

Roma Movie Review

Roma Movie Review

Jake Ditto, co-Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2018

Roma is not only one of the best films of the decade, but director Alfonso Cuarón’s best film. After taking a five year break from film, Cuarón comes back to tell one of his most personal films about...

First Man Movie Review

First Man Movie Review

Jake Ditto, co-Editor-in-Chief October 16, 2018

First Man was one of my most anticipated movies of the year with Damien Chazelle directing the project after winning an Oscar for his previous film La La Land. The thing I appreciate most about this...

The beautiful decor of Oishi outshines the food

The beautiful decor of Oishi outshines the food

Jake Ditto, co-Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2018

When I first walked into Oishi, I was impressed by the polite and attentive staff as well as the beautiful restaurant decorated in red and black with hanging Japanese lanterns and Japanese doors for the...

Best and Worst Movies of 2018 So Far

Best and Worst Movies of 2018 So Far

Jake Ditto, co-Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2018

Best Movies of 2018 1.BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee makes his best film since Malcolm X in a crazy story about an African American infiltrating KKK meetings with a Jewish partner. Lee creates another strong...

The Little Stranger Movie Review

The Little Stranger Movie Review

Jake Ditto, Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2018

The Little Stranger was one of my most anticipated films to come out this year. It was directed by Lenny Abrahamson who directed Room, one of my favorite films of 2015. The Little Stranger is a gothic...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Movie Review

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Movie Review

Jake Ditto, Editor-in-Chief June 25, 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is an incredibly disappointing movie that was only made to setup a third Jurassic World film. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is about Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire...

Truth or Dare Movie Review

Truth or Dare Movie Review

Jake Ditto, Staff Writer April 18, 2018

This review contains spoilers. Truth or Dare is one of the worst, if not the worst, horror movies I have ever seen. It is about a group of friends that go to Mexico during spring break, and end up playing...

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