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Book Review: Erica Sanchez explores the ‘perfect’ archetype within Mexican families

Andrea Valdez April 19, 2021

By Andrea Valdez Broadcast News Director Photo by Andrea Valdez Erika Sanchez’s novel “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter," follows Julia Reyes, a junior in high school who recently had to overcome...

Review: 'Malcolm & Marie' carries great themes but lacks connections

Review: ‘Malcolm & Marie’ carries great themes but lacks connections

michael bald February 27, 2021

By Michael Bald Managing and Design Editor Image courtesy of Netflix In the apocalyptic blizzard that engulfed Texas several days ago, I scrolled through my watch list on Netflix trying to find a new...

Review: 25 years with 'The Score'

Review: 25 years with ‘The Score’

Chris Crymes February 27, 2021

By Chris Crymes Entertainment Editor In 1996, hip-hop needed a new hero. Tupac Shakur had been killed that September, and Christopher Wallace, or The Notorious B.I.G., would follow less than a year later....

Review: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' stuns

Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ stuns

Chris Crymes February 27, 2021

By Chris Crymes Entertainment Editor Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures There has been no shortage of narratives on racial injustice over the past year. With the murder of Breonna Taylor, George...

Review: ‘Citizen Kane’ stands the test of time, remains a staple cinema classic

Review: ‘Citizen Kane’ stands the test of time, remains a staple cinema classic

Chris Crymes October 12, 2020

By Chris CrymesStaff Writer Photo courtesy of RKO Pictures “Citizen Kane” - the name itself brings up your stuffy friend or relative who is too into the movies of yesteryear. While these fans...

‘Enola Holmes’: An average case

‘Enola Holmes’: An average case

michael bald October 12, 2020

By Michael BaldEntertainment Editor Graphic by Molly Swisher So, I guess it’s safe to say mainstream movies are officially gone from theatres the rest of the year, leaving audiences at the mercy...

Akira in 4K: Stunning 32 Years Later

Akira in 4K: Stunning 32 Years Later

Chris Crymes October 10, 2020

By Chris Crymes Staff Writer Graphic by Michael Bald After 30 years, the original anime masterwork, “Akira,” has made its triumphant return to theatres with an all new 4K remaster. I’ll...

Review: ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ fuels introspection

Review: ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ fuels introspection

Chris Crymes October 5, 2020

By Chris Crymes Staff Writer Photos courtesy of Collider and Vulture While theatre releases like “Wonder Woman 1984” might be pushed back further to next year, the state of the world...

Review: ‘The Devil  All the Time’ propels Southern Gothic genre

Review: ‘The Devil All the Time’ propels Southern Gothic genre

Chris Crymes October 5, 2020

By Chris Crymes  Staff Writer It’s easy to get lost in the flood of streaming movie releases, especially now that most media has shifted online. Netflix is one of the main proponents of this...

Review: ‘The New Mutants’ is rubbish, not surprising

Review: ‘The New Mutants’ is rubbish, not surprising

michael bald September 14, 2020

Graphic by Michael Bald  The “New Mutants,” or The Little Engine that Couldn’t, is the new film from the X-Men universe that’s been delayed for three years due to behind-the-scenes drama and...

21 And Over movie review

thedrumbeat March 19, 2013

Exactly a year after “Project X” blew the college humor genre out of the water, along comes a movie that drags its feet in the shadow of its predecessor. Another notch in the bedpost of party movies,...

Buffalo Chips – Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 4

thedrumbeat October 26, 2012

Well, here we go again—the groan-inducer heard ‘round the world.  Just when you thought three was a magic number, an unwelcome and unnecessary fourth installment to the “redrum” redeeming series has...

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