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REVIEW: “Five Nights At Freddy’s 2”

Arianna Waller, Reporter December 19, 2025

After a two year wait, “Five Nights At Freddy’s 2” was released in theaters on Friday, Dec. 5. Many fans had mixed hopes for the sequel: some wanting a lore accurate movie, while others wanted it...

Glinda and Elphaba from "Wicked" standing back to back outside of emerald city. Digital illustration by Ava Talbott.

REVIEW: Changed for Good

Ebi Hegeman, Yearbook Managing Editor December 16, 2025

Since the first movie’s release, I have patiently waited for the Nov. 21, 2025 release of Wicked: For Good. With such high success from the first film, I went into the theater with high expectations...

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REVIEW: “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”

Ceci Bennett, Captions Editor September 5, 2025

Throughout my entire childhood, Jeff Buckley’s lone hit album “Grace” played on repeat in my house. After years of it being in my parents’ rotation, I finally listened to it in its entirety. I...

Paddington Bear explores his original home of Peru. Digital illustration by Lucas Smith

REVIEW: Paddington in Peru

Elliot Skillman, News Copy Editor March 11, 2025

After a seven year hiatus, Paddington Brown, voiced by Ben Whishaw, has returned to theaters in time for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Following the same charming, marmalade-loving, fictional bear, “Paddington...

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REVIEW: Wicked

Ebi Hegeman, Reporter December 13, 2024

Wicked on Broadway just celebrated 21 years since opening in 2003 and has yet to leave the stage since. So when a movie adaptation was announced, Wicked fans counted down the day til release. With its...

REVIEW: Quiet Up and Listen Down

REVIEW: Quiet Up and Listen Down

Ava Talbott, Reporter January 19, 2024

There’s no doubt that the fictional story “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl is a monumental piece of literature. Two movies have been made on the story, but recently, Hollywood...

Review: Beauty and the Beast

Review: Beauty and the Beast

Caitlin McAndrew-Beckmen, Designer April 13, 2017

"Beauty and the Beast" takes the movie theaters by storm with excellent actors and actresses, beautiful sets, makeup and costumes. The original animated film came out in 1991 and was a big hit amongst...

"Don't Breathe" earned a total of 107 million USD at the box office. The movies entire budget was only 9.9 million USD.

Review: “Don’t Breathe”

Jake Clark, Reporter September 26, 2016

Horror and thriller films in the past few years have been infamous for their bad performances, predictability and disconnected characters. The recent film release “Don’t Breathe” is no different....

Deadpool makes up for its problems with humor

Evan Frook, Reporter March 22, 2016

Movies haven’t been made to be watched, recently. It seems that the late past of cinema has been serious films that almost nobody watches or bad movies made to make money. Then came Mad Max: Fury Road,...

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MILK Movie Review

kerrie leinmiller-renick April 19, 2013

“I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you ... And you ... And you ... Gotta give em hope.” -Harvey Milk, "The Harvey Milk Interviews: In His Own...

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Movie Review: “Food Inc.”

kerrie leinmiller-renick March 28, 2013

If you are a food nut, do not see this movie. If you like what you eat, do not see this movie. If you do not like the truth, do not see this movie.   From Upton Sinclair’s novel, “The Jungle,”...

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