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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...

Evie Chancy, and her friends, Baila Love, Megan Green, and Claire Heinritz shared the experience of viewing “Barbie'' in theaters for the first time. This movie has united women all around the world, whether it may be just dressing up in pink, or wearing something that nurtures self-expression, or just overall embracing one’s inner “girlhood”. Photo collected from Evie Chancy.

FEATURE: Students Can’t Get Kenough of Barbie

Evie Chancy, Reporter September 11, 2023

This summer, the world famous doll, Barbie, made her debut on the big screen in her very own movie. The “Barbie” movie, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, dominated summer trends and reached box...

MOVIE REVIEW: I Care a Lot

MOVIE REVIEW: I Care a Lot

Nate Ankenbauer, Reporter February 26, 2021

When a shady legal guardian lands in hot water after trying to scam an old woman who has ties to a powerful gangster. I Care a Lot stars Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) Dianne...

A list of films that are coming to HBO Max this year

A list of films that are coming to HBO Max this year

Nate Ankenbauer February 22, 2021

In December of 2020 Warner Brothers announced every film they had released in 2021 would go to theatres and HBO Max for free on the same day. The films will be available to stream on HBO Max for 30 days...

All of David Fincher’s Movies Ranked

Nate Ankenbauer, Reporter February 5, 2021

11. Alien 3  Easily dead last is Fincher’s film debut Alien 3. This film shoots itself in the foot in the first 10 minutes by completely betraying the themes of the superior previous films–Alien...

February Movie Releases

Nate Ankenbauer, Reporter February 5, 2021

  1. Malcolm and Marie To be released on February 5th, Malcolm and Marie tells the story of a filmmaker (John David Washington) and his girlfriend Marie (Zendaya) by discussing their...

MOVIE REVIEW: Run (2020)

MOVIE REVIEW: Run (2020)

Nate Ankenbauer, Reporter December 15, 2020

“Run” is a American thriller horror mystery film directed by Aneesh Chaganty. Ever since Aneesh Chaganty stellar directorial debut with movie ‘Searching (2018),’ film fans all around the world...

Movie Review: Joker

Movie Review: Joker

Anthony Barberena, Reporter October 28, 2019

First teased last April, the film "Joker" has since been surrounded by extreme curiosity from movie enthusiasts. The movie serves as an origin story for the classic Batman villain, following a failed stand-up...

Movie Review: Us

Movie Review: Us

Daulton Meadows, Reporter May 10, 2019

In 2017, Jordan Peele shocked the world with the film Get Out, which earned him an Oscar and instantaneous status as one of the most exciting new horror directors. In March of 2019, he followed that with...

50 Shades of Grey movie poster

Review: 50 Shades of Grey

Lauren Brittain, Reporter March 5, 2015

Beyonce’s remixed “Crazy in Love” plays in the background of the “50 Shades of Grey” trailer, infused with the same tension as a rubber band. I wish the actual “50 Shades of Grey” movie...

Review: 'The Wind Rises'

Review: ‘The Wind Rises’

Juliana Hill, Reporter February 12, 2015

When I was a child, I obsessed over every film Studio Ghibli released. I still have fond memories of watching them after school on a rainy days and less fond ones of having nightmares that my own parents...

"Jayhawkers" movie review

“Jayhawkers” movie review

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief February 28, 2014

After a long drive from Philadelphia, Wilt Chamberlain sat down in a restaurant just outside of Lawrence. A waitress comes to his table and tells him he must eat in the kitchen or leave. At first, Chamberlain...

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