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Film

Owen Wilson as Carl Nargle in Paint (2023).

‘Paint’: Not Quite Good Enough

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor May 4, 2023

  Brit McAdams’ latest film, “Paint,” tells the tale of a Bob Ross-esque local celebrity who doesn’t quite live up to his lovable facade off-screen.  The Majestic Mount Mansfield Owen...

Margot Robbie in Barbie (Courtesy of Warner Bros)

‘Barbie’ 2023: This Barbie is Excited

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor April 20, 2023

  We are finally one step closer to “Barbie” v. “Oppenheimer," but team “Barbie” has pulled ahead once again with possibly the best advertising campaign since “Education Connection.” What...

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‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’: Slightly Askew but Incredibly Fun

By Arlo Marler April 20, 2023

  “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is a beckoning call for big budget action movies in almost every sense. With grand scale practical effects mixed with flashy CGI and a zany main...

(Photo courtesy of Travis Wise | CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Hollywood’s Under-Representation Problem: How Sundance Gives People a Platform

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer April 20, 2023

  In the yonder years of filmmaking, many major movies released by the world's largest film distributors were known for misrepresenting cultures from around the globe. Hollywood was no stranger...

(Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery)

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’: A Fun Predecessor to James Gunn’s DCU Reset

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer March 31, 2023

  On March 17, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” was released to a resounding “meh” from critics. From the same director as its predecessor (David F. Sandberg), “Fury of the Gods” follows...

Michelle Yeoh becomes the first Asian woman to win Best Actress (Courtesy of https://press.oscars.org/virtual-press-room/95th-oscars-virtual-press-room)

Post-Oscars Recap: History is Made at the Oscars … Again

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer March 20, 2023

  The 95th Academy Awards premiered on Sunday, March 12 with a champagne carpet rather than a red one and even more history being made in the film industry. After an outburst of physical violence...

Screenshot from the Scream VI trailer (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

‘Scream VI’: Ghostface Takes Manhattan and Revives Franchise

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer March 20, 2023

  Any franchise that has reached six installments is bound to show signs of fatigue to say the least, yet “Scream VI” is arguably the most alive the “Scream” franchise has ever been. Directing...

The Mandalorian (Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.)

We All Need a Break from Star Wars

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer March 16, 2023

  I love Star Wars, and I have my entire life. I remember seeing "The Phantom Menace" in theaters when they rereleased it in 3D. Every time I went to my grandma's house while my parents were at...

Oscar Statuette (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

2023 Oscars Predictions and Discussion on Shifting Award Show Interest

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer March 13, 2023

  A recent SNL skit with host Pedro Pascal has stuck with me these past few weeks. The set-up was a gameshow host (Bowen Yang) asking contestants trivia questions about contemporary movies and...

Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

‘Cocaine Bear’: A Gory Good Time

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer February 28, 2023

  It’s rare when just the title of a movie can perfectly sell the tone of what to expect from a movie, but “Cocaine Bear” does exactly that. In the pantheon of ridiculous animal-related...