‘The Last of Us’ season two starts quiet but strong
By Ben Konuch
“You can't heal something unless you're brave enough to say it out loud.”
When “The Last of Us” premiered on HBO in 2022, it quickly became one of the most well-received video game adaptations of all time. Following a harrowing journey across a violent post-apocalyptic America, HBO’s “The Last of Us” focused more on the human drama of loss, grief and love than it did on action. Anchored by stellar lead performances by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the series ...
‘Severance’ season two immerses audiences in a split reality
By Teagan Warren
Many people crave to escape the tedious, stressful or confining nature of work. These people live for life’s adventures and pleasantries. Other individuals find their refuge in work from difficult home situations, enjoying the empowerment of doing good work. If these ideas connect with you, perhaps I could interest you in a procedure called “severance.”
In season one of the hit television series “Severance,” Mark Scout received this procedure to escape his ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is certainly a movie about Minecraft
By Sophia Monastra
I have one game on my computer, and it’s Minecraft. There’s something about it–the sleepy villages, the ruins left by unknown people, the horrifying mobs that crawl out at night, the strange and unusual biomes and the general vastness of the open world that keeps on calling me back. I don’t play as much as I should, but Minecraft has been a way for me to connect with my younger sister, whether we’re watching an SMP on YouTube or playing side by side on different ...
The princess saves herself in ‘MAYHEM’s’ story
By Justin Kemp
Mother Monster is back with what fans and critics are calling her best album yet. While not the unleashed, grungy, dark-pop sound fans expected from lead single “Disease” and the album’s promo, Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” is an immaculately crafted experience through the inner turmoil of an artist who has spent half her life in the limelight. Its bombastic, gothic exterior quickly reveals a beating heart full of pain and ready to embrace its fractured pieces in all their ...
