‘House of David’ episodes 4-6 are a weaker journey with a thrilling conclusion
By Ben Konuch
“It is not about the greatness of man, it is about the greatness of God!”
Prime Video’s “House of David” had a phenomenal first half of a season, with deep storytelling and characterization of its characters that brought a well-known Bible story to life. Filled with surprisingly intense action and intriguing political tension, “House of David” was off to a fantastic start across its first four episodes. Its second half, however, began to show some cracks that ...
The last three episodes of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ return to form, but is it too little too late?
By Ben Konuch
“We're not serving justice here, we're babysitting chaos.”
While I previously complained about the disjointed nature of episodes five and six of “Daredevil: Born Again,” its last three episodes demonstrate the exact opposite.
Episodes eight and nine were the first episodes since the premiere completely created by the new showrunners Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead, and the difference in quality, directing and tone is immediately clear. If episodes eight ...
Comedy brings relief to murder mysteries like ‘The Residence’
By Danielle Cherry
Every good murder mystery needs a location, and what better location than the White House? “The Residence” is filled with murder weapons, rooms and suspects galore. But what do you do when an already packed house is even more packed because of an Australian state dinner? The only rational option is to find the best detective in the country; no, not Sherlock Holmes, but Ms. Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba).
Cupp is a professional birdwatcher who does detective work ...
The Writers’ Block: Chapter 3, In-depth storytelling
Journalistic feature writing should be about going in depth and using narrative techniques to tell stories. In this episode, hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert, we discuss what makes feature writing different from news writing.
Prayer room in the Dixon Ministry Center serves as an important reminder to the student body
By Sam Sofio
When Cedarville students walk into the prayer room, they immediately encounter a room filled with a golden glowing light, a large map of the nations and three wooden frames on the back wall entitled “Prayer Requests,” “Prayer for the Nations” and “Prayed For.”
Next to the wooden frames, students write their prayer requests and place their requests in either the “Prayer Requests” slots or the “Prayer for the Nations” slots.
Constructed in ...
Testimony Tuesday: The power of prayer
By Bella Agnello
For the past 14 years, Deidre Sizer served as the assistant director and tutoring coordinator for The Cove, Cedarville University’s tutoring center. Stepping into retirement, she knows that God will continue to lead her faithfully in the grand adventure he has planned for her.
Sizer did not always see God this way. Until college, she did not know how personal God was, or what living by faith looked like.
That is how Sizer learned the power of prayer firsthand. Her ...
‘The Electric State’ is a poor critique of consumerism and phone addiction
By Katlynn Rossignol
What do you do when a population of sentient mascot robots revolts for rights in the 90s? Drop your weapon and make friends, make robots to fight back or hijack one with your mind to go on a road trip rescue mission? “The Electric State” takes you on a journey through an alternate future, where robots are exiled after a revolution for freedom and VR technology keeps humanity apathetic. Amid this changing landscape is Michelle, played by Millie Bobby Brown, and her ...
‘Ruby’ is confident you’ll love it
By Justin Kemp
In a world where your identity is defined by group unity, going solo is daunting. On “Ruby,” BLACKPINK’s JENNIE takes the challenge in stride, combining the confidence and vulnerability of her bandmates’ solo debuts with a surprisingly mature sound. Despite experimenting with pop, K-pop, hip-hop and R&B sounds, the 15-track album carves a cohesive identity for itself. JENNIE’s credits as a producer and primary writer on 11 tracks speak to a creative vision ...
‘Death of a Unicorn’ is a perfectly-executed character-driven comedy
By Ben Konuch
“I get this feeling that I don’t think we’re supposed to be here.”
I had no idea what to expect when I went to see “Death of a Unicorn.” It’s the latest film from A24, the indie studio that’s now become an alternative to the mainstream, with a trailer promising an intriguing mixture of satirical comedy and dark, creature horror. And yes, the creature horror in question is the titular unicorn. Sporting a star-studded cast that included Paul Rudd, Jenna ...
‘Win or Lose’ creatively explores individual psychology
By Teagan Warren
As the kid who resonated with the t-shirt, “I just hope both teams are having fun,” I was excited to watch a show that depicted each character compassionately, even the annoying ones we tend to resent.
In Disney Pixar’s first original series, the creators explore the inner world of eight different characters, all connecting to one children’s softball team.
Each character is featured in their own special episode.
When learning of the premise, I was concerned ...