‘Forgotten Island’ distracts viewers from its rich message
By Danielle Cherry
Best friends since grade school, Raissa (Liza Soberano) and Jo (H.E.R) have been inseparable. By the time choosing a college comes around, the girls have shared countless memories together, one of which is the stories Jo’s grandmother shares with them about a magical island called Nakali.
Jo thinks she has life figured out for them both, but when Raissa reveals her plans to go to America for university their unshakable friendship is suddenly thrown into ...
‘The Love Hypothesis’ is too focused on chemistry and not enough on character development
By Danielle Cherry
Based on Ali Hazelwood's wildly popular book “The Love Hypothesis,” the Prime video screen adaptation attempts to bring justice to the story. While staying true to the relationship development, the screen adaptation takes a more relationally focused narrative over the scientific avenue of the book.
Olive Smith is a third year PHD student. She’s burnt out, in desperate need of a job and has no life outside of the mice in her laboratory. Having lost her ...
‘Unabomber:’ the movie that barely explodes
By Amelia Morris
Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski, an aspiring young philosopher at Harvard in the 1950s, participates in a psychological experiment leading to his eventual violent behavior as the notorious Unabomber. The manhunt for him is famous for being the longest and most expensive in U.S. history.
From 1978-1995, the Unabomber terrorized the nation. Attacks consisted of anonymously mailed packages that when opened triggered the bomb inside. The Unabomber targeted tech giants, airlines and ...
