Movie Review: ‘Black Panther’
by Hunter Johnson
Marvel is known for making films about all different kinds of superheroes. They have made movies about a billionaire in a metal suit from LA, a kid in stars and stripes from Brooklyn, and an alien who flies around with a hammer. And now, the newest addition to this colorful cast of is a man who dresses up as a cat.
“Black Panther,” directed and written by Ryan Coogler, is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It tells the story of King T’Challa of ...
Movie Review: ‘Peter Rabbit’
by Ian Sarmiento
“Peter Rabbit,” based on the classic tale by Beatrix Potter and directed by Will Gluck, hopped into theaters last week. The film invites audiences into a new adventure with the Rabbit family as they defend their home from a new threat.
Peter Rabbit (James Corden) is a whimsical, smart, and mischievous . He and his family live in a burrow with one goal: find food. Easy, right? Especially since they live next to a food garden. If only it wasn’t owned by the McGregor ...
Play Review: ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
by Kaileigh Willis
Cedarville’s Department of Art, Design, and Theatre performed its first showing of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” on Thursday, Feb. 1.
The story follows the four Pevensie children, Peter (Zachary Krauss), Susan (Heather Lange), Edmund (Hunter Johnson) and Lucy (Anna Luttenegger) as they enter the land of Narnia through a wardrobe in their uncle’s spare room. Upon discovering this new realm, the four children encounter many mystical creatures such as a faun ...
Play Preview: ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
by Sarah Bean
Next week, the Cedarville Theatre Department will debut yet another masterful play.
Based off the book by C.S. Lewis, Joseph Robinette’s “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” will pull audiences into a mystical world.
Set in 1940, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” tells the story of siblings Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, who have been sent to the English countryside to escape the bomb raids in London. One rainy day, while playing inside, Lucy discovers a ...
Student Spotlight: Emily Sulka – No Mercy, No Malice
by Katie Milligan
After three years of feeling out-of-place in her music major, Emily Sulka finally found her calling within the world of music in one of the world’s most diverse music hotspots: Nashville, Tennessee.
Sulka, a senior, spent her fall semester in Nashville for a unique study opportunity with the Contemporary Music Center (CMC).
Sulka has spent her three years at Cedarville searching for a major in which she feels most comfortable. She switched three times before settling ...
Movie Review: ‘The Post’
by Hunter Johnson
Steven Spielberg is known as one of the most revolutionary film directors of all time. He has always been a director of variety and originality, with films like “Jurassic Park,” “Jaws” and the “Indiana Jones” series under his belt.
Now, Spielberg, in his fifth decade of filmmaking, has yet again demonstrated that he is not finished telling captivating stories.
“The Post” stars Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks as the publisher and editor of The Washington Post ...
Book Review: ‘Weave a Circle Round’
by Sarah Pennington
One could say that “Weave a Circle Round,” the debut novel of Canadian author Kari Maaren, is about many things. It’s about Freddy Duchamp, who’s trying to be normal though life has other plans for her. It’s about Roland, Freddy’s deaf and geeky stepbrother, and Mel, her genius detective little sister. It’s about Cuerva Lachance and Josiah, Freddy’s new neighbors who produce impossibilities wherever they go. It’s about Freddy’s long journey home after ...
River Soul Revival: A Band Built by Brothers
Shawn and Brett Sumrall surprise audiences with a forgotten genre
by Ian Sarmiento
Music is a universal language. It’s something that everyone hears, something that everyone experiences and it’s different everywhere in the world. However, most of all, it’s something that changes over time. River Soul Revival is a folk, western and pop band, made up of two Cedarville students. They have brought back a genre lost in history to say one thing:
“Harmonicas bring people together.”
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Album Review: ‘Sleddin’ Hill’ by August Burns Red
by Callahan Jones
In the year 2008, a fairly little-known compilation album, “X Christmas,” was released by Capitol Christian Music Group to celebrate various rock related groups signed under their labels Solid State Records and Tooth & Nail Records.
Fresh off the success of their 2008 release, “Messengers,” the up-and-coming metalcore band August Burns Red recorded a song for “X Christmas,” their own arrangement of the popular Christmas tune “Carol of the Bells.” ...
Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
by Hunter Johnson
In 2015, Star Wars was resurrected with the film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The film rejuvenated what is arguably the most beloved film franchise of all time. It returned Star Wars to its roots of being a simple story about good vs. evil set in a very rugged world filled with adventure, fun, and a returning cast of characters that people have loved for decades.
Now, the sequel to the third highest-grossing film of all time has been released. And it has possibly an ...
