‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 drops right back into the action
By Carly Shaner
Note: Contains spoilers to “Daredevil: Born Again” Season 1.
Foggy Nelson is dead. Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, is mayor of New York City and has created an Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF), that takes more unconventional action when dealing with those whom Fisk labels criminals or vigilantes. The city is divided in its feelings about both Fisk and vigilantes as some (like Daredevil) work to protect the city, while others (like Benjamin Poindexter/“Bullseye” and “Mus...
‘XO, Kitty’ just might take the cringey cake
By Amelia Morris
From the mind of Jenny Han, “XO, Kitty” is a spin off of the book and movie series “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Following in the footsteps of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” also by Jenny Han, the cringe is back with “XO, Kitty.”
“XO, Kitty” is Kitty's turn to shine as the younger sister to Laura Jean, the star of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” The third season of “XO, Kitty” follows Kitty beginning her senior year while she ...
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ achieves pure box office success with surgical execution
By Gabriel Payne
The sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros Movie” has been long anticipated by fans all over the world, young and old alike. The newest installment into a promising collection of films inspired by the treasured “Super Mario Brothers” video games promised new characters to love, new locations to explore and fun for the whole family.
From the opening scene, the intention of the filmmakers for this beloved project is clear. This was created to rake in as much ...
‘Pizza Movie’ delivers a completely out of left field psychedelic comedy
By Amelia Morris
Jack and Montgomery are two roommates who are bullied incessantly by the college football team. The pair of friends are the typical “loser” types you would find in a high school movie, only this is college.
Jack is blamed for the entire football team’s demise. As a result, nearly everyone at school makes his college life harder. By association, Montgomery is tormented as well. Still, the two stick by each other. The reason why is kept a secret from the audience for ...
‘Bambi: The Reckoning’ is brilliantly confusing
By Josh Ball
As more Disney classics enter the public domain, Bambi, the innocent little deer, is next to become less innocent. The newest cult classic uses the beloved childhood character Bambi in a new light.
“Bambi: The Reckoning” centers on a mother protecting her son from a mutated, killer deer in a UK forest. Surprisingly, it dealt with deep themes, albeit shallowly. But mostly, it was just confusing.
From the opening sequence, I could tell “Bambi: The Reckoning” ...
‘The Pout-Pout Fish’ gives us an excellent perspective into children’s movies today, but doesn’t exceed expectations.
By Gabriel Payne
The chances are that at some point in your life, you have heard the story of the Pout-Pout fish with a Pout-Pout face who spreads dreary wearies all over the place. The beloved children’s book written by author Deobrah Diesen has made its way across classrooms and homes all over the country to achieve numerous accolades such as New York Times Bestseller and TIME Magazine’s Top Ten Children’s Book list.
After 18 years of existing solely on the pages of library books ...
‘Project Hail Mary’ is amaze, amaze, amaze!
By Sophie Monastra
Alien microbes are eating the sun. In 30 years, all life on Earth will go extinct—including all of humanity. The only solution lies in the Tau Ceti system, located 12 light years away from Earth. Using the microbes as fuel, humanity can create a rocket, name it the Hail Mary, crew it with the world’s most capable astronauts (sent in a coma to limit the number of things that can go wrong) to find a solution.
When the Hail Mary reaches Tau Ceti, only one of the ...
Despite bad CGI, ‘Reagan’ still delivers patriotism
By Amelia Morris
“Reagan” is a chronologically woven story detailing the life of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Thanks to Cedarville’s Young Americans for Freedom student organization, the 2024 film “Reagan” was shown in the Biblical and Theological Studies building on Saturday night.
The story is told from the perspective of a former Soviet Union spy named Viktor Petrovich (Jon Voight). His character is a fictional addition, but is used as a framing ...
‘Scream VII’ slashes through theaters with mixed reactions
By Cadence Powers
Content Warning: This is a film that contains explicit violence, gore and language. Please keep in mind the rating when considering this film.
A horror movie obsessed man and his girlfriend decided to stay in the house from his favorite horror movie. Inside the house includes police lines of where the bodies were, film posters for each of the films and a fully animatronic Ghostface, which includes a motion censor to follow the two with its eyes. The couple seems ...
Taylor Sheridan’s new drama ‘The Madison’ starts with a bang
By Josh Ball
After the success of “Yellowstone” and its spinoff series, Taylor Sheridan's new show “The Madison” was released to Paramount+ and did not disappoint. Sporting a mix of established stars and young faces, “The Madison” executes all the best of TV dramas.
The first 20 minutes featured Stacy and Preston Clyburn (Michelle Pfeifer and Kurt Russell), a couple happily married for 40 years in New York's bustling metropolis. Preston was visiting his brother, Paul (Matthew ...
