TV Series Review: ‘Gotham’
The buzzing new TV series “Gotham,” which premiered Sept. 22 on Fox, focuses on what life was like in Gotham City before Batman came to be.
The protagonist of the show is detective James Gordon, who will eventually go on to be Commissioner Gordon – friend to the infamous Caped Crusader.
Gordon, played by Ben McKenzie, is a young cop who is new to Gotham and its corrupt police department. As the only person in Gotham with any sort of conscience, Gordon hopes to instill justice in the ...
Movie Review: ‘The Boxtrolls’
“The Boxtrolls,” the latest offering from the stop-motion experts at Laika Animation (the makers of “Coraline” and “Paranorman”), is not your average animated film. Based on the 2005 children’s novel, “Here Be Monsters,” this movie offers viewers an experience like no other.
Under the streets of the city of Cheesebridge lives a colony of creatures known as boxtrolls. They look like a mad scientist took Gollum and gave him the personality of the Minions from “Despicable ...
Review: ‘Little Women’
“Little Women” captivated audiences on opening night as it presented one year — from Christmas to Christmas — of the March family’s struggles, hopes, disappointments and happy-go-lucky days.
The play begins with the four March sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy — discussing what each of them will buy with their Christmas dollar. But as money is tight during the Civil War, the sisters realize that if they buy themselves something, they cannot give Marmee, their mother, any Christ...
‘Peter and the Wolf’ Brings Book to Life
Cedarville’s music and theatre departments have combined their talents to present “Peter and the Wolf” Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. and Oct. 7 at 12 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
As part of the Bach’s Literacy Series, the event is a kid-friendly show that brings together classical music, choreography, literature and artistic narration to cater to all ages.
Sandra Yang, assistant professor of music history, has been working since the spring of this year to orchestrate an event that will reach out ...
Preview: ‘Little Women’
Cedarville’s theater department will perform Michael Chapman’s adaptation of “Little Women” from Oct. 2 to Oct. 12 in the DeVries Theatre.
While loosely based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same title, the play maintains important attributes of the storyline and its characters.
The narrative takes place during and after the American Civil War, as the March girls struggle to define themselves within the limits placed on women during this era. But the March girls have strong ...
Movie Review: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
“The Fault in Our Stars” is a movie to add to your “must see” list.
The movie is based on John Green's novel by the same name and is widely accepted by audiences who have read the book and those who have not.
The film features “Divergent” star Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace Lancaster and Ansel Elgort as Augustus Waters, more commonly referred to as Gus. Their performance in “Divergent” as brother and sister added to the chemistry seen on screen, as Hazel and Gus’ ...
Album Review: ‘Anomaly’
Christian rapper Lecrae released his new album, "Anomaly," on Sept. 11. The album is named "Anomaly" because of his unique testimony.
Anomaly kicks off with the dark, piano-laden track “Outsiders.” Combining strings and pianos with a snappy, hard-hitting baseline, “Outsiders” is an outstanding intro track to the album.
Elements included throughout the album are a heavy base, smooth lyrical delivery and a certain cleanness and polish to the production, which differs from the ...
Reviews: Top Five Movies of the Summer
Guardians of the Galaxy
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” a No. 1 box office hit for four of the six weekends it’s been released, takes viewers on an action-packed, comedic adventure.
The movie features a band of criminals led by Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), who calls himself “Starlord.” After finding himself arrested and imprisoned, Quill allies himself with four other outcasts.
Each of them have different agendas. Peter Quill is running from the thieves who hired him to steal a ...
Movie Review: ‘The Maze Runner’
When Thomas wakes in a supply-filled box, hurtling up an elevator-like shaft, he finds his memory is a blank slate. He knows nothing — not how or why he got there, or even where here is. He can’t even remember his name.
The box opens upon reaching the top of the shaft and Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) is introduced to his new home called the Glade, a camp of sorts, inhabited by a group of teenage boys.
Thomas soon learns that all of the boys arrive at the Glade in the same way, once a ...
Student Spotlight – Kyria Luxon: Photographer
Kyria Luxon makes people smile, then snaps a picture.
“I was photographed by her once for a project,” said Brian McCray, a junior graphic design major and classmate of Luxon. “She seems to get energy from people. I think she enjoys photographing other people for that reason.”
Luxon said enthusiasm makes her photo shoots successful.
“A lot of people say that they’re camera shy, that they don’t like being photographed,” Luxon said. “But I tend to get so excited ...
