‘Priscilla’ tells the story of Priscila Presley’s life with heartstring pulling emotion
By Anna Harman
When I first heard of Sophia Coppola’s new film “Priscilla” about the life of priscilla Presley, I was super excited to see this film. I watched Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis'' last year and that sparked an interest in learning more about the Presley family. However, this film was nothing like what I expected. Priscilla Presley herself helped to produce this film, so I knew that the story would be well done and respectful, but I couldn’t have expected the sheer ...
Wind Symphony concert has something old and something new
By Rachel Ward
Picture this: dramatic notes of music fill an auditorium, flowing from over a dozen instruments. As the music builds to a crescendo, the room suddenly flashes with blinding white light. Overcome with emotion, you raise your hand to shield your eyes, and your heart beats rapidly.
On November 2, the 79-person wind symphony ensemble performed a selection by Steven Bryant: “Ecstatic Waters,” “Solace” and “The Automatic Earth”.
Unlike prior wind ...
Cedarville alumnus brings early screening of movie-musical ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ to campus
By Katlynn Rossignol
On Thursday, October 26, Cedarville students had the opportunity to watch an early screening of "Journey to Bethlehem." The film offers a new family-friendly musical that presents a comedic and fun interpretation of the Nativity story.
The three wise men begin their journey.
Plot Summary:
Mary has just been betrothed when her life is thrown into chaos by an angelic visitor proclaiming that she will give birth to the Son of God. Meanwhile, three wise men ...
Arts in Action: You live. You learn. You laugh.
By Ella Smith
From “Cracking Up” to “Scared Silly,” Cedarville’s very own comedy org Love to Laugh (LOL) has the campus in a riot of laughter. While over three hundred people came to their first show of the year alone, few people see the hard work, creativity, and teamwork that goes into putting on new and unique comedy shows that keep people laughing.
Although all of LOL’s shows are improv there is still a lot of practicing that goes on behind the scenes. The org meets for ...
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a reminder to confront unflinchingly cruel sides of history often forgotten
By Ben Konuch
“There might be some insurrection for a while. But then people forget that. They don't remember and they don't care. It will be another ordinary everyday tragedy."
Martin Scorsese’s newest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is by no means an easily accessible film to watch. Its runtime is close to three and a half hours, it holds a firm R rating and deals with some of the bleakest subject matter I’ve seen in a major Hollywood production.
Yet in spite of ...
‘Loki’ returns with an intriguing season two
By Janie Walenda
How time flies. In 2021, when the first season of “Loki” was released, the Marvel TV shows still had the allure of novelty and the MCU was still at the beginning of its post-“Endgame” era. Two years later, much of the excitement for the MCU fizzled out. The deluge of movies and television shows that lacked the interconnectivity fans expected of the franchise resulted in many fans losing interest. Even as a person who enjoyed almost every MCU project in recent years, ...
‘Steal Fire from the Gods’ held me captive till the very last page
By Ellie Estrema
Ever since “The Hunger Games” swept onto the YA scene, dystopian novels have been a staple of the genre. From the speculative “Divergent” to the thrilling “The Maze Runner” to the Christian “Out of Time,” there has been a dystopian novel for every reader’s preference. However, no dystopian novel has ever captured my attention long enough to leave an impact. So when I picked up “Steal Fire from the Gods” by Clint Hall, a dystopian story with ...
I read “Chalice of the Gods” and get drop-kicked into my childhood
By Janie Walenda
Long before I made movies and television my entire personality, I was a massive bookworm. My mom always had the slightly nice, but still annoying problem of constantly telling her kids, “Can you put down the book for one second and set the table.” And while I am a lifelong fan of all the “Anne of Green Gables” books, the Percy Jackson series was the first modern series that I became properly obsessed with.
My journey with the books is common to many of my ...
‘Ahsoka’ episodes 6-8 lack a little punch but still stick the landing
By Ben Konuch
“What was first just a dream has become a frightening reality for those who would oppose us.”
A few weeks ago when I wrote my review for the first half of “Ahsoka,” I sang its praises as one of my favorite pieces of “Star Wars” storytelling in a long time. The series did a fantastic job with its setup, giving a reintroduction of beloved characters from animation to new audiences while setting up a new and exciting story with its fresh antagonists and mystical ...
Good Grief! ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’ takes the stage
By Sophia Monastra
Two or three years ago, my sister developed an addiction to “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” This wasn’t surprising, seeing as how she loves all things Peanuts, but her addiction led to me listening to the soundtrack on repeat for several months on end, memorizing almost all of the lyrics to every song and even landing a role as Snoopy for a musical compilation. Despite this inundation in the musical, it remains one of my all-time favorites.
So, it was ...
