‘Musk’ truly leaves a stench
By Amelia Morris
Elon Musk is the richest person ever with an estimated worth of $1 trillion. “Musk” is a comprehensive documentary that aims to uncover the reason for his explosive success and unveil what the “visionary genius” does behind closed doors.
The movie begins by immediately admitting its own faults in the first five minutes. The film discloses to the audience that an interview with Musk was denied. Because of this, the audience better get comfortable for this four ...
‘The Social Reckoning’ shows Hollywood’s unwillingness to accept audience feedback
By Josh Ball
What is the most destructive aspect of social media? In the decades since the technological revolution, online social platforms have grown to dominate people’s lives and minds. Now, seeing the long term effects of this technology, there is a movement calling attention to the adverse effects of social media.
“The Social Reckoning” is a sequel to “The Social Network,” which won three Oscars. The new movie chronicles the creation of an expose written by Jeff Horwitz ...
‘The Angel and the Bad Man’ proves that anyone can choose to change
By Evan Allred
What makes someone a bad man? Is it his heart, his actions or his intentions? And is anyone too far gone to change? Many people across history can be described as bad men, but what if they had changed? What even makes someone decide to change their whole nature?
“The Angel and the Bad Man” explores all of these questions, portraying the life of crime and mercy that follows Quirt Evans (Zachary Levi). A violent cowboy who deserves nothing more than to be locked away for ...
‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’ puts selfless love center stage
By Josh Ball
To love is to lose. This reality makes us question whether “‘tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Cedarville’s theater department seeks to answer that question with their performance of “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
Edward Tulane is a porcelain rabbit who cares only for himself. As the story progresses, he must learn to love. This journey unfolds as the little rabbit’s world expands to others. Tragically, he ...
The second half of ‘Lanterns’ came back and did it right
By Amelia Morris
“Lanterns” returns with a surprisingly engaging second half of the series compared to the first. Once again, the small town of Rushville, Nebraska has a mystery to solve with a jump from 2016 to 2026. This one happens to hit far too close to home.
After seemingly resolving the first half of the story, “Lanterns” picks back up after the town of Rushville is destroyed, with Hal Jordan being the target of the town’s blame. Now in 2026 Hal is dead, something ...
‘Digger’ is the epitome of the phrase never let them know your next move
By Becca Taylor
Have you ever watched a scene that was so oddly intriguing you refused to look away even though every bone in your body screamed at you to close your eyes? Stretch that scene into a two hour film, and Alejandro G. Iñarritu’s “Digger” is your result. Strange is the only way to describe the acting, plot and themes of this entire experience.
Digger Rockwell (Tom Cruise) is an extremely wealthy, middle-aged oil tycoon obsessed with his dying pet cat. His billio...
Now that ‘East of Eden’ doesn’t have to be a perfect adaptation, it can just be a decent series
By Cadence Powers
Content Warning: This series contains explicit sexual material, explicit nudity, and mild violence. Please keep in mind the content warning when looking to view this series.
“East of Eden” serves as an adaptation of what has been culturally indebted as American author John Steinbeck’s Magnum Opus. Director Zoe Kazan’s ambitious series spans the entire four-part, 600 page novel—following the Trask family through three generations, first in Connecticut and ...
‘Heart of the Beast’ shows the length a man’s best friend will go to save his owner…and what it can cost
By Becca Taylor
Have you ever watched a dog movie where the dog actually lives? This is no surprise in director David Ayer’s “Heart of the Beast,” which features only four total actors. Three if you only count human actors. However, Odin (Uber) is no ordinary dog. And his owner, James Belmont (Brad Pitt), is no ordinary man.
Within the first minute of the movie, the audience is immediately introduced to Odin, a highly-trained military K9, standing in the middle of a road next ...
‘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 ...
