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‘Creed 3’ brings a darker tone to its best installment yet

By Samuel M Acosta I hadn’t seen any of the Creed movies when I first saw the trailer for “Creed 3.” I was never a huge fan of sports movies and I never had a great deal of interest in boxing. Yet the story seemed unlike what other sports movies seemed to offer and the fact that this film was Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut was enough to pull me in. I binged the first two movies in a day and then immediately went to the theater to see the newest installment, and I loved every ...

Chapter eighteen of ‘The Mandalorian’ continues to explore a new father-son dynamic

By Ellie Estrema For Mandalorian fans, there’s a lot to love about their favorite show, but one of the best parts is watching a father-son relationship develop between Grogu and the Mandalorian, Din Djarin. In a not-so-subtle nod to Westerns’ typical mentors and sidekicks, this is one of the most popular father-son-type duos to play out on screen in the Star Wars universe. However, the new permanence of the relationship since Grogu chose the Mandalorian as his family during “the Book ...

‘The Last of Us’ episode seven sticks true to the source but drags a little too long

By Ben Konuch “We can just be all poetic and lose our minds together.” Episode seven of “The Last of Us” starts with a desperate, panicking Ellie trying to keep a dying Joel from slipping away. After his injury in the last minutes of episode six, he’s losing too much blood, and while Ellie tries to find some way to stabilize him, he tries to tell her to leave him and go find Tommy. He doesn’t think he’s going to make it, and he doesn’t want Ellie to die alone in the cold ...

Anne Wilson’s ‘My Jesus’ is a story that testifies to the goodness of God.

By Laci Strouse Anne Wilson is a new Christian artist and receiver of the Breakout Single of the Year award at the 2022 K-LOVE awards for her debut single, “My Jesus.” Her new book, also titled “My Jesus,” follows Wilson’s story and how God brings hope in the midst of heartache.  The book begins with a forward written by Christian song artist Matthew West. He describes how he met Wilson and the events that led to creating Wilson’s debut single with her. I enjoy being ...

The season 3 premiere of “The Mandalorian” starts off slower than expected

By Ellie Estrema Unfortunately, Star Wars fans are known for disagreeing. But despite the debate over which movies are legitimate contributions to the Star Wars universe, the true nature of the Force and Hayden Christensen’s acting, “The Mandalorian” is one thing that fans across the spectrum of Star Wars fandom can usually agree on.  Hard-core fans appreciate the depth of worldbuilding and commitment to the Star Wars universe, while more recent fans are learning to fall in ...

‘Is Genesis History: Mountains After the Flood’ digs deeper into the scientific process

By Sophia Monastra Back in 2017, my mom and I drove to a theater to watch the movie “Is Genesis History.” I remember being awed by the amount of evidence from different academic fields for the Young Earth Creation worldview.  Six years later, Compass Cinema has released the premiere of the sequel “Is Genesis History: Mountains After the Flood.” Familiar faces Dr. Del Tackett, Dr. Steve Austin and Dr. Andrew Snelling are joined by Cedarville University’s Dr. John Whitmore...

‘The Last of Us’ episode six is a faithful adaptation with a bit of emptiness

By Ben Konuch “You should be mindful of who you put your trust in. There's a lot you don't know about Joel.” This is the episode of “The Last of Us” that has both satisfied me and disappointed me the most. Reeling from the emotional highs, lows and thrills of episode five’s intense action, episode six slows down to present the long-awaited reunion of Joel and his brother Tommy.  With it comes new revelations about the past, glimpses of a better life for survivors, and ...

‘The Last of Us’ episode five shows the nightmarish nature of both humans and infected

By Ben Konuch “Haven’t you heard? Kansas City is free!” “The Last of Us” episode five starts with an interesting overlap with the events of episode four. We are properly introduced to Henry and Sam and given a glimpse into the way they see the “freeing” of Kansas City. In addition, we see Henry observe Joel’s remorseless execution of the raiders that we see attack him and Ellie in episode four. This is a solid way of delving deeper into the dynamics of FEDRA, the resist...

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ is a fan’s dream come true

By Samuel M Acosta Writer’s Note: There was, and still is, a lot of controversy surrounding this game's creation and release. This is a review of simply the game as a product and will not factor in the ethics of whether the game should be played. This should be the decision of the individual.  As a kid, I grew up on Harry Potter. I saw all the movies, read all the books, owned most of the LEGOs and played most of the movie tie-in video games. The games’ quality ranged widely ...

‘Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantummania’ is a rough start to Marvel’s phase five

By Katlynn Rossignol Ant-man goes quantum once again as his family is mysteriously sucked into the dangerous and beautiful Quantum Realm. With the group split up, Scott must bring them back together again and find a way out of the Quantum Realm before Kang the Conqueror can enact his plan.  Positives: There was a lot of thought put into the environment of the Quantum Realm. Microbiology meets sci-fi cities as our heroes flee from giant amoebas and barter with intelligent mites. ...