‘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 ...
‘Young Sherlock’ might have been better as a weekly release
By Sophie Monastra
A few weeks ago, the Arts & Entertainment division asked each other a question: Do you prefer having each episode released week by week, or for the entire season to drop at one time?
I forgot about this discussion until I opened Amazon Prime and discovered eight 45 to 55 minute episodes waiting for me.
As a proponent for the weekly release schedule, I believe “Young Sherlock” would have worked better as a more spaced-out release. Instead, audiences got a ...
‘Project Hail Mary’ is science fiction novel with emphasis on SCIENCE
By Sophia Monastra
“Project Hail Mary”, software engineer and self-proclaimed space nerd Andy Weir’s third novel, released in 2021. Since its release on my local online library service, it has been constantly checked out with a two-month wait…for the past four years.
Clearly, he’s doing something right.
“Project Hail Mary” follows Dr. Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher and former molecular biologist, as he wakes up from a coma and finds himself in the ...
‘Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined’ exemplifies the wonderful performers of the two-man show
By Teagan Warren
Twenty One Pilots (often stylized as TØP) released their first album in 2009. In 2015, their popularity exploded with the release of “Blurryface,” particularly with their songs “Stressed Out” and “Ride.” Their music, discussing the topic of mental health extensively, has served as an encouragement for many hurting audiences.
A unique aspect of this two-man show (consisting of Tyler Joseph as lead singer and multi-instrumentalist and Josh Dun as drummer) is ...
‘Othello’ demonstrates why Shakespeare stands alone
By Josh Ball
A theatrical release of a 500-year-old stage play feels weird in the modern world of action-packed blockbusters. Yet the newest depiction of “Othello” demonstrates why Shakespeare stands alone at the top of iconic writers of the English language.
Produced by Chris Harper Productions from the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End, “Othello” demonstrates all the benefits of a stage play. The movie version was refreshingly simple. In a world where Hollywood ...
