The Mixed Bag Movies of Summer: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘F1’ and ‘The Bad Guys 2’
By Amelia Morris
This summer was packed with mixed genres of movies. Each one had a story to tell and a weekend of summer to dominate and prove itself to the audience. But, they could not all succeed. Some films would make huge breakthroughs in the opening weekend, just to eventually drop off because of word-of-mouth. Others would be able to maintain a stagnant presence in theaters for months after its release. “Lilo & Stitch,” “F1” and “The Bad Guys 2” all debuted this ...
Josiah Queen’s “Mt. Zion” is a call to our generation
By Megan Deets
At the age of 22, Josiah Queen continues to rise to the top of Christian music charts. His newest album, titled “Mt. Zion,” was released on August 22. It includes 12 songs, which are three more than his first full-length album, “The Prodigal.”
In “Mt. Zion,” Queen stays true to his original style that blends folk, country, and contemporary Christian together. The instruments for his songs are soft and melodic, largely made up of acoustic guitar and, on occasi...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ burns dimly as a near carbon-copy of the original
By Eva Tweeten
“Was it worth it?”
This question was on many people’s minds when the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” movie came roaring into theaters. While live-action remakes of popular animated films have been popular since the release of Disney’s “Cinderella” in 2015, the reviews of these movies have steadily plummeted since then. The commercial failure and poor reception of the 2025 release “Snow White” is proof of this. But just as studios seemed to be ...
Summer Heroes: ‘Thunderbolts*’ and ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’
By Danielle Cherry and Katlynn Rossignol
Marvel Studios is back in action! This summer saw the release of “Thunderbolts*” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Both featured a group of heroes as they worked with their team’s dynamics to save the day.
“Thunderbolts*” welcomes fans back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with beautiful team-ups and gut-wrenching emotion. Cinema hardly describes the depth of emotion found within the “Thunderbolts*” movie (and yes, ...
Summer Blockbusters: ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
By Danielle Cherry
This summer brought blockbuster films back into the theaters, filling audiences with excitement to see their favorite characters and stories back on screen. This year, the two returning blockbusters to grace our screens were: “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” and “Jurassic World: Rebirth.”
Both movies were a continuation of stories and worlds fans love, hitting every plot point that is required to make these movies what they are. For “Mission: ...
‘The Last of Us’ season two starts quiet but strong
By Ben Konuch
“You can't heal something unless you're brave enough to say it out loud.”
When “The Last of Us” premiered on HBO in 2022, it quickly became one of the most well-received video game adaptations of all time. Following a harrowing journey across a violent post-apocalyptic America, HBO’s “The Last of Us” focused more on the human drama of loss, grief and love than it did on action. Anchored by stellar lead performances by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the series ...
‘Severance’ season two immerses audiences in a split reality
By Teagan Warren
Many people crave to escape the tedious, stressful or confining nature of work. These people live for life’s adventures and pleasantries. Other individuals find their refuge in work from difficult home situations, enjoying the empowerment of doing good work. If these ideas connect with you, perhaps I could interest you in a procedure called “severance.”
In season one of the hit television series “Severance,” Mark Scout received this procedure to escape his ...
‘A Minecraft Movie’ is certainly a movie about Minecraft
By Sophia Monastra
I have one game on my computer, and it’s Minecraft. There’s something about it–the sleepy villages, the ruins left by unknown people, the horrifying mobs that crawl out at night, the strange and unusual biomes and the general vastness of the open world that keeps on calling me back. I don’t play as much as I should, but Minecraft has been a way for me to connect with my younger sister, whether we’re watching an SMP on YouTube or playing side by side on different ...
The princess saves herself in ‘MAYHEM’s’ story
By Justin Kemp
Mother Monster is back with what fans and critics are calling her best album yet. While not the unleashed, grungy, dark-pop sound fans expected from lead single “Disease” and the album’s promo, Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” is an immaculately crafted experience through the inner turmoil of an artist who has spent half her life in the limelight. Its bombastic, gothic exterior quickly reveals a beating heart full of pain and ready to embrace its fractured pieces in all their ...
‘House of David’ episodes 4-6 are a weaker journey with a thrilling conclusion
By Ben Konuch
“It is not about the greatness of man, it is about the greatness of God!”
Prime Video’s “House of David” had a phenomenal first half of a season, with deep storytelling and characterization of its characters that brought a well-known Bible story to life. Filled with surprisingly intense action and intriguing political tension, “House of David” was off to a fantastic start across its first four episodes. Its second half, however, began to show some cracks that ...
