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The poster and marketing for Smile 2 feature an image of pop star Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) with a smile ripped across her mouth. Smile 2, an R-rated film now in theatres, is a scary joyride that outdoes the intensity of the original. (Paramount Pictures)

It Will Make You Smile Too

Ivonne Sambrano, Staff Writer October 28, 2024

Warning: This article discusses suicide. In 2022, Parker Finn wrote and directed the supernatural horror movie Smile, a skin-crawling viewing experience that became a successful sleeper hit with $105...

What’s Inside? Not Much

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief October 25, 2024

The new Netflix thriller It’s What’s Inside had potential to be a good movie but the way it was filmed deprived it from being good. The movie scored a 57% according to Metacritic. The movie received...

The Wild Robot is an animated story about found family in the most unlikely of places that is getting great reviews from both audience and critics: it has a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore. (Dreamworks Animation)

A Wildly Heartwarming Film

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer October 22, 2024

October isn't a usual month for new family-friendly animated films—these tend to come out when little kids aren't in school, like during the summer or holiday weekends. Hopefully, that doesn't keep audiences...

Emily in Paris has potential to be a great show but the confusion and the repetition deprives it from its glory. The show is not realistic and does not live up to its expectations. (Netflix)

Confusion in Couture

Ana Sliger, Staff Writer October 15, 2024

The Netflix rom com series Emily in Paris just got a new season. This new season came out in two parts, the first part came out August 15th and the second came out September 12th. The show in general...

Based on a popular manga, Uzumaki is a horror anime follows a town that is slowly ravaged by supernatural spirals. While this show won't be for everyone (with its black-and-white coloration and anime style), horror lovers will enjoy this first episode. (Warner Bros Television)

Adult Swim’s New Anime Hit

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer October 8, 2024

Halloween is just around the corner, and so every streaming network is pulling out their scariest tricks and treats. But Adult Swim, the mature cartoon channel that has played some of the best tricks on...

Warner Bros.

The Joke’s on Us for Watching

Alex Lyman, Staff Writer October 7, 2024

In 2019, Warner Bros. released a gritty throwback to late seventies and early eighties films like Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy featuring one of DC Comics' most iconic villains: the Joker. Both...

Joey King leads an ensemble of "teenage" rebels (who are clearly in their late 20s) in Uglies, Netflix's adaptation of a 2006 YA novel. Given the tacky effects, predictable storyline, and obvious metaphors, this one should have stayed in 2006. (Netflix)

Uglies is an Ugly Flick

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Film series based on dystopian young adult novels were all the rage in the 2010s. The four Hunger Games films (before last year's Songbirds and Snakes) had a combined box office of $3.3 billion, the Maze...

Warner Bros.

The Juice is Loose

Kennedy Fisher, Staff Writer September 17, 2024

Coming up on 40 years after the original Beetlejuice movie came out, the movie finally got a sequel. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice still looks as good as the original, but even better. The director Tim Burton...

This image shows the emotions Joy, Anger, Fear, and Disgust are trying to get back into headquarters to try and stop Anxiety from what she’s doing to Riley. (Disney/Pixar)

A Worthwhile Trip Back Inside

Melinda Yim, Staff Writer September 13, 2024

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 made emotions come back out. Taking a trip back inside Riley’s brain, all of the emotions are back at work. Two years after Riley moved away from San Francisco, she is now going...

Best selling author Colleen Hoover brought her book to real life.. except it did not reach expectations fans thought it would. (Wayfarer Studios)

It Ends With Us Needs to be Ended

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief September 11, 2024

It Ends With Us, the book everyone is raving about was brought to the big screen and with it came a lot of controversy. The New York Times best selling book It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover has been a...

Twisters, the sequel to the 1996 Twister has improved and gotten much better. (Warner Bros/Universal)

A Twist on an Old Classic

Kaylee Ledgerwood, Editor in Chief September 2, 2024

Twisters, the sequel to Twister the 1996 classic is an action-packed movie about a former storm chaser, Kate (Daisy Edgar Jones) who stops storm chasing after a traumatic experience but is brought back...

 I Laydown My Life for You is the newest album by JPEGMAFIA which originally was supposed to release in 2023 after his album with Danny Brown but was delayed after not wanting to rush it. (AWAL)

“Lay Down” Rises to New Heights

Kendan Cartwright, Staff Writer August 26, 2024

I Lay Down My Life for You is the newest JPEGMAFIA album, which has music that according to a 2023 interview with the artist, is supposed to tear you apart. In the past, JPEGMAFIA was able to deliver with...

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