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New “Percy Jackson” novel sparks nostalgia
Throughout a vast portion of my childhood, I was knee-deep in a Greek Mythology phase. I read books, watched movies and listened to podcasts. This ancient world of magic fascinated me, and “Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians” only exacerbated this interest. Much of my elementary and middle school years were spent obsessing…
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“The Nightmare Before Christmas” turns 30
Being the brainchild of visionary storyteller Tim Burton and dynamic director Henry Selick, it is hard to picture a time when “The Nightmare Before Christmas” was not a universally-known classic. However, upon the film’s release 30 years ago, it was really anything but. The film’s success and fame really only began after the new…
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“A Haunting is Venice” scares its way through the charts
“A Haunting in Venice” is a mystery-lover’s perfect Halloween movie. It premiered on Sept. 15, 2023 and acts as the third installment of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot movie series. In 2017, the first film of the movie remakes, “Murder on the Orient Express,” was generally well-regarded, and many had some strong criticisms. In 2022,…
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The Exorcist: Believer possesses a shocking horror
With Halloween just around the corner, students get ready with candy, costumes, and most importantly, horror movies. “The Exorcist: Believer” is the latest horror movie released on Oct. 6, 2023, and acts as an installment in The Exorcist series, starting with the 1973 original. The movie tells the story of two teenage girls, Angela…
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Celebrating the Halloween season in Newbury Park
Throughout Newbury Park, there are many ways to celebrate the spooky season. From touring neighborhoods for decorations, walking through Reign of Terror at the Janss Mall or going a little further away from home to Night of the Jack in Calabasas and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, there’s a widespread amount of activities…
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“Jurassic Park” remains monstrously good after 30 years
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should,” is the central thesis of 1993’s “Jurassic Park,” as said by the character of Dr. Ian Malcolm, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum. After 30 years between the film’s release and today, this idea has only become…
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Mayfair Witches moderately mystifies audiences
Mayfair Witches is a wickedly engaging, yet partially flawed AMC television show based on Anne Rice’s hit book series of the same name. The television consists of eight episodes airing on streaming service AMC+. It first aired on Jan. 8 and concluded on Feb. 23 of 2023. The series is an adaptation of book…
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“The Summer I Turned Pretty reboots for season two
Jenny Han’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” released its first season in 2022 and quickly became a phenomenon. It has created a strong fan base composed of both people who have read the books and those that had never even heard of them before. The show does a great job of bringing the books…
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“Justified: City Primeval” continues classic saga
“Justified” was a crime drama that ran on FX between 2010 and 2015. It centered around the adventures of U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, as he tried to bring law and order to the rough hills of his native state of Kentucky. His home there is the site of conflict between mobsters from all over…
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Heartstopper returns and meets all expectations
“Heartstopper” by Alice Oseman, originally a Webtoon comic, has become a four-book series, as well as a number-one show on Netflix directed by Euros Lyn. Since the summer of 2022, fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of its second season this August, after falling in love with the characters and the heartwarming storylines.…