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Alex Honnold transcends human ability and cognition
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I have an intense fear of heights. Whenever I get too high up, I freeze, and I physically cannot move my body. Ironically, I love rock climbing, which, as one can probably assume, doesn’t meld well with a fear of heights. As much as I try, I cannot get my body to surpass the…
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“The Pitt” is exactly what the doctor ordered
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Unlike “Grey’s Anatomy,” season two of “The Pitt” subverts typical stereotypes of a medical TV show. It follows the differing cases of a Pittsburg emergency room department, with each season depicting one shift and every episode being one hour of the shift. It is co-written by Noah Wyle, who also starred on “ER,” a…
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“Marty Supreme” gives polarized results
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When watching the first 30 minutes of “Marty Supreme”, you may get deja vu and start to think that this is just another “Whiplash” retelling, however, it is quite the opposite. The film follows an ambitious table tennis player, Marty Mauser, played by Timothee Chalamet, who is fixated on achieving greatness, no matter what…
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“I Love LA” fulfilled my craving for Gen-Z satire
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A montage of Erewhon still shots, “should I kill myself on Instagram live or TikTok live?,” Elijah Wood playing an extremely socially awkward version of himself, a lesbian rainbow Ritz crackers mural and an end scene to “Dreams” by the Cranberries; “I Love LA” is hands down one of the best shows I have…
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“People We Meet on Vacation” found a home in my heart
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Queuing up “People We Meet on Vacation,” my expectations were low and my patience for another un-needed book to movie adaptation even lower. When the credits started to roll, I was stunned with love and admiration for the dying art of rom-com movies, and filled with motivation to live my own life like it…
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“Stranger Things” ends, but the questions persist
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From the beginning, I loved Stranger Things because it was unpredictable and intense. The tension is what made the series memorable. Season Five Volume Two, however, does not deliver a satisfying conclusion with the final episodes feeling incomplete and underdeveloped. Season Five Volume Two released on Netflix on Dec. 25, and the finale aired…
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“The Housemaid” thrills unsuspecting audiences
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Over winter break, I had the privilege of seeing “The Housemaid,” a best-selling Freida McFadden psychological thriller novel, which was adapted into a movie and has significantly exceeded its projected box office earnings. Typically, movie adaptations of popular books fail to live up to the hype of the book. However, the Housemaid was the…
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A$AP rocky releases new album “don’t be dumb”
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Harlem native A$AP Rocky, a staple and pioneer of cloud rap in the early 2010s, has broken a long-lasting silence that included an 8-year hiatus from his last album. Following years of rumors, delays, and isolation from his fanbase. Rocky shocked the world as he officially released his fourth studio album, “Don’t Be Dumb,”…
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Staff members debate if peppermint is “mint” to be
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Item #1- Dark chocolate dipped candy cane marshmallows Price point: $3.99 Kate’s Review: 7/10, The dark chocolate shell and candy cane pieces on top provided a nice crunch but I found the marshmallow part to have an offputting soft texture. Athena’s Review: 3/10, The consistency of the marshmallow was unpleasant and the contrast between…
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“Zootopia 2” did not match my vision of utopia
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“Zootopia 2” came out on Nov. 26 and failed to impress me and my 10-year-old sister. The movie’s main theme is that everyone is different, but differences ultimately don’t matter. The two main characters – Judy Hopps, a bunny voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin; and Nick Wilde, a fox voiced by Jason Bateman – work…