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Jigsaw’s “Saw X” brings blood and tears to the screen
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The Jigsaw franchise has been a prominent one in the lives of many, setting the tone for horror and gruesome movies for Halloween throughout the years. The latest movie, “Saw X” solves many loose ends from the other films, while leaving us with a new one. This was one of the more intellectual and…
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“A Haunting is Venice” scares its way through the charts
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“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
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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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“Jurassic Park” remains monstrously good after 30 years
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“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
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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
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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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Music Corner
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On July 7, Dominic Fike released his second studio album, “Sunburn,” and it felt like a weight was lifted off of his shoulders. The 15 track album reminisces on Fike’s time living in Naples, Florida, as well as his past struggles with addiction. Fike explores melodic and liquidated sounds throughout his fresh indie-pop release,…
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“Justified: City Primeval” continues classic saga
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“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
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“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.…
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“Barbenheimer” double feature blows up the box office
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In early 2023, something interesting was happening in film forums all across the world. Two highly anticipated films, seemingly opposite to each other, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were releasing on the same day. This innocuous occurrence sparked a worldwide meme known as “Barbenheimer.” The two films became tied to each other and as a result,…