review

  • “Send Help” lands as a unique dark comedy

    “Send Help” lands as a unique dark comedy

    If you are a fan of “Mean Girls” or “The Maze Runner” trilogy, as I am, you may be interested in checking out Sam Raimi’s latest movie, “Send Help.” The film follows Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle, also known as “Linda from Accounting,” and Dylan O’Brien as Bradley Preston, Linda’s boss, as they are…

  • “The Pitt” is exactly what the doctor ordered

    “The Pitt” is exactly what the doctor ordered

    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…

  • “Marty Supreme” gives polarized results

    “Marty Supreme” gives polarized results

    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…

  • “I Love LA” fulfilled my craving for Gen-Z satire

    “I Love LA” fulfilled my craving for Gen-Z satire

    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…

  • “People We Meet on Vacation” found a home in my heart

    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…

  • “Stranger Things” ends, but the questions persist

    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…

  • Music Corner: Modern Baseball reclaims their legacy with The Perfect Cast LP

    Music Corner: Modern Baseball reclaims their legacy with The Perfect Cast LP

    Several of my middle school nights were spent lost in the sound of Midwest emo. I found comfort in its whiny vocals, confessional lyrics and gritty guitar backtracks. No band has captured that feeling like Modern Baseball. On Oct. 23, the Philadelphia-based group released “The Perfect Cast LP”, a rerelease that revives the raw…

  • Frankenstein brings deceased audiences back to life

    Frankenstein brings deceased audiences back to life

    Although Halloween may be over, Guillermo del Toro delivered a thrilling film, “Frankenstein,” to Netflix on November 8th, bringing an eerie vibe back into the fall atmosphere.  Starring Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, Mia Goth as Elizabeth Lavenza and Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster, the cast was filled with talent and the acting felt…

  • Springsteen’s biopic is more than a rock and roll story

    Springsteen’s biopic is more than a rock and roll story

    In the new biopic, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” Jeremy Allen White, award-winning actor known for his performance on “The Bear,” plays iconic musician Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen is notable for his many hits such as “Born In the U.S.A” and “Dancing In the Dark.” White impressively sang all of the songs himself, proving…

  • “Die my Love” bored me to death

    “Die my Love” bored me to death

    Walking into the theater, I was genuinely excited. I am a huge fan of both Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, and because Pattinson was attached, I expected something indie, strange, maybe even original— perhaps similar to “The Lighthouse” or “Good Time.” What I didn’t expect was a film that was simultaneously jarring and mind-numbingly…