Reviews

  • Lowe’s vs. Home Depot: hardware stores battle it out

    Home Depot and Lowe’s: they have their differences, their similarities, their pros and cons. But above all, they have wood. Wood, sold in every which way possible: cut, uncut, that’s really about it.  To be completely candid with all our wood fanatics out there, that is not what we’re actually talking about, but it…

  • New Spider Man movie exceeds expectations

    Thwip! Thwip! Thwip! The familiar sounds of our favorite web swinger made it to the big screen yet again, and fans are not disappointed by the latest installment. Out of all the Spiderman films, “Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse” may top the list. The film follows the story of young Miles Morales, voiced by…

  • Spotify is better than Apple Music

    I am an absolute music nerd. I can’t go anywhere without a pair of earbuds with me, and I have to be the one to control the aux cord. For the past two years, I have listened to more than 190,000 minutes of music total, or about four and a half hours everyday. That…

  • Patty Bladel’s coming of rage story deserves better writers

    Within the first hours of the trailer’s release, the new Netflix original show, Insatiable, was denounced as a fat-shaming and harmful attempt at comedy. People even went as far as starting a petition, that eventually garnered over 230,000 signatures, to get the show cancelled. At this point I was left wondering, who in the…

  • Fortnite appears promising

    If you are a gamer, you are probably familiar with Fortnite, the most recent and one of the most popular free to play games.. Fortnite is a co-op sandbox survival game that hit the Epicgames launcher on July 25, 2017, but only recently became popular because of it being a cheaper alternative to its…

  • The new “Thor” crashes on screen

    “Thor Ragnarok” is the newest, much-anticipated addition to the Marvel series, drawing attention since it was first announced in 2014. It features Chris Hemsworth as Thor, and his quest to save his planet from his evil sister. The movie takes place on various planets and introduces new characters such as Hela, the evil sister,…

  • Summer Season Brings Back Fan-Favorites

    Each and every year, we are fortunate enough to get what is now known as the “summer movie season,” spanning from the beginning of April to the end of August. This year’s summer movie slate is bringing the heat and its wide array of genres should allow you to keep returning to the theaters…

  • Netflix removes cult classics and ruins lives

    Netflix is constantly adding new shows and movies that we celebrate, but at the same time, taking off programs that are close to our hearts. The company has increased the production of their own shows and movies to increase revenue, pushing some favorites off the page. Here are several being taken off in April…

  • The Fate of the Furious Races into Theaters

    A cherry red Ferrari jumped across Dubai from skyscraper to skyscraper in the last installment, but somehow we believed that Vin Diesel and Co. had something even bigger up their sleeve. Luckily for us, director F. Gary Gray found a way to raise the stakes even higher in “The Fate of the Furious”, the…

  • Burgerim slides short of expectations

    At the corner of the Ventu Park Center in Newbury Park, the relocation of Starbucks prompted a curious buzz in the community: what store would take its place? When signs for Burgerim appeared on the windows, I knew I had to try it. After gaining popularity at its first location in Israel, more sites…