Photo courtesy of Ryan Quintal, Unsplash Last year marked the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario video game franchise, a series of games that popularized and helped shape modern gaming as we know it. In celebration, Nintendo did several big stunts, including partnering with the shoe company Vans to […]
Author: AARON ACEVEDO
Marvel releases new series “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier”
Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr Marvel fans everywhere have been stunned and amazed by the beauty of “WandaVision,” which recently concluded its first season on March 5. However, a new Marvel show has come onto our radar and we know for sure it will be another hit. The […]
The case that put Aunt Becky behind bars has come to Netflix
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Directed by Chris Smith, known for his work on the documentaries “Tiger King” and “Fyre,” “Operation Varsity Blues” tells the sordid tale of the 2019 college admissions scandal primarily through reenactments. There are also interviews with everyone from co-conspirators to bystanders in the field of […]
Student Molly Christie plans to make her business “stick”
Photo courtesy of Molly Christie Molly Christie, a rising senior at Ramapo, has launched a small business. Although she’s majoring in elementary education and minoring in psychology, she opened up a small art business on Instagram, Christie Creations. She makes many different kinds of stickers, Spotify song code plaques […]
Danish film “Another Round” is a contender for Oscar wins
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia The 93rd Academy Awards are just around the corner, and after seeing Bong Joon Ho finally get the mainstream critical acclaim he had been deserving of for over a decade with his film “Parasite” last year, this time it is Thomas Vinterberg’s turn. The […]
Marvel’s first limited series “WandaVision” is a success
Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Television, Flickr After a year and a half of waiting since the last big Marvel Cinematic Universe release, “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” due to delays from the unplanned worldwide pandemic, fans were finally able to re-enter the largest superhero world starting Jan. 15, 2021 […]
“Ginny & Georgia” delves into issues around identity
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia Released on Feb. 24, Netflix’s new series “Ginny and Georgia” follows 30-year-old single mother Georgia (Brianne Howey) as she raises her two children, who each have different fathers. Her children include 15-year-old Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and 9-year-old Austin (Diesel La Torraca). The family […]
New Netflix true crime docu-series disappoints audiences
Photo courtesy of Fair Use, Wikipedia It began on Oct. 15, 1985. It ended the next day. Three bombings shook Salt Lake City, Utah, leaving its citizens feeling uncertain and unsafe. At first, it appeared that the bombings had three total victims, each of them connected to the Church […]
Album “L.W.” highlights controversial issues through rock
Photo courtesy of aka Francois aka Mister Pink, Flickr King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recently released their latest album “L.W.” With elements the band has explored in the past, the album is a strong encapsulation of psychedelic rock stylings paired with microtonal tunings, something less common in western music […]
The pandemic created a year of notable entertainment
Photo courtesy of Matthew Keys, Flickr We are nearing almost a whole year since the date the coronavirus pandemic was finally taken seriously and the United States went into a lockdown, also known as the notorious March 13. There have been over 2.5 million deaths worldwide, with over a […]