Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia As a longtime camp counselor, I am no stranger to children's movies. If it was raining one morning or afternoon, we’d pile all the kids into their bunk and put on a movie for the duration of the bad weather. “Frozen,” “Minions,” “Zootopia,” “Despicable […]
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Princess Switch is a fun, predictable Christmas film
Photo courtesy of Liam Mendes, Wikipedia Released on Netflix, “Princess Switch” is a romantic comedy that follows Stacy DeNovo (Vanessa Hudgens) as her life drastically changes when she switches places with a soon to be “princess” for two days. Stacy lives in a small town in Chicago along with her […]
New Netflix horror Sabrina overwhelmingly disappoints
Photo courtesy of Bambang Sentosa It seems that every horror film’s main characters are devoid of all sense of logic whatsoever. “Sabrina,” an Indonesian horror film recently released to Netflix, is not an exception. One may find themselves constantly screaming at the characters – not out of fear, but pure […]
Creed II stands out in a sequel-filled Hollywood
Photo courtesy of Patriarca12, Wikipedia To be honest, it is no surprise that almost every major critic of the current film industry has claimed at least once that Hollywood has completely run out of ideas, choosing to only make sequels, spin-offs and reboots to franchises that have arguably lost their […]
Rita Ora reestablishes herself with second album
Photo courtesy of Firdaus Latif, Wikipedia Ritabots tuned into the release of Rita Ora’s highly anticipated second album on Black Friday. The new album titled “Phoenix” proves that once again the British pop star is here to stay despite critics and fans believing she would never return to her music. […]
Coen brothers deliver in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Photo courtesy of Karen Seto, Wikipedia “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is the new western anthology film written, produced and directed by the Coen brothers. It is a collection of six different stories, all of which take place in the old Wild West. The Coen brothers have always played with […]
Charles Bradley’s posthumous album honors his voice
Photo courtesy of Smial, Wikipedia “Black Velvet” is the first posthumous release from soul singer Charles Bradley following his death in September of 2017. The scratchy voiced singer’s time in the spotlight as a figurehead of soul revival was extremely brief and “Black Velvet” now makes up a quarter of […]
Comedian Francisco Ramos brings laughs to Ramapo
Photo courtesy of Francisco Ramos, Twitter A steadily-growing crowd filled Ramapo’s H-wing auditorium, lured in by the signs picturing comedian Francisco Ramos. Prospective viewers were greeted with photos of a confident man on stage, microphone in hand, arm outstretched. They were waiting for a stand-up routine, and with Ramos’s lineup, […]
A Boogie wit da Hoodie graces Ramapo’s fall concert
Photo by Carlie Viemann This year’s sold-out fall concert co-sponsored by the Student Government Association and the College Programming Board featured hip-hop artist A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Before A Boogie took the stage of the Bradley Center, student rapper Omietté, a junior music production-industry major, opened the show performing […]
Ethics issues in posthumous release of Lil Peep album
Photo courtesy of @GothAngelSinner, Twitter Posthumous releases from artists have always been an ethically ambiguous topic. “Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2” by emo-rap artist Lil Peep (born Gustav Ahr) released Nov. 9 – approximately a year after the artist’s death – is no different. The tracks were compiled […]