Monday, July 7, 2025
In the most serious way possible, “Gladiator” changed the trajectory of my life. It was the first movie I remember watching that made me realize my deep love for film. You could say it’s literally my Roman Empire. The 2000 action-adventure classic was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, winning five, […]
When the announcement came that we’d be getting a “Wicked” movie, I was intrigued to see what that would entail. The hit Broadway musical, originally starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, is a classic that didn’t deem necessary a big-screen adaptation. However, director Jon M. Chu got it right in […]
After patiently waiting eight years since the release of Disney’s “Moana,” fans are now able to journey back to Motunui as Moana is once again tasked with saving her people in “Moana 2.” The highly anticipated sequel was released on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and has set box office records for […]
Jon Batiste has returned to his roots in his newest album “Beethoven Blues.” The southern Louisiana native took a break from his Grammy-winning work to go back to what caused him to fall in love with music in the first place — piano. Batiste’s album is an 11-track cover of […]
Nessa Barrett dropped her sophomore album, “AFTERCARE,” a moody 15-track anthology that dives into sex, love and consequences on Nov. 15. Since her debut in 2020, Barrett has been an artist I frequently anticipate listening to, and this new album is definitely her best work yet. Each song has a […]
“Arcane” is hitting the top charts on Netflix right now and is showing that it is one of the best-animated series ever created. Despite being a marketing scheme for Riot Games’ multiplayer online game, “League of Legends,” it is a delicately crafted show with so much care for animation, characters […]
Nintendo released an all-new “Pokémon” trading card game (TCG) app called “Pokémon: TCG Pocket” on Oct. 29. The game went live then, but many users had trouble accessing the title, including myself. After a week of the app crashing before loading anything, I and many others were able to finally […]
Famous musician Olivia O’Brien released her new extended play (EP) on Friday, Nov. 14. The EP, titled “everywhere i go, there i am,” showcases O’Brien’s candid lyricism and focuses on “singer-songwriter” inspired melodies. She put it out independently under a record label she created herself, titled girlhood records, after departing […]
Over the weekend I was able to attend a Ramapo field trip with my Intermediate Drawing class to Dia Beacon. The museum is known for its vast sculptures and the preservation of artists and is built on ideas from artists in the former Nabisco box printing factory. The artwork displayed […]
The second part of “Outer Banks” season four has finally been released on Nov. 7 and it has not stopped with the craziness. In the first part of the season, released on Oct. 10, we were met with tons of new information. The season picks up right where it left […]
