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Jojo Betzler (Roman Griffin Davis) and his imaginary friend Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi) run through a forest.

War through the eyes of a child: A Review of “Jojo Rabbit”

By Kylie Schwartz, Features Editor February 4, 2020

Jojo Rabbit is not about war, not about Nazis, not about the most demented and horrifying period in modern history. It’s just about a boy trying to fit into the group, and slowly realizing what his group...

The year 1917 may be long gone, but I get the feeling that this film will be sticking around for a long time.

1917: Is It Worth Ten Oscars?

By Matthew Hagan, Staff Writer January 17, 2020

January is not a great time for movies, but if you dig through the mediocre horror films and unimaginative kids films, you might find and Oscar contender after digging through all that horse manure. One...

The Joker movie is in theaters now.

“Joker” Review: Why So Serious?

By Matthew Hagan, Staff Writer October 22, 2019

The Joker is one of the most popular supervillains in media, if not characters in general. Batman’s arch nemesis and most iconic foe, he’s appeared in several films with the Dark Knight, and now one...

The Farewell stars Awkwafina and Lulu Wang.

Say hello to “The Farewell”

By Kylie Schwartz, Features Editor September 25, 2019

I never much liked foreign films. The majority of small innuendos, the little details that truly make up a movie, I would end up missing. When the lights came up and the credits gave way to a massive gray...

Good Boys is playing in theaters now.

‘Good Boys’ was almost as good as it seemed

By Matthew Hagan, Staff Writer September 19, 2019

So… funny story for you all. Recently, whenever I’ve gone to see movies, I’ve gone with a British friend of mine named Nic. When we went to see “Midsommar,” the Ari Aster directed film about...

A trailer for the final movie in the newest Star Wars trilogy came out on Friday.

The saga comes to an end

By Cade Culbertson, Staff Writer April 15, 2019

On Friday, the first teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie coming out in late December was released and with it came many answers and even more questions. If you have not seen it yet, it is advised...

A movie about dragons that's actually good

A movie about dragons that’s actually good

By Shayna Glazer, Staff Writer April 15, 2019

When I went to watch How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, I didn’t have particularly high hopes for the movie. I figured it would be a bit of a cliche and overall predictable but boy I was wrong....

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A Sneak -a- Pika at Detective Pikachu

By Alex Storer, Staff Writer February 26, 2019

The second official trailer for the highly anticipated movie, Detective Pikachu was released today. In the first trailer, fans were introduced to Ryme City, where humans and pokemon live together in...

Long Live The King

Long Live The King

By Nohemia Rosales, Features Editor February 26, 2018

Children, adults, teenagers, and elderly couples shuffled into the theater, preparing to watch one of the most anticipated Marvel movies yet. Seats were hard to come by, but it made sense seeing as how...

Students watched the film intently while enjoying their boba, lo mein, rice cakes, and ramune.

JNHS Hosts First Movie Night of the Year

By Jenna Weinhofer, Staff Writer October 2, 2017

The Japanese National Honors Society (JNHS) showed the movie Kimi no Na wa (Your Name) last Friday night in the Learning Commons. Students taking and not taking Japanese filed through the doors at 5:30....

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