Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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As it is not a major summer block-buster, The Grand Budapest Hotel may have flown under the radar for a great majority of people. In addition to this, from a glance, it may seem like a period drama if a person were not to look closely at it but, it is most certainly not. Anyone who has ever seen...
The Hunger Games, a popular book series by Suzanne Collins, recently had a new movie adaptation released. The Movie covered a prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” I recently had the pleasure of watching the movie, and I am excited to share my thoughts. Context In the first book of the original trilogy, one of...
6,240 minutes. 104 hours. 208 episodes. 9 years. 5 friends. 1 story. Nine years ago, on September 19, 2005, a father named Ted Mosby began to tell his two kids the long and extremely detailed story of how he met their mother; and so began "How I Met Your Mother," a story filled with years of extraneous gags, escapades, and...
Spoiler Warning Over the past month, Netflix’s Outer Banks has been consistently increasing in popularity, currently the #4 show in the U.S. as of right now. While it may come off as a corny high school show (which is not wrong), it actually has a very mysterious and intriguing plot. The show is able to keep you on the edge...
  Some Backstory for the Film Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer is a movie that premiered October 12th and is about Dr. Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist who was convicted of 7 counts of 1st degree murder, 24 felony counts of performing illegal abortions beyond the state of Pennsylvania's 24-week time limit, and 227 misdemeanor counts of violating the...
Two weeks ago, the American sports world held its biggest event of the year, the one and only Super Bowl; now, it’s time to shift our focus to the American entertainment world, as they get ready to hold their biggest event of the year: the Oscars. This Sunday, February 27th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be...
Your tired eyes stare at the clock after a long night of studying. It's 11:30 P.M on a late Saturday night. Bored out of your mind, you decide to go to Netflix, scrolling through a plethora of shows. You realize that you can't watch The Office or Parks and Rec for the tenth time, so you look to find...
Warning: Very minor spoilers of: Captain America: The winter Soldier, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers. It’s hardly anything but if you want to watch the movies 100% uninformed then beware. When I think about it, Marvel Studios is producing something more like a giant TV series than a bunch of movies. Starting with the first Iron Man,...

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