The Great Gatsby Review

Jessica Allman, Staff Writer
May 16, 2013

  Expectations were high when fans heard that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book, The Great Gatsby, was being made into another movie. Director Baz Luhrmann tailored the movie into an artistic mash-up, merging the Roaring 20s with a Shakespearean tragedy. Luhrmann is known for producing unique and artistic... Read more »

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ Review

Priyanka Hardikar, Staff Writer
March 17, 2013

A Walt Disney Pictures and director Sam Raimi production, “Oz the Great and Powerful” captures and intensifies the enthralling journey from L. Frank Baum’s 1900s Oz series. Indirectly a prequel to the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz”, “Oz the Great and Powerful” takes the audience by surprise... Read more »

‘Life of Pi’ review

Priyanka Hardikar, Staff Writer
December 14, 2012

     A young man stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean faced an entirely unusual predicament when a tiger decided to join his strain for survival.      The film “Life of Pi” stayed true to Yann Martel’s phenomenal novel of the same name. The main character, Pi, short for Piscine, was... Read more »

“Skyfall” review

Tehreem Shahab, Staff Writer
November 25, 2012

He has been a crime-fighting MI6 Agent since 1962, but a strange twist in recent events leaves the audience thinking, “Is this really the end?” His name is Bond. James Bond. Skyfall, the new Bond movie, was released on Nov.9. It stars the intense, blue-eyed Daniel Craig, who appeared in the Bond... Read more »

‘Paranormal Activity 4′ review

Cristina Seanez, Photo/Graphic Editor
November 1, 2012

Gasps were no longer heard and jumps in the next seat were no longer felt. The audience had found the normal in paranormal. Paranormal Activity 4 has a predictable and repetitive storyline. Although the movie is thrilling and frightening, the plot is still the same: kid and a teenager getting possessed... Read more »

“The Avengers” review

J.P. Salazar, Staff Writer
May 6, 2012

For a long time, superhero movies have been classified as artificial and repetitive, but Marvel’s “The Avengers” successfully delivers a more enjoyable take on these movies, oh-so-despised by critics, not to mention the millions of girlfriends who’ve been dragged to them, worldwide. “The... Read more »

“Titanic” in 3D review

Alyssa Matesic, Staff Writer
April 9, 2012

     The re-release of the iconic 1997 film “Titanic” literally and figuratively adds a new dimension to the story. Just in time for the 100-year anniversary of the April 15 tragedy, theaters across the nation have again embraced the timeless romance of Jack and Rose – this time in 3D. Thankfully,... Read more »

21 Jump Street movie review

Eilie Strecker, Print Editor-in-Chief
March 30, 2012

     21 Jump Street is a ridiculous trip of an overly sarcastic journey of two young cops who get assigned to go undercover as high school students to try to get in close with teen drug dealers. Those who watched the 80s TV show 21 Jump Street are in for a shock as this movie is nothing like it.... Read more »

Kermit the Frog is back for more: The Muppets review

Dani Sureck, Staff Writer
January 5, 2012

     The Muppets make a comeback after 12 years in their cheesy musical movie, emphasizing the power of friendship. The appearance of celebrities and a new plot add a fresh twist to the adventure.      Walter (voice of Peter Linz) believes himself to be the biggest Muppets fan. When he visits... Read more »

“Hugo” Review

Madison McDaniel, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 10, 2011

    Martin Scorsese has hit the big screen once again. Yet, unlike Departed, Goodfellas and Shutter Island, the director of these dark movies has created in his latest movie Hugo a magical world of imagination and wonder for the younger generation.     The story takes place in the late 1930s and... Read more »