Olympus Has Fallen: 5 Stars

William J. Brown
May 24, 2013

Realistic scenarios, guns blazing, important people in distress, a one-man army, and Morgan Freeman—what’s not to love? Antoine Fuqua’s latest movie, Olympus Has Fallen (2013), hit theatres on March 22 and attracted huge audiences that came to watch Gerard Butler take back what is rightfully America’s:... Read more »

Five Stars for “42”: True Story of an American Legend

Brian Sommer, Staff Writer
May 5, 2013

42, written and directed by Brian Helgeland, is a sports drama about Jack Roosevelt Robinson, commonly known as Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947. The movie was released on Friday, April 12, 2013,... Read more »

Admission Movie Review

Hector Castillo, Staff Writer
April 19, 2013

The movie Admission, which stars Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, was released on March 22, 2013. This movie follows the life of Portia Nathan, played by Tina Fey, who is an admissions officer at the prestigious Princeton University. Portia Nathan’s life changes after she meets the zany and quirky principal... Read more »

LOL Movie Review

Sihana Meta, Staff Writer
April 16, 2013

Many people have never heard of the movie LOL because, in 2012, it was released in only eight states. However, more people should, because it is an excellent movie and many teenage viewers can relate to it in some way. Miley Cyrus starred in a movie as her character Lola. LOL is about Lola and her friends... Read more »

Beautiful Creatures: From Pages to Screen

Shayla Lugo, Staff Writer
March 23, 2013

Beautiful Creatures, the thrilling first book of the Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, was brought to the big screen by Richard LaGravenese, director of other hit movies such as Freedom Writers and Water for Elephants. Beautiful Creatures hit the box office on February 14, 2013, bringing... Read more »

The Dark Knight Rises

Stephanie Doot
February 7, 2013

In the 165 minutes of The Dark Knight Rises—the epic conclusion of the Batman Trilogy—Batman (Christian Bale), once again is caught in Gotham’s troubles and attempts to save Gotham from its terrorists.  Batman, however, is not acting alone. He is accompanied by Selina (Anne Hathaway), who throughout... Read more »

Unthinkable: 3.5 Stars

Stephanie Doot, Staff Writer
May 31, 2012

In this mind-boggling, 97-minute thriller, Unthinkable is exactly what the title says.  The movie starts off by introducing Yusuf Atta Mohammed, aka Steven Arthur Younger, who is an American man claiming to have planted three nuclear bombs in popular United States cities.  Mohammed says that the president... Read more »

The Lucky One: 3 Stars

Sarah Kearsley, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012

On April 20, 2012, a new romance movie, The Lucky One, was released and has been stealing the hearts of people all over the country. This movie is based on one of Nicholas Sparks’ many romance stories. Although The Lucky One is overall entertaining, it does not beat Sparks’ beloved story, The Notebook. Zac... Read more »

The Avengers: Over 4 Years in the Making: 5 Stars

Adam Kahn, Staff Writer
May 11, 2012

If you are an intense Marvel fan or just somebody who pays attention to what happens after the credits of a movie, it shouldn’t have come as a shock to you that the Avengers was going to be released sooner or later. When Iron Man was released in 2008, there was a scene after the credits that revealed... Read more »

The Hunger Games: Book or Movie?

Jessica Terrizzi, Staff Writer
April 22, 2012

Suzanne Collins’s book, The Hunger Games, has become an extremely popular reading choice among teenagers. So, it is no surprise that it has been turned into a hit movie that came out on March 23, 2012. Personally, I think the book was very well written. The story line was interesting, the characters... Read more »