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The challenging thing about ‘Challengers’

The challenging thing about ‘Challengers’

Claire Guo, Features Editor May 20, 2024

On the surface, “Challengers” is a movie that seems to be about simple competition, passion and desperation to emerge victorious in a tense game of tennis. In fact, the 2-hour movie is told during...

The latest addition to the Fast and Furious series is FastX, featuring intense action and emotional scenes.

Fast and Furious: A never ending saga

Vidushi Upadhyay, Design Editor June 2, 2023

The movie“Fast X” hit theaters on May 19, causing a surge in ticket sales at the box office over opening weekend. Filled with thrilling car chases and intense fight sequences, the movie succeeds in...

"Avatar: The Way of Water" revitalizes the breathtaking beauty of Pandora and the Na'vi.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” makes a splash in cinematic history

Katie Chin, Copy Editor February 6, 2023

Thirteen years after Pandora captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences, “Avatar: The Way of Water” revitalizes the imaginative world of the Na’vi and heroes Jake Sully and Neytiri in fantastic...

"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" releases to critical acclaim, with its cinematography and theme outshining its pitfalls.

“Wakanda Forever” memorializes past heroes and passes the torch to new ones

Meera Nambiar, Web Editor December 12, 2022

Four years after the first movie’s release, its sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” hits theaters over the Veterans Day weekend. While the movie received lots of publicity and praise for the...

Despite internal drama, Don't Worry Darling proves itself beyond expectations

Despite internal drama, Don’t Worry Darling proves itself beyond expectations

Eileen Zhu, Design Editor October 10, 2022

The psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling” is a mind-bending dystopian film which comments on the stereotypical roles of men and women in society. Although the film fell under public scrutiny...

Raya and the Last Dragon is a movie for fans of all genres and tells a visually and emotionally compelling story.

“Raya and the Last Dragon”: A fresh Disney princess movie

Elliu Huang, Managing Editor April 21, 2021

Another story of a princess who finds love on a crazy, magical adventure? Nope. Packed with action scenes and touching moments with the help of well-developed characters and exquisite animation, "Raya...

Based in 1927, the movie follows Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis, and her band as they record an album in Chicago.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A window into the past and the present

Priyanka Anand, Web Editor January 25, 2021

Much like the call-and-response pattern of multiple voices in Blues music, the characters in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom continually engage in conversation, attempting to make sense of the unreasonable...

Happy holidays! Released Nov. 22, "Frozen 2" made box office records as the sequel to the Disney animated movie.

Holiday Movies: Frozen 2

Medha Upadhyay, Features Editor December 11, 2019

It’s official: Disney has managed to recreate the magic. Anna and Elsa are back with the whole gang, and Frozen fever is back in full force.   The royal sisters don’t feel quite the same...

A double take on summer's greatest movies

A double take on summer’s greatest movies

Arul Gnanasivam, Photo Editor September 28, 2017

From a big budget war film to the first female led superhero movie in recent years, this summer featured a diverse lineup of movies. With an average Rotten Tomato score of 93 percent and a total gross...

Press play on Netflix's new show

Press play on Netflix’s new show

Mehek Kapur, Writer April 27, 2017

First kisses. Hopeless crushes. Revenge. Suicide. The new Netflix original series, “Thirteen Reasons Why,” is based on a novel of the same title by bestselling author Jay Asher. Packed with drama,...