By Caroline Palermo, Staff Writer *WARNING: SPOILERS* In many ways, Spider-Man: No Way Home feels like a nostalgic trip. At nineteen, I found myself sitting between my brothers in a dark theater. As a child, I spent my Saturday mornings right next to the same brothers watching Pokemon, Ben 10 and most importantly, the Spider-Man cartoons. On my right, my younger brother sat there with his box of Raisinets like he had four years ago when we watched Homecoming, the movie that cemented Tom Holland as our favorite Peter Parker. And so, the three of us spent the next 148 minutes in a haze of nostalgia, … Continue reading New Spider-Man movie is the origin story we didn’t know that we needed

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From 2020 postponements to 2021 premieres

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By Molly Hulligan, Head Copy Editor Though the pandemic sparked a large output of remarkable screenwriting and creative COVID-19 cinematography, many highly-anticipated films’ release dates were pushed back with hopes of box-office success for their theater debuts. Now, with loosening restrictions, many of these films are set to premiere in the next six months. Though there are a substantial number of dignified films set to debut this year, these are the four I think (and hope) will be more than worth the wait. The French Dispatch Debuted at Cannes Film Festival earlier this week, reviews say Wes Anderson’s The French … Continue reading From 2020 postponements to 2021 premieres

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Best Films of the Year

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By: Aiyanna Moore ~Staff Writer~ Guardians of the Galaxy “Guardians of the Galaxy” tells of five unlikely heroes that band together to take down a villain, forming unconventional friendships along the way in this summer blockbuster. Chris Pratt as leader Peter Quill, a.k.a Star– Lord, Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, Vin Diesel as tree-like lifeform Groot, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer and Zoe Saldana as Gamora, work well together to ensure that “Guardians of the Galaxy” is every Marvel fan’s dream. Gone Girl On their fifth anniversary, Nick Dunne reports his wife, Amy, missing, only to have the media … Continue reading Best Films of the Year