Jen Anima-Valdez Editor-in-Chief Edward Snowden–Just his name is enough to grab one’s attention which is why I picked up his book Permanent Record to begin to understand why, where, when, how and what happened next? Snowden was an American whistleblower who in 2013 exposed documents that proved the U.S. government was obtaining illegal surveillance information… Continue reading Whistleblower’s 2019 book proves anticlimactic
Lantern Staff For millennials and Gen Z, music biopics like Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman create a new generation of listeners, which means great artists like Elvis and Queen continue to transcend time. Director Baz Luhrmann uses Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) to narrate the story of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler). Eventually, The Colonel, who… Continue reading Music biopic attracts new generation of viewers
John Meyer Lantern Staff The movie Plane, which was released to theaters on Friday, Jan. 13, is directed by Jean-François Richet and is the length of one hour and 47 minutes. This movie has some very awesome actors starring Gerard Butler, Louis Gaspare and Tony Goldwyn. Knowing Butler’s background with all his action-packed movies, this… Continue reading Film offers action, suspense for viewers
John Meyer Lantern Staff The movie Slumberland is produced by Francis Lawrence who had based the movie off the movie Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland, which was produced in 1992 by Masami Hata and William Hurtz. The movie Slumberland is streaming on Netflix and runs about an hour and 57 minutes long. The main character… Continue reading Slumberland offers laughs with Momoa as a thief
John Meyer Lantern Staff Hocus Pocus die-hard fans have been waiting nearly 30 years for a sequel, and the wait is over. In 1993, audiences were first introduced to the Sanderson sisters, three sisters who form the witch coven. There was a change in directors from the first film, directed by Kenny Ortega, to the… Continue reading “Hocus Pocus” returns 30 years later: Sandersons clash with teen witches
Kira Dye Lantern Staff One of the latest horror movies to come out recently is Barbarian, which features: Bill Skarsgård of Stephen King’s IT, Justin Long from Tusk and up-and-coming actress Georgina Campbell. This movie is a hot mess but in the best way possible. Barbarian leaves the audience wanting more even whilst knowing there… Continue reading ‘Barbarian’– Unbelievably Original
By Jen Anima-Valdez Bullet Train was released Friday, Aug. 5, starring some of today’s most famous entertainers like Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Joey King, Bad Bunny, Channing Tatum and more. With actors like these, it is clear the movie took a great amount of money to make but has surpassed that globally grossing over $150… Continue reading Celebrity assassins surprise viewers with funny, dramatic plot
Kira Dye Lantern Staff The Girl From Plainville is a recently-airing show on Hulu with eight episodes that will conclude on Tuesday, May 3. Based on true events, this show is an interesting one from the start. The story follows a teenager, Michelle Carter (Elle Fanning), after the suicide of her boyfriend Conrad “Coco” Roy… Continue reading Shocking mini-series gives too much away
Kira Dye Lantern Staff Are you in the mood to try something new? How about a pie? Recently I’ve heard about a little downtown dessert shop called Peace, Love & Pie. I’m always in the mood for trying new restaurants and/or dessert shops, and a few weeks ago I heard of this shop, which is… Continue reading Craving a “Peace” of Pie?
Maya Hall Editor-in-Chief Godzilla vs. Kong is a sequel to both Godzilla: King of the Monsters, released in 2019, and Kong: Skull Island, released in 2017. It was released on Wednesday, March 31 to HBO Max and to theaters. The film features Rebecca Hall, Alexander Skarsgärd, Millie Bobby Brown and Kaylee Hottle. What is interesting… Continue reading ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ provides an epic fight between two epic monsters
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