Jonah Hill debuts his directing career with Mid 90s
Riley James, Staff writer
November 29, 2018
Mid90s is written and directed by comedian Jonah Hill. Hill rose to fame because of his role as “Seth” in 2007’s Superbad. That movie launched his acting career and since then he’s been in numerous films, such as This is the End, 21 Jump Street, Megamind, and even being nominated for Best Supp...
Twin Peaks: The strangest show that I have ever seen
April 17, 2018
Twin Peaks is the strangest show that I have ever seen. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is assigned to solve the murder of Homecoming queen, Laura Palmer in the quaint town of Twin Peaks, Washington, where no one is innocent. It seems like a pretty “normal” show right? Not quite. Mark Frost and David Lynch pit...
MGMT is back
Riley James, staff writer
February 13, 2018
MGMT aka “The Management” is back with their new album “Little Dark Age”. Known for such hits like “Kids”, “Electric Feel” and “Time To Pretend” MGMT was formed by college roommates, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser at Wesleyan University in 2002. Since then, this indie pop...
Tyler the Creator Concert Review
Hope Black, Style Editor
February 9, 2018
Tyler the Creator, famed hip hop artist, performed a concert at Marquee Theatre in Tempe on Feb. 3 with two openers, Taco and Vince Staples. Tyler’s setlist contained songs from his albums Flower Boy, Wolf, Cherry Bomb, and Goblin. A handful of people camped out for hours before the venue’s...
Punxsutawney Phil says “Say hello to 6 more weeks of winter”
Riley James, staff writer
February 9, 2018
“This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat. What a hype.” “Groundhog Day” is one of the funniest films of all time. In my opinion, I think that this might be Bill Murray's best performance. This was the last time that Harold Ramis and Bill Murray ...
The Perfect Journalism Movie
Riley James, staff writer
February 5, 2018
When Tom Hanks is working with Steven Spielberg, magic happens. The Post is directed by possibly the greatest filmmaker of our time, Steven Spielberg and has an all star cast with Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Alison Brie, Bradley Whitford and Bob Odenkirk. The film is based off the true story of whe...
IT VS IT
Riley James, staff writer
January 30, 2018
In honor of last years release of “IT”. I want to compare and contrast the two adaptations of Stephen King’s novel and see which one is better. First, the made-for-TV-movie “Stephen King’s IT” part 1 premiered on ABC on November 19, 1990. Families everywhere were frightened and eagerly awaite...
Concert Calenders
Grace Carey, staff
January 30, 2018
Concerts are a great way to get out and have fun while surrounded by your favorite people. Not only is the music great but so is the company, and what better time of the year. It's not too hot yet, and it's certainly not too cold with all the dancing you'll be doing. A few concerts that will be...
The Diners band rocked the stage at Trunk Space
Blake Dorame, Staff Writer
November 17, 2017
The Diners, a local band from Phoenix, continue to rock out at all the small venues in town. The Diners recently played at the Trunk Space, a small-scale venue. The pit was small and the stage even smaller, but when The Diners came on, the audience crowded around and sung along to the first song, “Fif...
Horror fans celebrate anniversary of Child’s Play
Riley James, staff writer
November 16, 2017
In honor of the 29th anniversary last week, Child’s Play was released on November 9th, 1988. This film is about Charles Lee Ray, the Lakeshore strangler. His name is infamously named after three real-life serial killers, Charles Mansion, Lee Harvey Oswald and Earl Ray. The movie opens with D...
Paper Towns Book Review
Hailey Johnson, Staff Writer
November 15, 2017
John Green's "Paper Towns" is a captivating, young adult novel about teenage love and the difficulties of growing up. The story takes an interesting turn when Margo Roth Spiegelman, Quentin Jacobsen's secret love, goes missing after the most exciting night of 18 year old Quentin's life. Green has...