DreamWorks’ newest movie “The Wild Robot," directed by Chris Sanders is sure to bring audiences a heartwarming experience leaving them in tears or on the verge of tears. This unique style of animation creates a world truly captivating for all ages. As the brilliant minds behind “How to Train Your Dragon,” DreamWorks created a universe with aspects familiar to...
Batman wants to be taken seriously. Or rather, the executives who control his likeness want him to be taken seriously. Over time, his image has slowly become grittier and darker, moving away from the campiness of the sixties’ television show and the sinister playfulness of the Tim Burton films. His most recent 2022 iteration of “The Batman” created a...
Anime, a once controversial topic of interest, is perhaps at its biggest peak of all time. The world's largest anime convention, Anime Expo (AX), saw a record-breaking 392,000 attendees in July. For reference, this is more than San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic-Con combined, with roughly 135,000 and 200,000 attendees respectively.
Held in the Los Angeles Convention Center, the...
Saturday, Sept. 28, concluded with a traditional Highlander experience featuring the Associated Student Program Board’s (ASPB) annual Block Party. In anticipation of the fall concert, the initial lineup elicited mixed reactions from the student body, with some taking kindly to the announcement while others pushed back over social media. Bringing together a variety of performers, the prelude set before...
Following the release of his monumental Pro-Palestine single, “Hinds Hall,” Rapper Macklemore dropped “Hinds Hall 2.” Working in collaboration with Anees, an Arabic-American singer, Palestinian rapper MC Abdul and Amer Zahr, a Palestinian comedian and author, Macklemore posted to Instagram that all proceeds from the song will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...
On June 14, Raveena released her third studio album “Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain.” It captured the feelings of R&B and soul through the strong back beat combined with traditional Indian instrumentation and sound. Unsurprisingly, Raveena used butterflies as a motif present in many of the songs in this album. In a press release for the album,...
Kill Your Darlings (American)
While it’s far from a perfect film, “Kill Your Darlings” beautifully showcases the intricacies of the Beat Generation. Following the journey of Allen Ginsburg (Daniel Radcliffe) at Columbia University, we witness a story of a peace disrupted, tradition disregarded and the birth of a literary rebel. The chemistry between Ginsberg and Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan) is...
Signaling a new era for BLACKPINK’s LISA, her latest single ‘Rockstar’ arrived June 28 on streaming platforms along with a visually striking music video to complement her comeback. After a lengthy solo hiatus since 2021, LISA shared a teaser on social media announcing her return to the music realm with the ‘Rockstar’ concept in days leading up to the...
Summer is just beginning, which means there is more time to binge-watch. Instead of spending the day in the sun, cuddle up in the comfort of AC, and rot the day away with one of these summer films.
“Call Me By Your Name” (2017)
Set in 1983, Northern Italy, this coming-of-age romance movie is the perfect summer watch. Director Luca Guadagnino...
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From “Days of Being Wild,” “Chungking Express,” “Ashes of Time” to “Fallen Angels,” Wong Kar-Wai released some of the decade's most definitive work of the nineties — many of which are now among the most revered to date. His disregard for traditional narrative coupled with hyper-stylization established the Hong Kong film director as one of the most original artists...