“Mean Girls,” released Jan. 12 in theaters, is a modern-day rewind of the 2004 teen comedy. Featuring Reneé Rapp as Regina George, queen bee of North Ridge High School, and Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, homeschooled fresh meat discovering the ruthlessness of high school through her new superficial friends “the Plastics,” the film takes on the humongous task of...
“Lift,” Netflix’s latest heist action movie, starring Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, was released on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. F. Gary Gray, well known for directing movies such as “Straight Out of Compton” and 2003’s “Italian Job,” worked alongside comedian-actor Kevin Hart, who also produced this movie. Hart held a more action-oriented role in “Lift” as opposed to his...
Jake Johnson sets out on his directorial debut with his latest comedy-thriller film, “Self Reliance.” It first premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival on March 11, 2023, and can now be enjoyed in audiences’ homes since its release on Hulu on Jan. 12, 2024.
The film follows Thomas “Tommy” Walcott (Jake Johnson) who lives a routine of...
Elidé Sanchez is a proud Chicana artist who operates within the Inland Empire. All of her art pieces are constructed from her cultural roots. Elidé tries to implement fragments of inspiration from music or world cultures and channels real-life hardships into her creative process. She uses oil, acrylic and spray paint to visualize the highs and lows of her...
On Jan. 8, K-Pop quintet ITZY released their eighth mini-album, “BORN TO BE.” The album explores a plethora of genres, such as EDM, dance-pop and rock. Five of the 10 tracks in “BORN TO BE” are solo songs by the members, with each of the girls credited for the lyrics of her respective song, making this album the first-ever...
After taking a break to prioritize her personal life and focus on her acting career, Ariana Grande returns to start 2024 with new music for her fans. In 2020, Ariana Grande released her sixth studio album “Positions,” which was received with positive reviews. Fans were eager for the singer’s new music when she started teasing pictures of her in...
“The Boy and the Heron”
Hayao Miyazaki’s newest film asks how we can reconcile with the world’s hurt and be sure that it’s worth living in. The never-ending man is at his most abstract, manifesting this uncertainty through a boy’s journey in a mystical world following the loss of his mother. Whether it's encounters with omnipotent powers, scuffles with humanoid...
A disbelieving husband refuses to leave behind his simple life on his family’s farm. A disillusioned wife who desires to leave the farm and see the outside world for herself. Mix it with a world dying from climate change and robots progressively taking over the workforce — it’s the perfect formula for a disconcerting sci-fi film.
Set in the Midwest...
There are plenty of new movies coming out in 2024 to look forward to. Ranging from sci-fi to musicals, 2024 is filled with films that will make audiences eager to watch in the cinema. While 2023 had a variety of great movies, 2024 has promises of films that will gather plenty of talk.
“Mean Girls” (Jan. 12)
Adaptation after adaptation, “Mean...
Ever since its Oct. 3, 2020 premiere, “Jujutsu Kaisen” has become a household name in the anime scene, featuring stunning animation, a lovable, colorful cast and an ensemble of cleverly written character abilities and powers. Created by Japanese manga artist, Gege Akutami, the series jumps into full gear for its highly anticipated second season that released its first episode...