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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is an animated treat and is a standout from all other DreamWorks Animation sequels. The movie elaborates on the previous movies elegantly and offers in-depth world-building.

Review: How to Train Your Dragon sequel is out of this world

By Avery Alexander • March 3, 2019

DreamWorks Animation is infamous for cranking out sequel after sequel. The company beats its franchises to death with its rapid-fire movie series that are sometimes, at best, questionable in quality. “Shrek”...

Warground has an adorable, colorful art style and easy to understand mechanics. However, the strategy game lacks single-player options, making it very difficult to enjoy the games potential.

Review: “WarGround” is unplayable and underwhelming

By Vivian Goldstein • February 18, 2019

WarGround is a free-to-play, turn-based strategy game on Steam — a platform that distributes games and related media, not unlike an online Gamestop — that offers new ideas and art styles to hide a...

What Men Want is a poor attempt at exploring systematic misogyny. Instead of delving deep into issues and creating a comprehensive commentary, the movie only skims the surface of what it was trying to achieve.

Review: “What Men Want” is an inaccurate look into misogyny

By Alex Hartzog • February 12, 2019

Many people, at one point in their lives, have wanted to know what the opposite sex keeps locked behind their lips. If one day someone actually had the ability to decipher these thoughts, what would happen?...

The Prodigy is full of predictable twists and turns and brings nothing new to the horror genre. However, the camera work and lighting make up for these pitfalls.

Review: “The Prodigy” is nothing special

By Selin Tuter • February 11, 2019

What happens when a cold-blooded serial killer reincarnates into a newborn baby’s body? It becomes a huge mess. Though the events in “The Prodigy” are messy and gory, the storyline is even more...

Kingdom puts a new spin on the zombie apocalypse genre, with a setting in ancient Korea. The show also uses vivid symbolism to show separations between social class.

Review: “Kingdom” shows the horror of zombies and social class

By James Baratta • February 4, 2019

Netflix original series “Kingdom” takes zombie-horror to a whole new level. A pandemic looms over a version of feudal Korea, ruled by the totalitarian Haewon Cho Clan and its mysteriously distant...

The latest adaptation of Dan Browns series, Inferno, follows common mystery film tropes and lacks emotional substance. The film stars Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones).

Review: Tom Hanks’ ‘Inferno’ fails to spark interest in viewers

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer • November 12, 2016
“Inferno” leaves one question in the viewer’s mind: Why? Why did this adventure need to happen? Why do any of these characters matter?
In “The Girl on the Train,” directed by Tate Taylor, a recent divorcee, Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) gets roped into the mystery of a missing person, Megan (Haley Bennett.) The film is based on the novel by Paula Hawkins.

Review: ‘The Girl on the Train’ plot teeters off the tracks

By Colin Barrett, Staff Writer • October 25, 2016
Overall, viewers looking for their next sexy-thriller fix should just stay home and read the book.
Review: Hodgepodge of mystery themes spoil Tim Burtons film

Review: Hodgepodge of mystery themes spoil Tim Burton’s film

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer • October 18, 2016
The abilities of the Peculiars are a convoluted mess of special effects: They look flashy, but they come across as cheap plot devices.
In “The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years,” director Ron Howard tells the story of John, Paul, George and Ringo. The film discusses how their music impacted people around the globe and changed their lives forever.

Review: Ron Howard’s ‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week’ shines

By Jake Leary, Staff Writer • October 4, 2016
Ron Howard’s documentary about the Beatles’ touring years expresses the wild energy and enthusiasm of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
In Dont Breathe directed by Fede Alvarez, the Blind Man (Stephen Lang, pictured) chases down three teens after they attempt to steal from his house. The wild chase film also stars Jane Levy and Dylan Minnette. It was released to theatres in American on Aug. 26.

Review: ‘Don’t Breathe’ defies typical horror films

By Colin Barrett, Contributing Writer • September 10, 2016
“Don’t Breathe” is more grounded in its script and its direction — it doesn’t rely on typical jump scares, but it builds tension throughout.
Review: Viewers starved for substance in newest Hunger Games

Review: Viewers starved for substance in newest ‘Hunger Games’

By Josh Vitchkoski, Staff Writer • November 29, 2015
The final installment of the series is the weaker half of a movie who shouldn't have been divided in the first place.
Review: True crime thriller fails to contribute to genre

Review: True crime thriller fails to contribute to genre

By Noah Orent, Staff Writer • April 22, 2015
"True Story" is a true crime drama that struggles to present itself and ultimately falls flat.
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