May 10, 2017
Adding yet another installment to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Director James Gunn produces a fun, albe...
Jeannie Cordero, Staff
May 10, 2017
Filed under Features, Reviews
Cosumnes River College’s theatre department performed one of William Shakespeare’s popular plays, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” in the Black Box Theatre.
Cheri Fortin, theatre arts professor and director of the play, put an “electric twist” on the classical Shakespeare play.
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”...
Kristine Yabumoto, Staff
April 24, 2017
Filed under Features, Reviews
Music is a necessity; to work out, to drive to work, to get through hard times. It’s rare that someone doesn’t have an Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora or SoundCloud account. But which platform is the best?
Apple Music was created in June of 2015 and has taken off ever since. Verto Index, a website that rates top perfor...
Shannon Rusche, Staff
April 19, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Features, Reviews
Netflix’s latest original series “13 Reasons Why” opens up the painful yet necessary discussion about bullying and teen suicide, but leaves some critics wary of the potential harm of the graphic portrayals of abuse and suicide within the series.
The series is an adaptation of Jay Asher’s 2007 novel “Thirteen Reaso...
Justin Cordero, Staff
April 5, 2017
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“Kong: Skull Island” delivers on the monster movie genre fantasy of a giant gorilla fighting other huge creatures.
The film, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, is the second film within Legendary Entertainment’s “MonsterVerse,” right after the 2014 “Godzilla” reboot and serves as an introduction to ...
Justin Cordero, Staff
April 5, 2017
Filed under Features, Most Recent, Reviews
Marvel’s newest Netflix series, “Iron Fist,” is borderline mediocre for those unfamiliar with the superhero and a lackluster with comic book fans.
After the successful depictions of other New York superheroes like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage in their own respective series, Marvel’s approach to introducin...
Jannah Khalil, Staff
March 21, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Campus Life, Features, Most Recent, Reviews
In their first production of the semester, the Cosumnes River College theatre department presents a successful performance of Tom Sheppard’s “Arcadia.”
“Arcadia” takes place in Sidley Park, an English country estate, and fluctuates between the past and present to tell the story of what occurred at the estate year...
Justin Cordero, Staff
March 8, 2017
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“Logan” is the classic story of the unwilling hero told through the lens of one of Marvel’s most popular superheroes warped into an aged old man who carries the weight of his past sins on his shoulders.
The film, directed by James Mangold, is unlike any other previous Marvel superhero movie to date. The story overall i...
Stan Smith, Staff
March 8, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Reviews
“Get Out” marks the directorial debut of Jordan Peele, who gained fame from his television show “Key and Peele” alongside co-creator Keegan Michael Key.
The film built up a considerable amount of excitement in the weeks leading up to its release thanks to incredibly favorable reviews. Even now, “Get Out” holds ...
January 28, 2017
“The Bye Bye Man” does not measure up to the goosebumps on your arms from seeing the trailer. Ins...
January 24, 2017
Adding to the ever-growing list of shows developed for Netflix release, “A Series of Unfortunate Even...
Andrew Flores, Staff
December 3, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Most Recent, Reviews
Coming off his top-charted album “Beauty Behind the Madness” a little over a year ago, Abel Tesfaye, also known as “The Weeknd,” has released his third studio album: “Starboy” LP.
The album, which was released digitally and on streaming services Nov. 25 and in CD form on Nov. 28th, is set to reach the No. 1 debut o...
Ashley Navarro, Editor
November 6, 2016
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Imagine a world assembled by a medley of brightly colored mohawks, new wave punk and an unnecessary amount of tongue action. That world would be what Fox created with their sad attempt of an adaption of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is most notably known in the form of a 1975 fea...
October 19, 2016
A significant amount of both excitement and controversy surrounded the theatrical release of “Birth ...
Ashley Navarro, Editor
October 10, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Features, Reviews
Lead singer Laura Jane Grace, of pop-punk band Against Me!, belts words of heartbreak and longing in the band’s seventh full length album, “Shape Shift With Me.”
It was only a few years ago when Grace came out to the public as transgender and started the process of gender change. The previous album the band released, ...
October 5, 2016
After they burst onto the music scene with their double-platinum selling debut album “Bad Blood,” Br...
October 1, 2016
Antoine Fuqua’s “Magnificent Seven” is the newest installation in a franchise built upon bridg...
September 14, 2016
After months of teaser trailers, vague comments and painstaking attempts to uncover the truth about Fox...
