The 2025 Oscar nominations have arrived after a fairly unpredictable awards season. These are my reactions to the biggest surprises and snubs in the major award categories and anything else that stood out! BEST PICTURE NOMINEES Leading the Oscar race with a total of thirteen nominations is Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard. Emilia Pérez […]
The Count of Monte Cristo – The Must-See Film of 2024
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his […]
Challengers Movie Review: Become a Tennis Ball!
Released this past weekend, Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino, delivers the goods in a tense and seductive film about power, desire, and ultimately tennis… Challengers follows Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis player turned coach who is immersed in turning her mediocre tennis player husband, Art (Mike Faist), into a tennis champion. When Art is forced […]
Riley Gaines at SUNY Cortland: Many Problems, No Solutions
Public speaker and former swimmer Riley Gaines visited SUNY Cortland Friday as the last stop on her “Reclaim Feminism” Campus Tour. For roughly an hour and a half, Gaines spoke about her experience shifting from a swimmer to public figure and voiced her opinions on transgender athletes competing in sports. In 2022 Riley Gaines competed […]
Turning Point USA – A Step In The Wrong Direction
On March 8, Turning Point USA was officially recognized as a club at SUNY Cortland after filing a lawsuit against the school for denying them recognition all the way back in November. For the full story please check out Cecile Lessard’s article here. TPUSA describes their organization as “Guiding citizens through development of knowledge, skills, […]
Ghostbusters Frozen Empire: Bigger, Bolder, But Too Much!
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, directed by Gil Kenan (Monster House, Poltergeist 2015), flew into theaters this past weekend, promising a bigger cast and plot, compared to 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife. There were so many things to be excited for in this movie. Afterlife was a fantastic return to this universe and the setting change back to New […]
A Big Week For K-Pop: Le Sserafim, IU, Twice
In a year that started off pretty slow for new K-Pop releases, easily picked up this past week with the release of not one, not two, but three new albums/eps from three major names in the K-Pop world. Le Sserafim kicked things off on Monday, February 19, with their new mini album ‘Easy.’ The album […]
Madame Web… Is a Movie… That Exists… Unfortunately
From the writers of critically panned movies such as Gods of Egypt and The Last Witch Hunter, comes a brand-new action spectacle from the studio who brought us The Emoji Movie and Morbius. Madame Web is the newest installment in SONY’s Spiderman without Spiderman universe and currently has a rotten tomatoes score of 13%, making […]
P1Harmony is “Killin’ It” in New Comeback Album
After releasing their 6th mini album back in June, P1Harmony is back with their first full-length album, “Killin’ It.” Comprised of a total 10 tracks, “Killin’ It” is a fun, up-beat album that continues to solidify P1Harmony as one of the most underrated groups working in the industry. After nearly a week reflecting on this […]
2024 Oscar Nominations – HUGE Surprises and Snubs
The 2024 Oscar Nominations were announced last week, and with the 96th Academy Awards just around the corner, some of the nominations caused major backlash in certain categories and surprises in others. From the year’s biggest blockbusters to smaller foreign films, this article will look at all the surprises and snubs in this year’s Academy Award […]