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December 4, 2019By Lily Waywell
Warning: Spoilers are included in this review. Throughout “Armour“, we follow Lyra’s events and challenges now she is with the gypsies. Specifically, we are introduced to a new set of characters including Lee Scoresby and Iorek. We begin with clouds upon clouds. The scene consists of light jolly music that matches the bright pink-orange color scheme
November 22, 2019By Lily Waywell
Warning: Spoilers are included in this review. In this week’s episode, “The Spies”, the tension has already risen through director Tom Hooper’s use of flash imagery alongside faint muffled screams, from what appears to be Lyra—who has taken her away, and why do they want her? The noise comes to an abrupt silence as the
November 15, 2019By Lily Waywell
This week’s episode (“The Idea of North”) we see Lyra start her new life in London brings up back to the alternate Oxford. Through Lyra’s determination to find Roger’s whereabouts, she soon finds answers to questions she never asked, leading to her not knowing who to trust. Furthermore, we also see the gypsies continue on
November 6, 2019By Sumaiya Fazal
Channel 4’s sleeper-hit series has finally returned after that cliffhanger they left us on two years ago. While the way the final episode of season one fading to black without any explanation did gnaw at my mind for weeks after I’d finished bingeing it, personally, I didn’t really see the point in a second season. I thought to
November 5, 2019By Lily Waywell
The wait has ended — the TV adaption of Phillip Pullman’s trilogy His Dark Materials has finally come to the screen. After the lack of success in the film adaptation, The Golden Compass, fans have been concerned about the success of this new show. Nonetheless, there is still hope that this BBC/HBO adaptation will perfectly delve
October 26, 2019By Dafny Flores
Inspired by the true events told by modern people in The New York Times’ column “Modern Love”, Amazon Prime Original dropped the television series on October 17. The show is packed with a star-studded cast such as Anne Hathaway, Dev Patel, and Tina Fey to name a few. Each individual has their own unique story
October 25, 2019By Mary Dodys
I fondly remember the day that my friend bestowed her copy of Looking for Alaska upon me. How could I not? I was struggling to put the book down—to the extent of being reprimanded in science class. It was my gateway book into the world of YA fiction, where the unattainable dream girls and exhausted tropes
October 20, 2019By Dafny Flores
Paris is the city of romance with daring promises of hope and love. For this Parisian, Elsa, love is full of heartbreak with no hope of recovery. Her best friends, Charlotte and Emilie find the perfect eye candy that syncs their plan into a different route. Plan Coeur is Netflix’s new original series that delivered
September 10, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
For the last episode of Volume 4, Minhaj chose to discuss police brutality and the system that’s causing it. He decided to cover this topic because recently, the anniversary of Michael Brown, Laquan McDonald and Eric Garner’s deaths passed. Brown, McDonald and Garner were just three victims of police brutality and unsurprisingly, they were all black.
August 26, 2019By Jilleen Barrett
This week on Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Minhaj chooses a seemingly lighter topic to discuss – the real price of taking a cruise. Not to ruin your next vacation, but you might want to hear what Minhaj has to say about the cruise industry. Minhaj decided to do this topic because he actually wanted
August 26, 2019By Aly Balakareva
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the show Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is being brought back — now as a movie. After almost six years since the show’s finale aired on AMC, tying up most of the storyline knots and bringing the Heisenberg era to an end, the infamous story will return to follow the footsteps of
August 25, 2019By Mary Dodys
You would think, that after creating countless controversies ranging from on-screen suicides to graphic rape depictions, the 13 Reasons Why writers would eventually learn their lesson. Many fans were skeptical when the show was renewed for a third season, and after its release, it seems as though they had every right to be. You’d think