Cardi B’s debut album proves why she’s here to stay

4.5/5 Stars “Invasion of Privacy” is Cardi B’s first full-length album under her contract with Atlantic Records. It feaures the singles “Bodak Yellow” and “Bartier Cardi,” as well as 11 new tracks. The album explores themes of failing romance, success…

Latest ‘MLB The Show’ plays more like ‘RBI Baseball’

1/5 Stars The start of the MLB season means two things: praying for the health of New York Mets’ players and the release of “MLB The Show.” The only positive step the 2018 version took from last year is the…

Steven Soderbergh making best work of career after retiring

4.5/5 Stars “Unsane” is the next film from Steven Soderbergh (“Logan Lucky”), and in his triumphant return to Hollywood mainstream filmmaking, he continues to show that he is now just going to do whatever he wants. This time, he shot…

Krasinski completes his reinvention in ‘A Quiet Place’

3.5/5 Stars These days, it is hard to find a great original horror product like “Get Out” (2017) playing in theaters and not run into something that is an unnecessary extension of a franchise. To be fair, though, today is…

Modern ‘Seinfeld’ has been on for years

“Seinfeld” is the greatest half-hour comedy of all time. That is not said as an opinion in the review section of a college newspaper; that is said as a sheer fact. Yes, what one likes and does not like is…

‘Love, Simon’ falls into generic areas, but shines overall

Rating: 4 / 5 stars Over the last few years, the world has proven it will welcome films about homosexual relationships with open arms, from “Blue is the Warmest Color” (2013) to last year’s “Call Me By Your Name.” Adapted…

This Week’s Creative Writing: Burnout

Men’s tennis surging as spring season progresses

The Oswego State men’s tennis team is starting to get back on track following 5-4 wins over both Alfred University and Onondaga Community College this past week. Junior Brian Emigholz defeated Alfred’s Reeder Bruffey in singles competition 6-1, 6-0. He…

‘Pacific Rim’ sequel feels like every other terrible sequel

Rating: 1.5 / 5 stars “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is the sequel to 2013’s “Pacific Rim,” which was directed by Guillermo Del Toro (“The Shape of Water”). This time around, Steven S. DeKnight (“Daredevil”) takes the director’s chair for this sequel…

Barnes assumes leadership role during final season

Senior outfielder John Barnes did not know much about Oswego State and head coach Scott Landers when he decided to come here. But, he had an idea of the direction the program was heading in. Landers, on the other hand,…