The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Garrick Groover

‘Geostorm,’ Disaster Movie or Disastrous Movie?

Rating: 1 / 5 stars ā€œGeostormā€ is the directorial debut for Dean Devlin (ā€œThe Librariansā€), a film producer and screenwriter most notable for producing various Roland Emmerich (ā€œIndependence Day: Resurgenceā€) films such as ā€œStargateā€, ā€œIndependence Dayā€ and ā€œGodzilla.ā€ That connection…

Add ā€˜American Assassin’ to list of typical action films

Rating: 2/5 stars ā€œAmerican Assassinā€ is directed by Michael Cuesta (ā€œKill the Messengerā€) and stars Dylan O’Brien (ā€œTeen Wolfā€) as Mitch Rapp, a young CIA black ops recruit who teams up with Michael Keaton (ā€œSpider-Man: Homecomingā€) to thwart the launch…

Andy Muschietti’s ā€˜IT’ honors epic Stephen King novel

Rating: 4.5/5 stars This Andy Muschietti (ā€œMamaā€) horror film is the second adaptation of the Stephen King novel, the first being a 1990 TV miniseries starring Tim Curry (ā€œThe Rocky Horror Picture Show.ā€) The film follows a group of seven…

‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ offers fresh laughs in otherwise bland summer

Rating: 4/5 stars This Patrick Hughes directed buddy-action film stars Ryan Reynolds (ā€œLifeā€) as a disgraced bodyguard who is tasked with escorting a notorious hitman, Samuel L. Jackson (ā€œKong: Skull Island,ā€) to testify against a bloodthirsty eastern European dictator, Gary…