The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Laker Review

Louis C.K. unexpected return causes surprising reactions

What seemed like a benign weekend night out at one of New York’s most revered comedy clubs, the Comedy Cellar, turned into one of the most surprising and contentious comedy sets in recent memory with the return of controversial comedian Louis…

Happytime Murders proves full of fluff

“No Sesame, All Street” is the tagline for “The Happytime Murders,” and it certainly fulfills that sentiment. True to the red band trailers, the 91-minute feature is raunchy and profanity-ridden, and contains more innuendos than an episode of “Animaniacs.” The…

Slender Man proves subpar compared to internet origins

“Slender Man” is the kind of bad that defies explanation. For those who are not aware, “Slender Man” is an internet horror icon, commonly depicted as a tall man in a suit, with a featureless face, who would lure children…

Louis C.K. unexpected return causes surprising reaction

What seemed like a benign weekend night out at one of New York’s most revered comedy clubs, the Comedy Cellar, turned into one of the most surprising and contentious comedy sets in recent memory with the return of controversial comedian…

Eminem drops literal Kamikaze with new album

On Aug. 31, 2018, Eminem dropped the bomb of a new surprise album titled “Kamikaze.” The 45-year-old rapper feeds into the culture of modern-day hip-hop and rap that he repetitively tears apart within his 13-track album. Eminem features collaborations with…

Bautista breaks down in wake of Gunn firing

Earlier this summer, director James Gunn, best known for his work as the director of the Marvel hit movies “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” was fired by Disney, after a series of offensive tweets…

Summer films impress until they disappoint

The summer of 2018 was an eventful season in the film industry. Marvel said goodbye to a longtime director, arguably its most influential one; a Jurassic Park sequel came and went as if it did not even exist; and about…

Graphic Flash Comes Back In Collaborative Style

On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m., there will be another installment of Graphic Flash, a collaborative project that includes work from fiction writers, filmmakers, music students, and high school artists. The fiction writers write a flash fiction story…