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

‘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…

Despite controversy, ‘Ready Player One’ mesmerizes

Rating:4.5/5 stars Spielberg is back. After a decade of directing period dramas and expensive family films, legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns to the cultural phenomenon of the Hollywood blockbuster to helm his newest project, “Ready Player One.” Based on the…

The Oswegonian staff picks: Take 3

The best type of article to write is one about yourself. So, continuing the new Laker Review trend of staff picks was an easy choice for me. These should be a good spread of media, in various forms, to keep…

‘Roseanne’ reboot attempts to lessen political divide

Rating: 4/5 stars In the 1980s, sitcoms ruled TV. Established shows like “The Cosby Show,” “Cheers” and countless others saturated viewers’ screens every week. It was immensely rare and surprising when in 1988, “Roseanne” premiered and managed to sneak its…