Rumors around ‘Cloverfield Paradox’ are worse than actual movie

Rating: 3 / 5 stars “The Cloverfield Paradox” is directed by Julius Onah and is the third installment in the Cloverfield anthology series, focusing on a space station called, surprise surprise, the Cloverfield Station. The crew running it consists of…

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Answers to Feb. 9’s Crossword Puzzle

Answers to Feb. 9’s crossword puzzle in the Laker Review.

Franz Ferdinand ‘Always Ascending’ to new musical territory

Feb. 9 marked the fifth album release of Franz Ferdinand, titled “Always Ascending.” The band from Scotland  came into the light after the release of its second single “Take Me Out” in 2004. This brought about the post-punk revival of…

Wright’s ‘The Darkest Hour’ resurrects Winston Churchill

Rating: 3.5/5 stars “The Darkest Hour,” a film directed by Joe Wright (“Pan”), takes place in World War II-era United Kingdom. As Europe started to fall, the only major nation that remained untouched at this point was the UK. Neville…

Jumanji’ reboot loses magic original film offered

The movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” is a reboot of the 1996 movie “Jumanji.”  This story introduces four new protagonists. It has Spencer Gilpin (Alex Wolff, “The Naked Brothers Band”), Anthony “Fridge” Johnson (Ser’Darius Blain, “Footloose”), Martha Kaply (Morgan…

MGMT taps into its darker side in ‘Little Dark Age’

Rating: 4/5 stars They are finally back. Nearly five years after the release of its very bizarre and polarizing self-titled album, “MGMT,” the band suddenly resurfaced in late 2017 with the single “Little Dark Age,” a dark and glitzy track…

15:17 to Paris,’ awful cinematic version of real-life event

Rating: 1/5 stars  Clint Eastwood has been directing films since his 1971 debut “Play Misty for Me.” His latest, “The 15:17 to Paris,” certainly does not give any indication that he is getting better. The film follows the lives of…

Cloverfield’ marketing, what it spells for future of film

A major event happened during the Superbowl. While the game was the bigger event, at least in terms of cable television ratings, the actual major one was the dropping of “The Cloverfield Paradox” on Netflix directly after the big game…

Boston band steals show in Syracuse

On Feb. 1, in Syracuse, Juice blew the roof off Funk N’ Waffles. While other acts were excellent, Juice’s unique style and energy stole the show. The band is comprised of seven members. On guitar are Daniel Moss, Michael Ricciardulli…