The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Laker Review

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Trailer Breakdown

After Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.05 billion, the acquisition revived the “Star Wars” franchise in ways fans of the original films never imagined. “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens” revamped the story picking up 30 years after…

Kelela Shows Her Ambition On Debut Album “Take Me Apart”

Rating: 4 / 5 stars “Electronic music and R&B have intersected in a particular way,” said Kelala, a second-generation Ethiopian from the District of Columbia, while at one of her live shows at Echo Beach in Toronto, Ontario. The sound…

“Big Mouth” creatively brings audiences back into mindsets of hormonal middle schoolers

Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars Like the show’s title, “Big Mouth,” some people continuously find themselves using theirs to blabber about how the crude cartoon is far and away their new favorite show on Netflix. The animated comedy, written by…

Our Perfect Moment

The wind blows through her hair and mine. My thumb rubs her shiny new ring in my pocket, she eats her melting twist in a cone without a clue. The time is right, the sun is setting. The lake reflects…

This Week’s Featured Comic: Oct. 13, 2017

The featured comic in Oct 13’s edition of the Laker Review. Created by Ian Saunders.

New Politics proves they are far from ‘Lost in Translation’

Rating: 4/5 stars On Oct. 6, Danish rock band New Politics released their long-awaited album, “Lost In Translation.” The band created tension when their single “One of Us,” from their fourth studio album, was released on March 10. The band…

‘Spielberg’ taps into mind of one of world’s greatest directors

Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Spielberg” successfully touches the heart and finally puts audiences in the head of a remarkable filmmaker. At the start of “Spielberg,” Steven Spielberg talks about a moment during his teenage years when he said he considered not…

Blade Runner 2049’ serves as brilliant follow-up to original

Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars It has been 35 years since Ridley Scott’s beloved neo-noir sci-fi classic “Blade Runner” first hit theaters. A critical flop upon first release, it took 25 years and four re-cuts before the film truly cemented…

Liam Gallagher stuck in past on solo album ‘As You Were’

Rating: 2/5 stars Liam Gallagher is a riot, but not always the fun kind. The former frontman of the well-known British rock band Oasis has spent the past couple of years blasting content across social media, promoting his material and…

More than just bored housewives can enjoy ‘This Is Us’

Rating: 4.5/5 Those who are not watching “This Is Us” must get the preconceived notion that this show is meant for middle-aged housewives out of their heads. Even a 20-year-old male college student can agree with the national media that…