Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’ has alienated mainstream audiences
Rating: 4/5 stars Darren Aronofsky’s (“Noah”) allegorical horror film “mother!” is easily the most ambitious, and very likely, the most divisive film seen all year. It is one of those movies that is incredibly hard to synopsize without spoiling the…
‘American Vandal’ most original new comedy of fall
Rating: 4/5 stars “American Vandal” is a refreshing addition to comedy and crime documentaries. In recent years, Netflix has made it a pattern to release true crime documentaries such as “Making a Murderer,” “Amanda Knox,” “13th,” “Casting JonBenet” and now…
‘Vice Principals’ season two more outrageous than ever
Rating: 4.5/5 stars That is the question everyone who watched the season one finale of “Vice Principals” is wondering. Of course, viewers will not find out the answer to this question in the season’s premiere, despite high suspicions of former…
Look at OZ: Stand-up comic Owen Benjamin
On Sept. 25, stand-up comedian Owen Benjamin was the guest speaker for the 2017 Living Writers Series. The series acts as a class in which various writers, from poets to published novelists, visit the Marano Campus Center auditorium and discuss…
Foo Fighters return strong with “Concrete and Gold”
Rating: 4/5 stars Foo Fighters’ new album “Concrete and Gold” comes three years after their previous release “Sonic Highways.” “Sonic Highways” was as creative an album as the recording method, which involved recording songs throughout the country. Despite this, the…
In “The Good Place,” afterlife provokes more laughs than tears
Rating 4.5/5 stars “The Good Place” premiered on NBC last season to much acclaim. Created and produced by Michael Schur, the creator of other hit sitcoms like “Brooklyn 99” and “Parks and Recreation,” “The Good Place” is a groundbreaking and…
“LEGO Ninjago Movie” proves to be another strong installment in franchise
Rating: 4/5 stars The highly anticipated computer animated 3-D action-comedy movie, “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” co-directed by Charlie Bean (“Tron: Uprising”), Paul Fisher and Bob Logan came out in theaters on Sept. 22. Despite not doing as well in box…
Preacher’ season two proves to be fresh, fun, even shocking
Rating: 4/5 stars AMC took a risk adapting Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s “Preacher” from Vertigo comics. It is a rich and intricate tale that features the Catholic faith, vampires, the angel of death and a secret organization that has…
Jack Johnson finds comfort in his same old sound
Rating: 3.5/5 stars While it appears the world is crumbling and shattering around us, some people are trying to paint a different picture. Jackson Johnson has tried to bring his placid, breezy Hawaiian nature back to the mainstream once again,…
Andy Muschietti’s ‘IT’ honors epic Stephen King novel
Rating: 4.5/5 stars This Andy Muschietti (“Mama”) horror film is the second adaptation of the Stephen King novel, the first being a 1990 TV miniseries starring Tim Curry (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”) The film follows a group of seven…
