The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

Laker Review

‘John Wick 2’ further develops world around character

“You stabbed the devil in the back. To him this isn’t vengeance, this is justice.” John Wick is back and this time, he is here for even more blood. When “John Wick” came out in 2014, it spread like wildfire,…

‘The Space Between Us’ hosts strong cast, characters

“The Space Between Us,” directed by Peter Chelsom, was released in theaters on Feb. 3, is a 2-hour-long sci-fi movie about the life of the first human born on Mars. Set sometime in the future, the story begins when five…

Vermont gives listeners unexciting soundtrack

Vermont is a fairly new ambient group hailing from Cologne, Germany. They are the brainchild of house producers Danilo Plessow and Marcus Worgill. Plessow started working on the computer with samples at age the young age of 11 and, heavily…

‘Santa Clarita Diet’ stars bring big laughs

When Netflix announced plans to expand the original programs in their catalog to cover at least 50 percent of content, a common question asked was, “How good could all of these different shows be?” It is a valid thought, with…

Rings

No audience or viewer likes to pay to view the same thing twice. This idea was slightly challenged back when “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released, but after the initial and very unavoidable, hype died out people began to…

Big Sean showcase skill, style in ‘I Decided’

Big Sean has decided he is through being the underdog. The Detroit-native has been criticized for being inconsistent throughout his career, with some contesting that while Sean possesses the ability to be one of the elite rappers, he is yet…

Toothless’ debut album stands weak among competition

Over the past decade, Ed Nash, the bassist for the band Bombay Bicycle Club, was writing his own material. Cramped into the back of a tour bus that traveled from coast to coast, he felt that he needed his own…

‘Three Stripes’ stays true to Bell Biv Devoe’s style

The genre of R&B underwent quite the resurgence in 2016 thanks to the wonderful albums released by the likes of Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Solange and Anderson Paak. As 2017 hits full gear, this resurgence gets a blast from the…

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Look at Oz: 54th annual Student Art Exhibition

Oswego State’s art department is starting the new semester off big with the 54th Annual Juried Student Exhibition hosted in the Tyler Hall Art Gallery. The event will take place Feb. 3 to 19, with a reception and judging taking…

Weekly EP: Ariel Pink, Weyes Blood blend smoothly

Life is full of successful unexpected combinations that people would not think would work. Take peanut butter and jelly, for example, or Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. While the collaboration between prolific singer-songwriter Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood, one of…