Weekly Spotify Breakdown: Nov. 8, 2019
While listeners could notice somewhat of a lack in the variety of international music styles in the past weeks, this weeks Spotify has ended that streak, something for which Oswego Stateās international community should be thankful. This weekās national recommendations…
Masterpiece āParasiteā one of yearās best films
Every once in a while, a film comes along that reminds us why movies are considered art. Usually this film comes out of nowhere. It is not highly anticipated by mainstream audiences, nor is it heavily marketed by its distributing…
All films can be cinematic, not just those that get Oscar noms
With the movie industry as booming as it is in this century, it is easy to get caught up in trends. Superhero films have been dominating the industry for the whole decade. Between āAvengers: Endgame,ā āLogan,ā āKick-Assā and many more,…
āDeath Strandingā tests gamersā patience with slow pace, strong story
The key to enjoying āDeath Strandingā is to believe in what it is selling. That sounds callous, but after all of the drama surrounding its creation and the claims of its director (Hideo Kojima, āMetal Gear Solidā) that this game…
Even kids will be bored watching lazily written āGreen Eggs and Hamā
If you have ever been a child, like most of us have, it is likely that your parents, guardians or kidnappers read you the famous Dr. Seuss book āGreen Eggs and Ham.ā If you are not familiar, the book is…
āJojo Rabbitā uses Nazis to tell yearās most heartwarming story
Easily one of the best movies of the year. Time and time again, audiences like to complain that creativity is dead in Hollywood. Movie choices today are restricted to the typical superhero fare and bland big-budget farces like āMen in…
DJ Audien redefines music as escapism with first studio album
American DJ, record producer and musician Nathaniel āNateā Rathbun, recognized by his stage name Audien (āSomething Betterā) released his first studio album, āEscapism,ā last Friday. Characterized by a chill and hypnotizing electronic sound, the album is full of smash hits…
Use of CGI to resurrect deceased icon James Dean problematic
On Sept. 30, 1955, the world lost what was perhaps one of its greatest acting talents. Actor James Dean died in a car crash at the age of 24. Sixty-four years after the day of the accident, Dean is still…
Student Spotlight: ‘One Good Thing’
It was a perfect split of dusk when a terrible thing occurred. It began with the mastiff, that is, the dog that Eddie said was a mastiff but which, really, was probably a quagmire of breeds all smacked together. As…
