The Oswegonian

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Film

‘Love Story’ puts rose-colored lens on complicated relationship

Ryan Murphy’s latest biographical anthology details a relationship that dominated the ‘90s, but paints a very rosy picture.  “Love Story” details the intense relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr., son of former President John F. Kennedy, and Caroline Bessette, who,…

From moors to misery: a darker take on ‘Wuthering Heights’

The opening scene of this apprehensively-awaited remake of the classic Emily BrontĂ« novel featured a hanging day. The audience is introduced to a dark screen for the first few moments coupled with a sexually suggestive repetitive squeaking sound. Instead of…

Mckenna Grace in stars corny Colleen Hoover flop ‘Regretting You’

Colleen Hoover’s latest movie adaptation “Regretting You” is a cheesy and predictable romance movie that has questionable moral choices as well as boring love stories. The film has some big names attached to it, similar to Hoover’s last movie, “It…

Aronofsky new comedy full of action, powerful performances from cast

Darren Aronofsky’s latest action comedy is a tantalizingly fun experience. Based on Charlie Huston’s book of the same name, “Caught Stealing” tells the story of Hank Thompson, played by Austin Butler (“Dune: Part Two”), a former prospective professional baseball player…

‘Demon Slayer’ slays global box office in record-breaking premiere

The highly anticipated continuation of the beloved “Demon Slayer” series has broken several box office records, with anime lovers from all over hitting theaters to see the film. The movie follows the Demon Slayer Corps as they are stuck in…

Election-themed film festival urges students to vote in November

The United States will be voting for its next president in less than a month. To prepare for this, Vote Oswego is trying to get as many students as possible to register to vote as the demographic least likely to…

Panic 2023: Student filmmakers compete in horror film festival

FIRST PLACE: “Replaced”: Nicholas Campbell, Danni Xu, Sofia Lebron, Brian Maguda Depressed college student Sam struggles to cope with the loss of her mother causing her to attempt to contact her in the afterlife alone. Unfortunately, she didn’t stay alone…

‘Cocaine Bear’ leaves audiences roaring in their seats with laughter

Rating: 4/5 stars If you are looking for a movie that will make you audibly gasp and laugh at the same time, look no further than thriller movie “Cocaine Bear,” starring Alden Ehrenreich (“Fair Play”), Keri Russel (“Antlers”), O’Shea Jackson…

‘Glass Onion’ film takes viewers on British-style murder mystery escapade

“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is a worthy nomination of the various film awards for 2023. The movie is exceptional as a stand-alone sequel. There is no need to watch the first movie as the series follows Agatha Christie’s…

‘Weird’ honors Yankovic with farcical biopic approach

Since the early ‘80s, comedy musician “Weird Al” Yankovic (“Tacky”) has cemented himself as a pop culture icon with his legendary parodies, original songs and abundant appearances in films, television and other forms of media. With a career as illustrious…