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Josee, with a love for the seas, swims in her dreams.

Movie Review: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Kevin Zhu, Staff Writer August 28, 2021

Real Tigers and Real Fish Note: The following review contains spoilers. Realism is a trait highly valued but rarely found. In media, everything is exaggerated. Blown up out of proportion, drama is often...

Jungle Cruise released July 30, 2021.

Movie Review: Jungle Cruise

Sara Kracke, Photo Editor August 26, 2021

Craving another adventure-packed film on the big screen? Jungle Cruise with stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt light up the screen in the new hit movie. This motion picture is rated PG-13,...

Our band of heroes (Or, supervillains) head out to save the day yet again. Or are they?...

Movie Review: The Suicide Squad

Parth Mishra, Radio/Podcasting EIC August 26, 2021

Disclaimer: This movie is rated R and not recommended for people under the age 18 without parental consent due to strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use, and brief...

Book Review: Mary and the Captain

Book Review: Mary and the Captain

Carol Xu, Page Editor August 21, 2021

    As websites like Fanfiction.net and Wattpad.com swell in popularity for readers’ creative reimaginings of romantic pairings in books and films, professional authors have also begun to turn...

TV Show Review: "Miracle Workers"

TV Show Review: “Miracle Workers”

Ritika Gupta, Page Editor August 21, 2021

Disclaimer: This show is rated TV-MA and is not recommended for children under 17 without parental consent. This show contains profanity, sexual references, and violence. Overview Miracle Workers is...

The film was released and is available on Netflix

Movie Review: “Operation Varsity Blues: College Admissions Scandal”

Yash Bachu, Staff Writer May 27, 2021

"Operation Varsity Blues: College Admissions Scandal" is a documentary that informs the viewer about the largest college admissions scandal in America through the lens of the government. The content The...

Podcast Review: The Skinny Confidential

Podcast Review: The Skinny Confidential

Imogen Rogers, Junior Editor May 26, 2021

The Skinny Confidential His & Hers podcast is a wellness, business, beauty, and lifestyle podcast in which married couple Lauryn Evarts and Michael Bosstick interview a variety of celebrities and influencers...

This restaurant is located in the Rose Pavilion in Pleasanton.

Restaurant Review: The Port of Peri Peri

Arissa Leomiti, Staff Writer May 26, 2021

Pleasanton welcomes the brand-new restaurant The Port of Peri Peri, a Portuguese restaurant filled with lovely wings, chicken, and more! If you are a fan of spices, you definitely have to check it out...

The playlist of podcasts is available on most music streaming platforms like Spotify.

Podcast Review: Vox Quick Hit

Zachary Nicholas, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2021

Vox Quick Hits is a playlist of podcasts, each about 10 minutes long. A variety of topics are explored in regards to politics, pop culture, and more. I decided to listen to “Cancel culture, cancelled”....

The series ended late last month and was incredibly popular during its running.

TV Show Review: “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”

Zachary Nicholas, Editor-in-Chief May 26, 2021

With upcoming Marvel media such as “Black Widow” and “Eternals”, I wanted to look back on the widely successful “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”. This entry in the MCU delved into interesting...

"The Bad Batch" is a TV show set in the Star Wars universe about an elite squad of clone troopers post-Order 66.

TV Show Review: “Star Wars: The Bad Batch”

Austin Coyne, Staff Writer May 26, 2021

Overview “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” is the latest Star Wars Disney+ TV series. It tells the story of a squad of elite clone troopers during and after the events of Order 66. The squad, officially...

The film was released at the end of April, and has been at the top of Netflix's charts.

Movie Review: “The Mitchells v the Machines”

Auguste McDaniel, Staff Writer May 25, 2021

What if technology is fed up with us? What if the biggest tech company in the world made a machine capable of destroying humanity? It's an idea that's been explored many a time in modern cinema, but certainly...

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