I try to begin the new year by reviewing a film that was overlooked from the last one. In 2018, one of those movies was “Bad Times at the El… Read more »
Category: Opinion
If you can’t beat them, join them: Why Chiefs fans need to cheer for Brady Sunday
With the Super Bowl just a few days away, our yearly dose of watching Tom Brady play on the NFL’s biggest stage will continue for at least another year. Cheering… Read more »
Meet the new faces of Spider-Man
I know what you are thinking: “Another Spider-Man movie?” “Didn’t one come out last year?” It sounds like Sony trying another attempt to hold onto their rights to Spider-Man. But,… Read more »
Black History Month has a righteous origin
Feb. 1 starts one of my favorite months. Around my home it means birthday celebrations for my husband, watching a Super Bowl game that never seems to have the Kansas… Read more »
‘Assume Form’ is a triumphant return for James Blake — but with a catch
In 2013, it was nearly impossible to avoid James Blake. Any Spotify playlist with “Indie” in its title featured cuts like “Retrograde,” “Limit To Your Love” or “The Wilhelm Scream.”… Read more »
‘Narcos’ and ‘Narcos: Mexico,’ great historical fiction
The term “narco” is slang for a drug lord. There has been talk among critics and audience members alike that we are currently living in the “Golden Age of Television.”… Read more »
NFL gets dream matchups for conference championships
If there was ever a time to confidently say that the NFL is scripted with predetermined outcomes, this edition of Conference Championship weekend would be it. It seems obvious that… Read more »
‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,’ another weird Coen Brothers film
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” marks the latest film by the Coen Brothers, considered by some to be the best filmmakers currently working in Hollywood. And this movie is, like… Read more »
New year, time to dream
When I hear the word “dream” I think, big, bold, daring. I think, support and hard work. I know it takes a strong person to follow their dreams. It takes… Read more »
Africana studies honors MLK every day
While the campus and wider community will celebrate the upcoming MLK holiday, students in the Africana Studies program do not only celebrate this day, but “the man and his message”… Read more »