REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ an ‘American Prometheus’
Oppenheimer exceeds expectations with 13 Oscars and a powerful message in movie theaters and homes around the world. By Lylah Jakubiak In a crowded movie theater, darkness stretches across the screen. Suddenly, the audience is encapsulated by a rolling, roaring cloud of glowing fire that snakes across the black. The theater falls silent as they […]
REVIEW: Directors need to stop adapting ‘Carrie’
Every ten years or so, some director out there scrambles through their bookshelf, meekly looking for their big hit, wanting to create something “new” and “fresh” while holding onto a classic (yet so overdone) story. Stephen King’s novel Carrie always seems to catch their eye. The book was published in 1974. Then after that, a […]
Comparing Major Candidates in the 2026 Illinois Midterm Election
By Lucas Fogleman Around 400 seniors are attending Batavia High School as of the 26-27 school year; among them is a pool of students who turn 18 before November 3 and have the opportunity to vote in the upcoming midterm election. With Senator Dick Durbin retiring, two major candidates are competing for his Senate seat. […]
REVIEW: ‘Every Spiral of Fate’ a page turner
By Latifa Akdouche Have you ever read a story that absolutely wrecked your perspective of romance? And plot? Or maybe it even tested your vocabulary, having you flip through the dictionary every other second. That was me reading Tahereh Mafi’s series This Woven Kingdom. Or more specifically, its fourth book, Every Spiral of Fate. Normal […]
Football cruises to victory against Lake Park
By Zach Jirsa The Batavia Bulldog football team secured a dominant 55-7 win against Lake Park on Fri., Sept. 11. They started the game off easily with a 14-0 lead and never looked back once as they held the lead the entirety of the game. Batavia showed off its strong and complete utter dominance by […]
NEWS: Measles case reported at Kaneland – Should we be worried?
By AJ Perna Two cases of measles have been reported in Kane County as of Sept. 9. The first case was an unvaccinated student who attends Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Ill. The second case was a vaccinated individual who came into contact with the first case. Kaneland High School closed down for a […]
REVIEW: ‘Hamnet’ is nothing but an overrated Oscar bait trash fest
By Aydan Cantu With Oscar season right around the corner, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet has been one of the most discussed films this year. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell (who co-wrote the film’s screenplay with Zhao) that tells a fictionalized account of the death of Hamnet Shakespeare […]
Review: “Father Mother Sister Brother” is an interesting, yet disappointing film
By Aydan Cantu Jim Jarmusch is one of cinema’s most respected auteurs today. Yet, despite an acclaimed body of work, the only film of his I’ve seen is Night on Earth (1992). His latest feature, Father Mother Sister Brother is his first since 2019’s The Dead Don’t Die, and won the Golden Lion at last […]
REVIEW: ‘Marty Supreme’ is a great film, but not the masterpiece it’s claimed to be
By Aydan Cantu At the 2025 Academy Awards, Timothée Chalamet received his second nomination in the Best Actor category for his remarkable turn as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown. Although he wasn’t the predicted front-runner, Chalamet gained momentum in the leading months to the ceremony, going so far as to winning the […]
REVIEW: ‘No Other Choice’ is one of 2025’s best films
By Aydan Cantu Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Park Chan-Wook’s No Other Choice has kept garnering more and more critical acclaim. The film, an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s The Axe, follows Yoo Man-soo (Lee Byung-hun), a veteran paper mill manager who descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his […]
‘One Battle After Another Review’: Will PTA Finally Win His Long Overdue Oscar?
By Aydan Cantu If you’re someone who knows something about movies, chances are you have heard the name Paul Thomas Anderson—or his nickname PTA—before. Along with Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, and Christopher Nolan, Anderson is one of the best filmmakers of his generation. Throughout his three decade career, the filmmaker has delivered countless […]