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 […]
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 […]
REVIEW: ‘Caught Stealing’ is a miss
By Aydan Cantu From its marketing and cast interviews, Caught Stealing was talked to be a film in tone with Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (which also stars Griffin Dunne, no doubt an homage), yet while Scorsese’s masterpiece is an absurd comedy, Aronofsky’s film is a tone-deaf picture that comes off more insensitive than funny. Caught […]
‘Companion’ Review: Is Sophie Thatcher a star in the making?
By Aydan Cantu Two months after starring in the A24-Hugh Grant-led thriller, Heretic, actress Sophie Thatcher leads her film, Companion, which opened in theaters on January 31. The film follows Iris (Thatcher) and her boyfriend, Josh (Jack Quaid) on a weekend getaway at a remote cabin, when things go wrong. The best thing about this […]
REVIEW: Nosferatu fails to succumb its viewer to the darkness
By Aydan Cantu Alongside Jordan Peele and Ari Aster, Robert Eggers is one of the most acclaimed horror filmmakers today. His latest film, Nosferatu, an adaptation of the 1922 silent film directed by F.W. Murnau, houses a packed cast with the likes of Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, […]
Joker: Folie à Deux: Masterpiece or Mess?
By Aydan Cantu Five years after its predecessor took the world by storm, does Joker: Folie à Deux live up to its expectations? Many will tell you no, but I say yes! When the first film was released, I was blown away by it. It was unlike any movie I’d seen before and the same […]