Review: ‘Deadpool’ deserves ‘two crisp high fives’ for being marvelous
By Erika Knutson In this day and age mostly everyone is desensitized to violence and profanity. If you aren’t, Deadpool may not be the movie for you due to graphic images, fight scenes, and copious amounts of curse words. Crude and sexual humor is a profounding theme throughout the movie with a few cringe-worthy jokes. […]
Review: ‘The Visit’ underwhelms
By Ashley Cichon Despite the hype and intriguing plot, The Visit is plagued with a suspenseful script that leads to an excruciatingly dull ending. The Visit is anything but a thriller/horror, and is more comical than scary. Any movie-goer is better off renting a Redbox movie than wasting money to sit through a hilariously stupid […]
Review: Avoid Wang’s Garden
By Carly Simonian Wang’s Garden, located in Batavia, was one of my top 10 favorite places to eat, up until the day of Saturday, Dec. 5. At around 5:30, my friend Matt and I decided we wanted to get some sushi. We drove about 20 minutes from St. Charles to Wang’s Garden, with high hopes […]
Review: ‘Room’ is the best film of 2016 thus far
By Sierra Hobson Room, starring Oscar winning actress Brie Larson as Joy or “Ma” and Jacob Tremblay as Jack, was an eye-opening and touching revelation. Scene by scene, this film had thrill and anticipation, leaving viewers both in tears, and at the edge of their seats. In just an 11-by-11 foot room, Tremblay transformed every […]
Review: Adele’s ground breaking album ’25’
By Chloe Patterson At only 27 years old, Adele has released her third studio album and is in control of the music industry. Her new album, 25, has been number one on the Billboard charts since it came out on Nov. 20, 2015 and is still standing strong on top. You should take the time […]
Review: Avoid ‘Frozen’
Frozen is trash; don’t even try to win this. Everyone is familiar with the somewhat recent film Frozen, which was directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad. This Disney film was released Nov. 27, 2013, and I frankly don’t understand the rave. I remember when it first […]
Butler´s injury taking its toll on Bulls
By Adrian Guzman The last several seasons, the Chicago Bulls have been one step away from the NBA Finals. When they drafted him five years ago, the Bulls thought they found their missing piece in Jimmy Butler as he has not only stepped into the spotlight, but has become the Bulls’ new superstar. When it […]
Valentine’s Day: then and now
By Chloe Patterson Valentine’s Day used to be about sharing your feelings openly and being creative to make the other person happy. It used to be a symbolic day from love and affection. But Batavia High Schoolers have another idea to spend their time and money. When Valentine’s Day first started in the middle ages […]
Review: ‘The Big Short’ clearly one of the year’s best
By Ryann Deutsch While it’s certainly not the big blockbuster of 2015, The Big Short is a movie you will not want to miss. The movie is based on the true story of four groups that predicted the market crash of 2007-2008 and bet against the banks, making themselves a fortune. Based on the nonfiction […]
Students, teachers meet for ‘Books and Bagels’
By Zoe Stone On Thurs., Feb. 4, the Batavia High School book club discussion was held in the library, where three members talked about a couple of books and authors, including Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles. The book club is directed by librarian Daniel Russo and veteran English teacher Aimee Miller. “It was created because […]