By Dania Zamudio Staff Writer The movie “Veronica” is really good. It’s a horror film, and it’s actually pretty scary. It is in Spanish and takes place in Madrid, Spain because it’s based on a true story. The director of the movie is Paco Plaza. The movie came out in 2017. The movie “Veronica” is entirely in Spanish. During an
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By Hannah Murrieta Staff Writer “The Hate U Give” was a movie made in 2017 trying to show a purpose to people following the deaths of people of color because of white cops. In one of the scenes, a young black teenager was killed because the white cop thought he had a gun and his family wanted justice for him
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By Maddie Knight Staff Writer Tahoma Video Production students are currently hard at work in preparation for upcoming contests in the spring. Video Production teacher Vincent Nelson said contests “offer opportunity for students to put their filming skills to the test.” Mr. Nelson continued, “Some of these kids, the advanced students, TA’s, I’ve had for two to three years now,
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By Henry Pierce Staff Writer WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD — YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! As the first order is taking the final steps to crush the Resistance, a message is intercepted by a Resistance spy telling that the long-dead Palpatine is alive and ready to take over once again. The Resistance decides that it needs to stop Palpatine, and they go
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By Yasmeen Ali Staff Writer Makoto Shinkai has held himself to a higher standard of story writing after the success of his first movie, “Kimi no Nawa.” On Jan. 17, 2020, Shinkai’s second movie, “Tenki no Ko” (known in America as “Weathering With You”), was released, and many fans took the theaters by storm. The movie was highly anticipated after
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By Maddie Knight Staff Writer The new horror movie “Brahms: The Boy II” is a disappointing sequel that is more bland than frightening. “Brahms: The Boy II” is a 2020 American horror movie and a standalone sequel to the popular 2016 film “The Boy.” However, this movie has little relation to the first film, even ignoring a major plot point
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By Rujuta Datta Staff Writer Horror movies are not very well-known for their quality. Many modern horror movies rely more on CGI and jumpscares than actual horror and suspense. However, the horror genre is also known for classic films such as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Psycho,” and the subject of today’s review, “Scream.” “Scream” was released on Dec. 20, 1996
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By Emily Nguyen Staff Writer The film “Weathering with You” is overall a disappointment compared to “Your Name,” another film Makoto Shinkai has directed in the past. The animation details and music in the film only partly make up for a confusing plot and the flawed internal logic of situations that happen in the film. In recent years, Shinkai has
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By Jovani Contreras Staff Writer In this review, there will be minor spoilers! The attention to detail and consistency in Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” is extensive. Every inch of the Kim family home looks worn, tattered and filthy. The setting encapsulates the reality of how poor laborers live in South Korea. We truly see how unfortunate the Kim’s living situation
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By Sam Gurdus Staff Editor “Rush” tells the story of the high-speed rivalry between Formula One racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. These two rivals couldn’t be more different. Hunt is a showy character who makes a big deal out of each of his wins, while Lauda mostly keeps to himself, instead preferring to focus on perfecting his car and
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