BULLS 1998 CHAMPIONSHIP CAPS OFF THEIR ‘LAST DANCE’
Cameron Sullivan, Executive Sports Editor
May 20, 2020
“I’m back,” were the only words Michael Jordan said when he came out of retirement for the end of the 1995 season. Episodes seven and eight of “The Last Dance” focused heavily on Jordan’s first retirement, his baseball career, his father’s death, the 1996 Bulls’ record setting year an...
DREAM TEAM, GAMBLING HEADLINE LATEST “LAST DANCE” EPISODES
Cameron Sullivan, Executive Sports Editor
May 4, 2020
Episode five of “The Last Dance” starts off with the 1998 All-Star game, one of Michael Jordan’s last and the next big thing’s first: Kobe Bryant. Bryant was quoted in the documentary as saying the Lakers don’t win five championships if it wasn’t for Jordan. I thought this was interesting ...
FIVE MOVIES WITH PRAISEWORTHY CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kailie Foley, Features Editor
May 2, 2020
Cinematography is the art of making motion pictures and telling a story through a camera lens, bringing each visual detail of a movie together. Choices made about light, color and camera angles can often tell a story with no words spoken at all. Some feelings cannot be put into words, but with the ri...
FIRST EPISODES OF JORDAN DOCUSERIES A SUCCESS
Cameron Sullivan, Executive Sports Editor
April 27, 2020
If you are a sports fan, like me, then these past few weeks have been pretty boring with no MLB, NHL or NBA. Thankfully, ESPN moved up the airing of “The Last Dance”, the documentary about Michael Jordan and the 90’s Bulls, to April 19. Episodes one and two were released then and more recently...
NETFLIX SHOW ACCEPTS INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND STRUGGLES
Kailie Foley, Staff Writer
April 12, 2020
A few thin street lamps illuminate the dark road Sydney Novak walks upon. The fragment of light reveals that she is covered in both an overwhelming feeling and another person’s blood. Her footsteps and heavy breathing compete to be the loudest sound in the quiet area until she narrates her first wo...
“ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS” PROVIDES PERFECT QUARANTINE GETAWAY
Tommy Carrico, Copy Editor
April 1, 2020
Did that pesky Coronavirus cancel your spring break plans? Fear not. The new installment of “Animal Crossing” is here to take you to a deserted tropical island filled with bugs and fish to catch, flowers to grow, homes to decorate and friendly villagers to interact with sans the risk of contract...
MARCH ARTIST OF THE MONTH: ANNELISE FUNOVITS
Elizabeth Keane, Copy Editor
March 26, 2020
Q: What type of art is your favorite to create and why? A: “My favorite would be just drawing in general because it’s … easy to bring around places, and I find that it’s good practice to shade.” Q: Are you looking to pursue art post-high school? A: “Most likely. I would li...
NETFLIX GEMS TO CURE CORONAVIRUS BOREDOM
Elizabeth Keane, Copy Editor
March 16, 2020
Seeing as though we now have a two-week-long spring break and are being encouraged to practice social distancing, now is a better time than ever to lay on the couch, snuggle up with your surplus of toilet paper and watch T.V. I’ve compiled a list of my 10 best movies and shows on Netflix, in no par...
Netflix's "The Mind of Aaron Hernandez": Strong Reporting, Weak Platform
Tommy Carrico, Copy Editor
January 29, 2020
From access to revealing private footage to drone shots of Hernandez’s Massachusetts mansion, it’s obvious that Netflix’s “Killer Inside” was done with a high level of professionalism. Featuring an array of interviews with the real-life characters that played a hand in Hernandez’s downw...
Review: Pokémon Sword and Shield
Kevin Lynch, Staff Writer
December 18, 2019
photo of a Pokemon center in Singapore, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Anyone familiar with the Pokémon franchise knows how successful it is. Between merchandise, TV and movies, and video games, it has become the world’s top-grossing media franchise. Becoming popular in the late 1990s after t...
Continuation from print: Forum to discuss Tommy Carrico's top movies of the decade
December 11, 2019
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