Rhody ran up against tough competition at the UConn Dog Fight last weekend. Photo from Mike Scott via gorhody.com. Following their undefeated indoor season, the University of Rhode Island’s Men’s Track and Field team fell to the University of Connecticut last weekend in the “UConn Dog Fight” meet. The team placed second, competing against the…
Did what happened at the BAFTAs predict this year’s Oscar winners? We’re just going to have to wait and see. BAFTA photo from bafta.org. Oscars photo from collider.com. While each award should be celebrated and each ceremony should be given its time to shine, when it comes to films, awards season is all about the…
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer team up to play superheroes in Netflix’s newest flop. Photo from midwestfilmjournal.com. The Netflix original action-comedy movie “Thunder Force” starring Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy premiered on Friday, lacking both thunder and force. It tells the story of two childhood friends Emily (Spencer) and Lydia (McCarthy) who reunite after a…
‘To All Dust Return’ set to premiere at local drive-in theater “To All Dust Return” is a short film by URI film student. Photo by Jordan Delisle. Amity seems to have something to hide … possibly some witchy magic? Film student Alyssa Botelho’s short film “To All Dust Return” takes viewers back to colonial times…
The Black cowboy community is showcased in the Netflix original starring Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba. Photo from tiff.net. “Concrete Cowboy,” starring Netflix breakout star Caleb McLaughlin, is the fascinating coming-of-age story of a troubled teen struggling to find where he belongs. The “Stranger Things” star successfully plays the main character of Cole, a 15-year-old…
URI Theatre endures, albeit virtually, with their newest release “Miss Nelson is Missing”, which will soon be available to stream. Photo from URI Theatre Instagram. The University of Rhode Island’s theatre department has successfully executed their first in-person mainstage production in over a year, “Miss Nelson Is Missing!” and plans to broadcast this show far…
The monkey has a supercharged axe, Godzilla knows judo Watch an axe wielding gorilla go toe to toe with the lizard apparently descended from Bruce Lee. Not interesting enough? They’re both the size of the Empire State Building. Photo from youtube.com. Movies — an experience as diverse and distinct as can be. Tales of love,…
The Screen Actors Guild jst wrapped up their 2021 awards ceremony. Let’s see who got snubbed this time. Photo from celebrityaccess.com. The virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards held on April 4 marked the end of the 2021 awards season for television, and despite the pandemic, the past year has produced great works that deserved to…
Demi Lovato is “Dancing with the Devil” in her latest album debut. Photo from cosmopolitan.com. Before this week, I had never heard a Demi Lovato album in its entirety. After listening to her newest release, “Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over,” I have to ask myself what took me so long. I knew…
Sequels. They either improve on what was already there, like “Spiderman 2”, or they make us wish the original hadn’t even been made, like “Amazing Spiderman 2”. The sequel at hand: “High School Musical 2”. Photo from amazon.com. It’s always exciting when your favorite movie comes out with a sequel. While they’re very hit or…