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Disney’s newest release “Raya and the Last Dragon” is a hit with critics and viewers alike. Photo from metacritic.com. “Raya and the Last Dragon,” the most recent feature-length animated film from Disney+, follows the theme of distrust and builds an immersive new world inspired by Southeast Asian culture through beautiful animation and fun choreography. “Raya…
Do you want to see penguins surfing 50-foot tall Pen Gu Island waves? Then this is the movie for you. Photo from rotoscopers.com. If you have not seen the 2007 computer-animated mockumentary comedy film “Surf’s Up,” you absolutely need to; and if you haven’t watched it recently, I would highly recommend a rewatch. This film…
Woody Allen, great comedian or the punchline of a bad joke? Photo from npr.org. “Separate the art from the artist.” This is something that is often brought up today when talking about “House of Cards” with Kevin Spacey, or the films of Roman Polanski. It has also been brought up with Woody Allen, his films…
A recap of the 2021 Critics’ Choice Awards. Photo from criticschoice.com. The red carpet was rolled out and the stars were dolled up for the 26th Critics’ Choice Awards. Well, online of course! The awards premiered Sunday night on CW and was hosted by Taye Diggs. The Critics’ Choice Association consists of hundreds of television,…
Writer discusses role of LGBT+ community in women’s rights movement Graphic by Alison Carpino. Last Thursday, faculty and students at the University of Rhode Island explored and discussed the impact of political participation in an event called “Getting out the Vote.” The event analyzed the importance of youth, minority and female votes, as well as…
Turning back the clock half a century to the year of the Cigar’s founding, and what entertainment looked like then. Photo from vectorstock.com. To celebrate The Good Five Cent Cigar’s 50th anniversary, let’s take a trip back 50 years, to the week of Feb. 25, 1971. During this time, the United States was heavily involved…
Some adaptations of songs are simply better than their original versions. Many artists work to improve their sound and influence the popularity of their music through remixes and rerecordings, or even covering another artist’s work. Here are some of my favorites. All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan 1967 vs. Jimi Hendrix 1968) The fourth song…
Another Valentine’s Day is now behind us, and I hope yours was filled with lots of candy, romantic comedy movies and time spent with your loved ones. I’m sure a lot of you celebrated Valentine’s with your significant other, but we all know of something else called Galentine’s Day. Celebrating Galentine’s Day is a great…
It’s fair to say that most people have despised the past 11 months. Loneliness and boredom have infiltrated everyday life as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. At least, that’s how the majority feels. Personally, I have thoroughly enjoyed such a detached lifestyle, and although this might be an unpopular opinion, I doubt that I’m…
College is a hard adjustment for everybody, no matter how great it seems on social media. When you add a pandemic and decide to not arrive on campus until the second semester, now college seems like an isolating new environment with no easy way to make connections. I am a part of this small segment…