dir. Jonathan Levine by Dakota Drobnicki Ask your mom about Goldie Hawn if you’re too young to know who that is. Back in the 80s and 90s, she was one of the biggest comedic actresses in Hollywood, with a long string of box-office hits like Private Benjamin, Overboard, Bird On A Wire, and my personal […]
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KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
dir. Guy Ritchie by Dakota Drobnicki If someone were to stumble across these first couple film reviews and it was their first impression of me, they might think I could call a movie the “best/worst movie ever” at the drop of a hat. In my Guardians 2 review last week, I claimed that it would […]
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
dir. James Gunn review by Dakota Drobnicki Released against a blockbuster landscape dominated by the Avengers, the first Guardians of the Galaxy was a surprise hit that Hollywood needed. It opened the door for mainstream comic book films to take more risks and drift from the grittier, more realistic aesthetics set by the Dark Knight […]
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BSU Honors Hall of Fame Inductees
By Talaya Kautz SANFORD CENTER—The Bemidji State University Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2016-17 was honored at a luncheon Feb. 18 at the Sanford Center. BSU holds a hall of fame weekend every two years. This year, there were nine inductees, including four athletes, two John Glas Honorary Award Letter winners, two BSU coaches […]
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Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation Explored Child-Soldier Psychology
By Brad Tramel In Beasts of No Nation, Agu (Abraham Attah), a young west African boy and the film’s narrator, describes his position in life the best he can: “I am a good boy from a good family.” When Agu says this, though, he knows nothing of the geopolitical morass he was born into or […]
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Deadpool Does Not Disappoint
By Nolan Brey Director: Tim Miller | Running Time: 108 min. | Rated: R | Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy | Notable Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller Now, to begin, I am not at all a fan of superhero movies. I know next to nothing about Marvel, DC, comic books or anything of the […]
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Humans of BSU
By Carli-Rae Manjorin Interview with Megan Evesladge, Freshman: Q: “Why do you think you have nine lives?” A: “I’m basically a cat, I never die. It began my freshman year of high school, I was on a paddleboat with friends and the paddleboat sank in the middle of the lake. It was the beginning […]
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Grabs Audiences Everywhere
By Derrick Ernst Director: J.J. Abrams │Running Time: 135 minutes │Rated: PG-13 │Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi │Notable Cast: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford “[Looking at Finn.] I have lived long enough to see the same eyes in different people. I see your eyes…I know your eyes.” – Maz Kanata (Lupita Nyong’o) […]
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Burnt Will Keep You in the Kitchen
By Derrick Ernst Director: John Wells │Running Time: 101 minutes │Rated: R (Restricted) │Genre: Drama, Comedy, Satire │Notable Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy “I don’t want my restaurant to be a place where people sit and eat. I want people to sit at the table and be sick with longing.” – Adam […]
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Spectre Best Left Invisible
By Derrick Ernst Director: Sam Mendes │Running Time: 148 minutes │Rated: PG-13 │Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure │Notable Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista “The name is Bond. James Bond.” – James Bond (Daniel Craig) In his final installment, Daniel Craig (James Bond) attempts to do justice with a performance to satisfy all […]
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