Movie: West Side Story
by Eric Hendricks
Telling the story of two clashing gangs and an ill-fated love affair in 1950s New York, West Side Story is not uncharted territory. Steven Spielberg’s latest work is based on a 1957 musical of the same name, which in turn draws heavily from Shakespeare’s...
Cassidy Lovell, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• March 15, 2022
The American Indian Studies department screened part one of Exterminate All The Brutes on Feb. 23 at 6 p.m in the USU Ballroom. This was the second Arts & Lectures event of the semester. The event was free for CSUSM students, $6 for faculty, staff, and alumni, and $12 for members of the community.
Originally...
Cassidy Lovell, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• March 15, 2022
This review contains spoilers.
If you’re considering whether to watch the new Uncharted movie, you should probably save your money.
Uncharted is a series of action-adventure video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. One of the most iconic and best-selling...
Dr. Ching-Ming Cheng, associate professor and CSUSM’s current department chair for music was joined by Janet Kao, her longtime friend and faculty pianist at Chapman University, for a two-piano concert. The concert, which took place on Feb. 18 from 7-9 p.m., was the first Arts & Lectures event of...
T.V. Show: Abbott Elementary
by Kinsey Canez
This new sit-com series follows a group of teachers at an underfunded public elementary school in Philadelphia. The lives of the school’s educators and the stylish but not always super helpful principal are at the heart of the show, as well as their...
This review contains spoilers.
The most recent Star Wars TV show to be put on to Disney+ is Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. Temuera Morrison, who previously played Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones, returns to Star Wars as Jango’s cloned son, Boba Fett. Alongside assassin Fennec Shand (played...
Spider-Man is everywhere in our modern world. The friendly neighborhood superhero has appeared in many forms of media in just the last decade alone such as comic books, TV shows, video In contrast to many other characters of this era, Peter Parker was relatable to a large part of the audience. Spider-Man...
Single: "Surface Pressure" from Encanto
by Koushiki Bhattacharya
While people are talking about “We Don’t Talk About Bruno’’ calling it the new “‘Let it Go”, there is another song from the movie Encanto that has garnered attention; “Surface Pressure”. The song is written by Lin-Manuel...
Cassidy Lovell, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• February 9, 2022
This review may contain spoilers.
The Critical Role company’s animated Dungeons and Dragons campaign The Legend of Vox Machina premiered Jan. 28 on Amazon Prime.
Critical Role began as a group of friends, who happen to all be professional voice actors, playing Dungeons and Dragons. Although their...
Album: Formula of Love: O+T=<3 by Twice
by Tania Ortiz
South Korean girl group Twice released their third studio album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3 on Nov. 12. The nine-member group channels the disco-pop vibes reminiscent of Studio 54. The album’s first single, “The Feels” was the...
From Nov. 17-20, the CSUSM School of Arts produced The Thanksgiving Play in room Arts 111. Written by Larissa Fasthorse, The Thanksgiving Play is a satire about good intentions and insensitive actions.
After receiving multiple grants to honor Native American Heritage month, Logan (theatre teacher/director)...
This review contains spoilers
During the past few weeks there have been some new releases on Netflix, among them is the live action version of the beloved anime Cowboy Bebop. If you are not familiar with the anime, Cowboy Bebop follows the life of three bounty hunters; Spike, Jet and Faye Valentine.
The...
