By Meaghan Jeremiah, Layout Designer Montevallo hosted their second annual Die de Muertos Festival at 620 Valley Street on Saturday, Nov. 2. The event started at 2 p.m. and lasted until 10 p.m. and was…
“Bottoms:” the comedy renaissance begins
By Carter James The genre of high school movies has been in purgatory for too long. Recent releases have either been period pieces or painfully trying to be as contemporary as possible. Gen Z has…
The problem with movie theaters
By Carter James I’m a movie theater addict. I’ve gone 45 times this year. That’s usually my average at the end of the year. Movie theaters are my third space. Regardless of the movie…
‘Oppenheimer’: A film I can’t stop watching
By Carter James I’m obsessed. As much as I love movies, and I love going to the movies, I only ever see a movie twice in theaters. That’s only if I’m dying to see it…
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’: A good movie…
By Carter James “Super Mario Bros.” is a video game franchise that I have a deep love and nostalgia for. I consider myself a lifelong fan, as gaming is an avid passion of mine. When…
Best films of 2022
by Carter James 2022 was an interesting year for film. Theaters finally opened back up, and the box office started to return to pre-COVID times. Based off the data from Box Office Mojo, the total…
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ review
“Black Panther” is one of my favorite films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so naturally I was on board for a sequel since day one. What I did not expect was to lose Chadwick Boseman…
Not much punk in “Punk Rock Girl!”
By Carter James When I first heard that UM Theatre was putting on a show titled “Punk Rock Girl!,” I was curious to see what a punk jukebox musical would be like. Unfortunately, there wasn’t…