By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Marvel’s plan to take over the world has been well-executed so far. In both film and television, Marvel has continually put out great content and the newest TV show “Legion” is no different. Currently in its first season, FX’s...
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Live music hits campus
By: Kevan Maloney Staff Writer Western hosts an array of enticing and unique live performances throughout the year. The Edgar H. Smith Fine Arts Series provides an excellent way to see many new acts and performances. In it’s 40th season, the Smith Fine Arts program is...
Review: “The Lego Batman Movie”
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor The original “Lego Movie” (2014) introduced a different kind of Batman. Batman was funny, poked fun at previous Batman adaptations and knew how to kick some butt. “The Lego Batman Movie” brings that concept back but this time on...
And The Razzie goes to …
By: Alyssa James Staff Writer The Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as The Razzies, is an award ceremony that recognizes the worst in the film industry. The 37th annual Razzie Awards will be covering a variety of different categories all focusing on the poor and...
Predict me an Oscar
By: Blayde Biacan Staff Writer The 89th annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, is recognizing many great people and films this year. Many of the selections this year have a great diversity of cultures depicted in the movies. I’ve watched the films nominated and predicted...
Review: “Rings”
By: Kiley Prom Freelancer Continuing the route of its predecessors, this unnecessary third movie in “The Ring” franchise follows the story of the girl who’s never used a brush, as she continues her murder streak through old pirated VHS tapes. Updated for 2017, the...
Editor’s picks
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Editor’s Recommendations “Runescape” is a special kind of game. It’s one that has lasted the test of time, still going strong after 16 years. With over 80,000 players still actively playing, “Runescape” is still an increasingly...
Comedy comes to Western
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor Western students have been hard at work on the upcoming theater production “All In The Timing.” Written by David Ives, “All In The Timing” is a set of six one-act plays that focus on wordplay. The play is directed by Western’s...
The dethroned king of gaming
By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor I had the kind of grandparents who referenced everything related to video games as “a Nintendo”, which was an easy thing for individuals unfamiliar with gaming to do with how prominent the name was. Despite large success since...
That’s a wrap
By: Alyssa James Staff Writer On January 29, the Sundance Film Festival came to a close in Park City, UT. It started on January 19, showing over 100 new, feature-length, independent films throughout the 10 day festival according to sundance.org. Within this festival,...
