“Pregnancy Project” movie helps educate public about high school pressure, stereotypes
MADONNA NGUYEN EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL By now, most people have probably heard and read about Gaby Rodriguez’s fake pregnancy, and now everybody can watch it! Rodriguez, who graduated from Toppenish High School in 2011, set up a fake pregnancy for her senior project to test how people treated her differently. On Saturday, Jan. 28, I [...]
Read more »Toppenish grad’s ‘Pregnancy Project’ details stereotyping of teenage moms
If a high school student gets good grades they are classified as a nerd, dork or geek. However, if the same student can also successfully play a sport, they become a jock. Suppose that same student also dresses a specific way that indicates they are wealthy; they then become a prep. Although high schools [...]
Read more »Ditch traditional RomCom in favor of a Bromance
RYAN CHANG EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL Now that it is getting close to Valentine’s Day, we are forced to take a look back on the worst genre since the history of time. No genre has been more exploitative or boring in my lifetime than Romance/Romantic Comedy. This genre has built on conventions, gimmicks and predictability [...]
Read more »“The Devil Inside” lets loose the critic inside this reviewer
ALEC REGIMBAL WEST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Everything I’ve learned over the past few years of my life about exorcism (probably more than a 17-year-old should know) has been obtained through a steady stream of Hollywood horror films on the subject. The first film to be released nationwide in 2012, “The Devil Inside,” is another of [...]
Read more »“The Skin I Live In” offers philosophical reflection, unflinching themes, and all-around cinematic greatness
RYAN CHANG EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL Movies are usually defined by a feeling. When asked about a movie, I more than likely to describe it by the feeling it imposed on me. Whether the movie was boring or funny, our first instinct is to describe a film by the feeling it gives us. But how do [...]
Read more »“Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” a stellar adaptation, and at the top of the 2011 list
RYAN CHANG EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL When I think about a director getting a project that matches him perfectly, very few films come to mind. David Fincher being matched with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” may be the smartest thing Hollywood has done in awhile. Even though it is an adaptation of the wildly popular [...]
Read more »‘Les Miserables’ on stage: epic
TIM HURSON ELLENSBURG HIGH SCHOOL When I was young and I used to chase my brother around the house, my mom would always say something like, “You chase after Erik like Javert chases after Jean Valjean.” What the heck does that mean? Finally, in August, I found out. Way back in December 2010, my dad [...]
Read more »Alien invasion: They’re everywhere on the big screen these days
AVA GEMPLER DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL Five of the last 10 movies that I have seen in theaters were based upon one thing. One species, to be exact. Even if aliens have not yet taken over our planet, they are definitely, at present, well under way in taking over our theater and movie industry. Whether it [...]
Read more »Pop beats mix with humor for Brite Futures’ album
ALEX BRAMAN DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL Overtly inappropriate double entendres, poppy synthesizers, dance beats, and a large dash of comedy make for an album that at first listen sounds like some of the popular pop songs on the radio, but upon closer inspection is nothing like the music found on the radio. Not going to lie [...]
Read more »“Breaking Dawn” has highs, lows
MADONNA NGUYEN EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL As a fan of the Twilight series, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” was an exceptionally good movie, yet appalling. The best part of this fictional novel is its ability to give us a break from reality. In “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” the movie would of course start off [...]
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