Imagine this: you’re sitting in your first-period class listening to a lecture that, well, doesn’t quite captivate your interest. You watch the clock tick at what seems to be an abnormally slow pace;...
Ori And The Will Of The Wisps is the 2019 sequel to the 2016 Ori And The Blind Forest, an action platforming game that blew all its competition out of the water upon its release. The game was visually stunning, controlled extremely smoothly, and was overall polished to an absurd degree, becoming one of the best platformers of the decade. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps does everything that the first...
Disclaimer: I understand that Cobra Kai was produced with the intent of entertainment. In this article, I judge the martial-arts aspects on accuracy and evaluate if I like the show based on my experience. This article is lighthearted in intent and meant as an inside look at how I view the show as a nearly ten-year practitioner. The Karate Kid was exaggerated, iconic karate at its best—and...
As an avid fan of both historical fiction and the Grey’s Anatomy universe, I was elated to learn that a Shonda Rhimes-produced period drama was streaming on Netflix. In Bridgerton, Shondaland once again creates a romantic, steamy and dramatic show that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Based on The Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn, the series focuses on the British upper class in the...
CARNE y ARENA (Virtually present, Physically invisible) is an immersive virtual reality experience created by film director Alejandro G. Iñárritu in collaboration with a few others. It allows the viewer to experience a fraction of what it is like to be a refugee/immigrant seeking to cross the border from Central America to the United States. The show is running until January 30th at the Stanley Marketplace...
The American dream is not a unique idea when it comes to fiction. It has been dissected, analyzed and viciously torn apart by artists generation after generation, and belief in its legitimacy seems to wane all the time. But while most tend to criticize the American dream for being a cliche that leads to nothing but disappointment, 2020’s First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt and starring John Magaro...
Agatha Christie has been dubbed the “Queen of Mystery” by numerous publications across the globe. Her intricately written murder and deception stories are so well planned out that it’s nearly impossible to guess the verdicts. A mystery enthusiast myself, I’ve read dozens of Christie’s famed novels and these are my top five stories that will transport you to a world far away from home. Death...
