Young Frankenstein
Caitlin Schmidt, Staff Writer
October 4, 2018
Filed under A&E
With the rehearsal process started, the cast and crew of Young Frankenstein are very excited for the performance of the play at the end of the month. Young Frankenstein premieres on October 24, with other performances on October 25-27, November 1-3, and a matinee on November 4. Freshman Allie Lamote from...
Pray that you never have to see The Nun
Trevor Groebner, Staff Writer
October 4, 2018
Filed under A&E
I had the unfortunate opportunity to go see The Nun recently. It’s a horror movie directed by Corin Hardy, who is not known for much other than some video shorts. It seems as if the latest movie in The Conjuring series was Hardy’s first A-list film. The Nun takes place in 1952, where a pri...
Deadpool 2 Review
Kyle Cox, Staff Writer
October 4, 2018
Filed under A&E
2018 was a year of Superheroes movies. Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, and Ant-Man and the Wasp were all released by Marvel Studios, and they received fairly good reviews. However, the studio’s rival, Fox Studios, had one more movie up their sleeve. A movie that many were anticipating Deadpool 2. Before...
“The new america”
Wyatt Albers, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
Filed under Commentary, Poetry
In New America, The people believe in a divided singularity, a conflict that severs the soul, turns man to savage, Society drenched in the oil of bigotry and ignorance set ablaze IN NEW AMERICA, Toxic masculinity floods the streets with tar darker than humanity’s own heart The voices of the opp...
SMSU Theater 2018-2019 lineup
Caitlyn Schmidt, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
Filed under A&E
There are many plays and musicals put on every year, and this year is no exception. There are a wide variety of shows being performed at Southwest Minnesota State University this year. The SMSU Theater Department will be performing “Young Frankenstein,” by Mel Brooks and directed by Mike Lenz, and ...
“Alpha” the little wolf that could
Desiree Bauer, Commentary Editor
September 21, 2018
Filed under A&E
I had no idea what Alpha was about going into it. My friend was the one that wanted to see it, I had never even heard of it. Because of that, I had a clean slate – no expectations, no ideas of what was going to happen or should happen. This was a nice change from how I usually go into movies – al...
“Crazy Rich Asians” is a crazy fun time
Jamilia Vue, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
Filed under A&E
Based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan, “Crazy Rich Asians” was directed by Jon M. Chu. Knowing that this movie was about Asians and that all of the actors were Asians really brought a light to myeye. Being able to see someone who looked like me, as well as a representation of Asian nationality, ...
“Hereditary,” the film many people passed on
Trevor Groebner, Staff Writer
September 21, 2018
Filed under A&E, Uncategorized
One movie that, to my surprise, many seemed to have missed this summer was “Hereditary.” It’s a drama/thriller with some elements of a horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. It follows the Graham family right after the death of their grandmother, who lived a very secret life that comes ba...
Insomniac’s “Spider-Man” swings above the rest
Kyle Cox, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under A&E
One of the most anticipated games of 2018 was Insomniac Studios’ new Spider-Man game, which released on the PlayStation 4 exclusively on Sept. 7. The game, which was received very well by both critics and fans alike, was a breath of fresh air to start the Fall season and is yet another succe...
Awesome 80s Prom
Emily Errico, News Editor
April 26, 2018
With an opening night on April 12, the SMSU Theatre Department ended their 50th anniversary season with Awesome 80s Prom written by Kevin Davenport and the Class of ‘89. The production was an interactive show that replicated a prom taking place in 1989. Audience members could socialize with well-kno...
April 2018 free games lineup
Ryan Ohm, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under A&E
The new month brings in new games for both Playstation Plus and Xbox Gold members, and we have got some doozies. This month for PS Plus members we have Mad Max and Trackmania Turbo. For Xbox Live Gold members we have The Witness, Assassins Creed: Syndicate, Cars 2 and the classic Dead Space 2. Mad Max, ...
Burnout: Paradise City comes out ahead
Ryan Ohm, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under A&E
Since the first Burnout game dropped in 2001 on PlayStation, Xbox, Gamecube, and even the Dreamcast, the series has maintained a steady pace for themselves in the video game industry. However, more recently they have decided to remaster one of my all-time favorite Burnout games onto the new gen syst...
