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The comedian faced backlash from the people in the audience and viewers at home.

Jo Koy’s Golden Globes Host Performance: A Disappointing Setback for Women

Aubrionna Mead, Staff Writer
February 3, 2024

 Intense backlash rose after Jo Koy kicked off the 81st Golden Globes with some tone-deaf host commentary earlier this month.    After a year filled with women’s accomplishments within the media, many were looking forward to seeing the well-deserved recognition that...

During Oppenheimers domestic opening, it earned roughly $82 million.

Christopher Nolan’s Golden Globes Triumph

Lucas Campbell, Staff Writer
February 2, 2024

  Director of “Oppenheimer,” (2023) Christopher Nolan won his first two Golden Globes after over 20 years in the entertainment industry.   Nolan received the awards for Best Director for a Motion Picture and his film won the award for Best Drama Motion Picture.   In...

The $36 million project has received mixed reviews globally.

Fashion Identity Crisis: The Clash of Y2K and Modern Styles in “Mean Girls”

Lilah Manning and Catie Walker
January 25, 2024

  Picture this: you’re a nervous new student in the high school cafeteria, surrounded by trendy peers. You hear the squeak of pleather pants and the clomping of combat boots and look up to see… Regina George?    Released on Jan. 12, the new “Mean Girls” movie...

The prequel has a star-studded cast featuring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth and Viola Davis.

Review: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

Jackson Ogden, RooTV Co-Executive Producer
December 10, 2023

  “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” gives fans what the first four “Hunger Games” films lacked, the background on the evil of Panem.   After an eight-year hiatus, the franchise returns with a new movie, taking the audience back to the 10th Hunger Games ever...

The horror drama series aired in early October on Netflix.

Review: Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Manny Rivera, Staff Writer
December 10, 2023

  Modern-day horror master Mike Flanagan cranks out another hit with “Fall of the House of Usher.”    Known for “The Haunting of Hill House” and “Midnight Mass,” Flanagan adapts Edgar Alan Poe’s classic story and creates a mean-spirited, vicious and straightforward...

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