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Things I’d Rather Do Than Rewatch “Peppermint”
Things I’d rather do than rewatch “Peppermint:” scrape a cheese grater along my face, watch any Adam Sandler film, wait in line at the post office, etc. The film is terrible, needless to say, so anytime terrible is not used as an…
99 Neighbors and Golden Boy Music Light Up the Java Barn
The two-act special featuring Golden Boy Music and 99 Neighbors was not a show to be missed. I have to believe that this was one of our most popular shows of the semester so far. The opening act of Golden Boy Music took the stage and kept…
Sellers and Evolfo Rock the Java Stage
We kicked off the night with Seller, a grunge-pop band from New Haven, Conn. I caught up with Matt Cristo before they went on, and he filled me in on the band’s backstory.
They formed in January 2017 and have shared stages with acts that…
“Mandy”: Nic Cage Wielding a Battle Axe
“Mandy” is the movie that I never asked for, but god was I satisfied when watching it. This movie doesn’t have a whole lot of plot to get in the way of itself, but it doesn’t need one when it’s running on unhinged Nicolas Cage, an insane…
“Pure Heroine” Turns 5: Lorde’s Rise to Fame
When Lorde first rose to fame in 2013, no one really knew what to think of her. Here was this awkward 17-year-old girl with wild hair and black lipstick, who dressed in dark colors and danced on stage like she was getting electrocuted. SHE…
Hill News Interviews: Fall Fest
Despite the possibility of evacuation due to severe weather, hundreds of students flocked to the intramural fields to hear performances from DJ Denzo, Evolfo and B.o.B last Friday. Although it rained several times during the…
“Insatiable?” More Like Insufferable
The self-proclaimed “dark, twisted comedy,” “Insatiable” (a Netflix Original bum-bum) has attracted criticism like a kid in a candy shop. Or should it be a fat kid in a candy shop, as the entire premise of the show revolves around the once…
“Predator”: The Moviest Movie You’ll Ever See
The viewing experience of watching “The Predator” can be summed up in the following phrases: movement on the screen, I shoved popcorn in my face, I laughed (albeit occasionally), I mouthed “Wha—how?,” CGI blood, credits rolled. Yes, all of…