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Top 5 Netflix Originals for Fall 2021

By Janyce-Monique Johnson | October 21, 2021

As cold weather approaches, we seek indoor entertainment to fill our free time. So, why not cuddle up on the couch and watch one of the many binge worthy Netflix Originals. Here are top five Netflix shows you may not have seen. “The Umbrella Academy” This...

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Top 5 martial arts films

By Kyron Lewis, Lifestyle Writer | September 24, 2021

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved action movies and the fight scenes that come with them. Luckily, martial arts films have lots of them. While I’d argue most of the films in the genre, especially older films, may be lacking in certain aspects...

The upcoming release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has fans reflecting on all the Spider-Man movies that have been released within the last decade.

Ranked: Top 5 Spider-Man movies

By Janyce-Monique Johnson | September 23, 2021

The upcoming release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” got me thinking about all the Spider-Man movies that have been released within the last decade. We have seen Spider-Man played by Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland, and we have heard Spider-Man...

Ashlie Amber will perform her show “Ashlie Amber: I Will Always Love You” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18.

Egyptian Theatre to host month-long horror film series

By Madelaine Vikse, Editor-in-Chief | September 23, 2021

DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre will host a horror film series featuring one film every Tuesday leading up to Halloween. The films played as a part of the horror film series include “Poltergeist'' this Tuesday, “Gremlins” on Oct. 5, “Misery”...

"Donda" experience live in Chicago at Soldier Field.

‘Donda’ experience in Chicago pushes musical boundaries

By Jacob Baker | September 1, 2021

Rapper Kanye West took the album rollout of his seventh studio album “The Life of Pablo” to another level when he decided to make various updates to the album post-release. The ever-evolving album rollout for West’s new album “Donda” has taken...

Film review: 'The Green Knight'

Film review: ‘The Green Knight’

By Jacob Baker | August 5, 2021

Based upon a 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” whose author is still unknown, sees a big-screen adaptation by multi-faceted filmmaker David Lowery in “The Green Knight” released July 30. This adaptation...

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Film review: ‘The Woman in the Window’

By Madelaine Vikse, Editor-in-Chief | July 27, 2021

“The Woman in the Window'' is a mystery thriller film based on the novel by Dan Mallory, who writes under the pseudonym A. J. Finn. The film is slow moving and the acting is dry in the first half, but the second half  makes the film worth viewing because...

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Film review: ‘Army of the Dead’

By Jacob Baker | May 19, 2021

The zombie genre has seen visible fluctuation both in terms of quality and popularity since the early 1930s. Many directors have come and gone, some with little success and some who revitalized the genre back into massive popularity. Director Zack Snyder...

The DeKalb Public Library is hosting a Microsoft Excel workshop at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24.

DeKalb Public Library to host virtual Grey’s Anatomy Trivia Night

By Jamie O'Toole | May 13, 2021

DeKALB —The DeKalb Public Library is hosting a virtual Grey’s Anatomy Trivia Night May 13 at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom using Kahoot, according to the DeKalb Public Library calendar. Attendees can sign up for the event through a form here.  After...

2021 Oscars recap

By Brandon Montemayor | April 28, 2021

Awards season officially came to an end Sunday after the conclusion of the 93rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the coveted ceremony gives praise to the year’s best films and those involved...

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Five best submissions of Reality Bytes night one

By Jacob Baker | April 26, 2021

The 2021 Independent student film festival Reality Bytes premiered April 12 on Vimeo. The festival lasted for three nights with submissions from every category of filmmaking from across the world. Each night showcased six or more films. Here are the five...

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Interesting new shows coming soon

By Jack Baudoin, Lifestyle writer | April 14, 2021

Some people might be beginning to feel as if there is nothing new on streaming services to entertain them on these anymore. Thankfully, there are a couple new shows to steam premiering soon that sound very entertaining. One show is called “Sasquatch,”...