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The faces of Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Opinion Editor Emily Beebe hang next to the StarNotes logo. The third installment in the "Paddington" film series, "Paddington in Peru" released Feb. 14 and is a solid family film choice. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: ‘Paddington’ an underrated family film

By Ryan Day and Jonathan Shelby | March 6, 2025

In this episode of StarNotes, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Opinion Editor Emily Beebe discuss their thoughts on the movie, “Paddington in Peru” which released Feb. 14. 

The faces of Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Photo Editor Ethan Rodriguez sit next to the StarNotes logo. Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World" released Feb. 14 and has received mixed reviews. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

‘StarNotes:’ Marvel’s latest movie misses its mark

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 27, 2025

In this episode of StarNotes, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Photo Editor Ethan Rodriguez discuss their thoughts on the latest Marvel movie, “Captain America: Brave New World” which released Feb. 14. 

Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui and Videographer Alexis Williams discuss their thoughts and reactions to "Heart Eyes." "Heart Eyes" is a slasher horror that takes place on Valentine's Day. (Ryan Day | Assistant Video Editor)

StarNotes: Lovely horror to celebrate Valentine’s Day

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 12, 2025

In this episode of StarNotes, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Video Editor Ryan Day and Videographer Alexis Williams discuss the details of the new horror movie “Heart Eyes” and their thoughts on it as a whole. 

The faces of Ryan Day, Nia Jackson and Kahlil Kambui hang next to the StarNotes logo. "Dogman" was released last Friday and is based off of the series by Dav Pilkey. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: ‘Dog Man’ Dreamworks’ next success

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | February 5, 2025

In this episode of “StarNotes,” Ryan Day, Nia Jackson and Kahlil Kambui discuss their thoughts on the “Dog Man” movie released Friday.

The faces of Ryan Day, Emily Beebe, Nia Jackson and Kahlil Kambui are placed next to the StarNotes logo. In this episode, they discuss their thoughts on the "Mufasa" movie and the "Lion King" franchise. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: ‘Mufasa,’ an odd addition to ‘Lion King’ franchise

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | January 28, 2025

In this episode of "StarNotes," Ryan Day, Kahlil Kambui, Emily Beebe and Nia Jackson discuss their thoughts on the live action movie “Mufasa.” Released last month, this film takes place before the events of “The Lion King" and follows the early...

The faces of Ryan Day, Austin Lamb and Kahlil Kambui are placed next to the StarNotes logo. In this episode, they discuss what happened in Season 2 of the Netflix series, "Squid Game." (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: Breaking down ‘Squid Game’ Season 2

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | January 23, 2025

In this episode of "StarNotes," Ryan Day, Kahlil Kambui and Austin Lamb discuss the events from Season 2 of Netflix's "Squid Games" series.

Ryan Day, Ethan Rodriguez and Jonathan Shelby share their thoughts on the "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" movie. "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" was released last month and was faithful to the franchise. (Ryan Day | Northern Star)

StarNotes: the good and bad of the ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ movie

By Jonathan Shelby, Lifestyle Editor | January 15, 2025

In this episode of "StarNotes," Ryan Day, Ethan Rodriguez and Jonathan Shelby discuss the contents of Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," which was released last month.

Anna Scanlan (from left), Olivia Zapf and Nick Glover in the Northern Star podcast room. Episode 5 of Star Notes discusses the upcoming Dune movie. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)

‘Dune’ is very sandy

By Olivia Zapf, Anna Scanlan, and Nick Glover | February 21, 2024

Anna and Nick teach Olivia all about "Dune." This video covers all you need to know before jumping into the second installment in the franchise. "Dune: Part 2" comes out on March 1.

Santiago Montañez Bertoletti (left), Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Emily Beebe and Ian Halterman sit in the Northern Star's podcast studio. Star Notes episode 5 discuss Star Wars: Bad Batch ahead of the third season's upcoming release. (Olivia Zapf and Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

‘The Bad Batch’ coming soon, Disney’s Star Wars vision

Ian and Santiago teach Emily and Angelina about "The Bad Batch" before Season 3 comes out on Feb. 21. Angelina also shares her thoughts about the direction Disney has taken the Star Wars franchise.

Everything you need to know before watching 'The Big Game' | StarNotes episode 4

Everything you need to know before watching ‘The Big Game’ | StarNotes episode 4

Ethan and Olivia teach Angelina how football works. The three of them go through all the key information viewers should be aware of before Sunday's big game. To vote on who you think will win, enter the Northern Star's contest for a chance to win a...

Everything you need to know about ATLA | 'StarNotes: A Huskie media podcast' episode 3

Everything you need to know about ATLA | ‘StarNotes: A Huskie media podcast’ episode 3

By Anna Scanlan and Olivia Zapf | February 5, 2024

Anastasia, Denver, and Joseph teach Olivia the ins and outs of "Avatar: The Last Airbender." From the original show, to the movie and finally the upcoming TV adaptation, the crew gives a rundown on the key points of the franchise and fandom. Produced,...

Angelina Padilla-Tompkins (left), Anna Scanlan and Sarah Rose sit around a table. The second episode of “StarNotes” discusses Sarah J. Mass and her catalog of published and upcoming work. (Anna Scanlan | Northern Star)

StarNotes: A Huskie media podcast – Sarah J. Mass, preparing for new ‘Crescent City’

January 26, 2024

In the second episode of StarNotes: A Huskie Media Podcast Anna, Angelina, and Sarah discuss all there is to know about Sarah J. Mass before the release of her new "Crescent City" book on Jan. 30.