By Carter James, Sarah Turner, and Luke Del Rosario With a new year comes news movies to watch and tv shows obsess over weekly. There’s a wide variety of films and television that is coming out this year.…
COMS senior showcase gives students a chance to…
By Carter James, Lifestyles editor For the past five years, the University of Montevallo’s communications department has hosted its COMS Senior Showcase, an expo for communications studies seniors to present their college portfolios. Instead of…
‘It’s What’s Inside’ Review
By Carter James, Lifestyles Editor Netflix is a streaming service I rarely visit these days. If there’s a movie that’s on my watchlist, I do my monthly check in with the streamer. The apparent weekend…
‘Challengers’ serves tension on and off the court
By Carter James Where do I start? How do I even explain? Sweat falls into the lens of the camera. A single look changes an entire scene. Tennis is the only thing that matters. “Challengers”…
‘Godzilla X Kong’ is exactly what cinema needs
By Carter James We’ve lost our way. I’m always one to talk about film needing compelling stories and innovative craftsmanship, but this art form is also a vehicle for entertainment. I’m not this pretentious douche…
‘Dune Pt. 2’ proves why we’re in a…
By Carter James I could be seeing it for a third time instead of writing this review. People in high school thought I was crazy when I referred to “Dune Pt. 1” as, “the film…
Oscars predictions
By Carter James Awards season for me is like March Madness for others. All year long I stay informed about prospective awards films in anticipation of Sunday night. If you’re lost about who and what…
“Mean Girls” isn’t mean enough
By Carter James Did cancel culture get to Tina Fey? This question isn’t to say I’m trying to imbue culture war nonsense into my review, but things feel…off. I get changing offensive material for…