By Carter James, Editor in chief It’s my favorite time of the year, award season. The one time of the year where I can feel like a sports fan during playoff season. 2025 has been a great year for film and…
Korean Media Spotlight: The World of DPR IAN
By Mars Brunk, Graphic Designer Christian Yu, known famously as DPR IAN, is a Korean-Australian artist known for his beautiful music videos and lore-driven music. The 35-year-old is an ex-Kpop idol, having been in the…
Hope Core personified: A ‘Superman’ Movie Review
By McKenzie Pickett “I love, I get scared, but that is being human, and that is my greatest strength.” - Superman Is Hope Core still alive and well in the 2025 media cycle? According to…
Ghost Encounters on Campus
By Aroush Maroof, Copy Editor & Laurel Hall, Contributing Writer The University of Montevallo is known for its historic charm — and for the many ghosts said to inhabit its campus. For generations, students, faculty,…
Finding Beauty in Terror: A ‘Silent Hill f’…
By Marley Sledge, Photographer After almost 13 years with no new and original content in the “Silent Hill” series, Konami finally pulls through with a new game: “Silent Hill f.” “Silent Hill f” takes place…
The portal problem: Is college football losing its…
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor My Saturdays usually involve flipping through channels in search of the best college football game of the day. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across the James Madison Dukes and…
The confusing case of ‘TRON: Ares’
By Carter James, Editor in chief The Tron franchise is like that one cousin that comes to a family function once every blue moon. They’re weird, say a whole bunch nonsense, but has a cool…
The Alabamian’s Halloween Media Traditions
By The Alabamian Staff & Contributing Writers We all think of Halloween as a time to dress up, eat candy and or attend parties. A staple of the holiday we rarely talk about though are…









