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OPINION: The most essential sights and sounds of the summer

Nick Keller, Opinion Writer May 5, 2024

Ahh summer, we all love it. At least I do! You know what else I love? Movies and music.  So I thought, “Hey, why don’t I give my lovely readers a guided list through my favorite pieces of artistic...

OPINION: Great moments in revolutionary culture: watch more weird movies

Sophie Swengel, Opinion Writer February 1, 2024

When I asked my editor if I could title my column Great Moments in Revolutionary Culture — a nod to an old, underground Kent mag clipping featuring a pre-Pretenders Chrissie Hynde — I had a challenge...

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OPINION: Saltburn: masterpiece or wannabe?

Ava Branz, Opinion Writer January 31, 2024

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Saltburn (2023).   If you’ve been on the internet at all this past month or two, you’ve heard about "Saltburn". Directed by Emerald Fennell, "Saltburn"...

OPINION: EGOT: A look inside the lucrative status

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer January 30, 2024

Elton John recently joined the very elite club known as EGOT status. He is one of very few to achieve this elusive feat, and I believe he deserves it 100000% and then some. I absolutely adore Elton John;...

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OPINION: Why ‘The Holdovers’ is a wild-card choice for film of the year

Matthew Kiraly, Opinion Writer January 29, 2024

While scrolling on TikTok one day in November, I came across a video from user Cameron Kozak that was a movie review for a film I had not heard of before.  He started the video by saying, “So, we...

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OPINION: Are movie theaters going extinct?

Hannah Bulgrin, Opinion Writer November 16, 2023

Streaming services have been America’s number one source for television and movies for quite some time now. Netflix started streaming in January of 2007 and ever since then, more and more apps have popped...

OPINION: I am tired of Hollywood’s unoriginality

Audra McClain Opinion Writer March 21, 2021

Dear Hollywood, please stop making remakes and reboots. The reviews of every movie and television show often read a little something like this, “This show was fantastic, I’ve never seen anything like...

OPINION: Are we cultivated to be entertained 24/7?

Gregory Hess Opinion Writer March 10, 2021

On the surface, we are creatures of habit and engagement. The former being an ever-growing concern in the younger generations over the older generations as we go into this new decade after the 2010s. As...

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Top 10 films of 2018

Cameron Hoover December 31, 2018

2018 was my first year really diving deep into the world of film, so it makes sense that it’s also my first year realizing how cruel it is to whittle down 12 months of movies into a top 10 list. That’s...

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ characters greet fans at Kent Plaza Theatres

Madeline Crandall March 19, 2017

Moviegoers' experience went beyond the big screen at Kent Plaza Theatres Saturday. Fans were greeted with an opportunity to meet characters from Disney's live action remake of "Beauty and the Beast," which...

Academy Award nominations reverse #OscarsSoWhite streak

Benjamin VanHoose January 24, 2017

Based on this year’s crop of Oscar nominees, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may have resolved its diversity problem.After two consecutive years of no minority representation in acting...

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Real Late Reels spring lineup opts for true stories, blockbusters

Benjamin VanHoose January 7, 2017

Kent State's Center for Student Involvement announced the spring schedule of titles for its Real Late Reels series — a selection consisting mostly of real life-inspired dramas.Real Late Reels, held...