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Us:

Peele makes another hit in the horror genre

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • April 8, 2019

Us is a movie that has something it wants to say, and writer/director Jordan Peele has once again identified horror as the best way deliver that message. Like his previous film, Get Out, this movie...

An Apology to Alita: Battle Angel

I was very, very wrong

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • March 15, 2019

I will be honest, when I first saw the trailer for Alita, I already pinned it as a failure. Past history with terrible adaptations such as Ghost in the Shell has soured my opinion of anime adaptations. To...

The Talon’s Movie Picks

Nostalgia galore

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • February 14, 2019

I asked the Talon’s news crew to discuss their favorite movies and why they chose them. Interestingly, there was a focus on the past and childhood nostalgia: Patrick Strong, Editor: Forrest Gump,...

The Week of Movies!(sorta)

(sorta)

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • January 9, 2019

Hello, readers of the Talon, I hope you all had a good winter break. I spent break back home in NYC, where I immersed myself in movies. This is what created The Week of Movies, where I'll be spending each...

A Ranking of Aynsleigh’s Favourite Christmas Movies

Aynsleigh Escher, Editor • December 18, 2018

Love, Actually Home Alone E.L.F. A Christmas Story Jim Carrey Grinch Love, Actually (2003) My favourite Christmas movie of all time is Love, Actually. The movie documents...

A Ranking of Anne’s Favourite Christmas Movies

Anne Johnakin, Editor • December 18, 2018

It’s A Wonderful Life Frozen While You Were Sleeping A Christmas Prince 12 Dates of Christmas It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) This movie is a classic, for good reason....

Creed 2:

A true successor to Rocky 4.

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • December 14, 2018

Creed 2 leads the way as the embodiment of Rocky, going very well for its representation of Rocky 4’s antagonist Ivan Drago, expanding upon the one-dimensional character. They illustrate how the loss...

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Deeper Look into Freddie Mercury

Carlos Barrera, Reporter • November 19, 2018

Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic exploring the band Queen, with a heavy emphasis on Freddie Mercury’s life and death in lieu of focusing on Queen’s entirety. Before watching this, do not expect a movie...