Plot, message flawed in Ready Player One

By Zach Landau | Editor-in-Chief 04/12/2018 I was really ready to get angry about Ready Player One. The novel that serves as the source material for this movie embodies everything I despise about nerd culture: incessant gatekeeping, mindless referencing, shallow theorizing and so much more. Not only that, but excerpts that made their way to my social media feeds exude a type of unrefined (read: … Continue reading Plot, message flawed in Ready Player One

‘The Post’ solidifies need for free press

By Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 01/18/2018 Steven Spielberg has come very close to outdoing himself with The Post. The movie, while providing a few laughs, a few tears and a wonderful dose of dramatic irony, also managed to deliver a poignant lesson on history and modern politics. Overall, the cinematography of this film was phenomenal. One of the best shots of the whole movie … Continue reading ‘The Post’ solidifies need for free press