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Hardy portraying famous gangster Al Capone. Photo courtesy of Addictive Production.

Capone: An otherwise monotonous biopic lifted by Tom Hardy’s comically over exaggerated performance

Nick Porrello, Staff Writer | June 1, 2020

       Despite that we have been in this pandemic for quite some time, there have been a consistent schedule of films being released on VOD (video on demand) and other sites like Amazon Prime. While this year so far has not had any releases that have jumped out as being a must-see, the newly released...

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Photo courtesy of Disney official website.

Onward: Movie Review

Nick Porrello, Staff Writer | April 22, 2020

       Even during these troubling times of social distancing and isolation, we can count on movie distributors to give us the movie theater experiences right to our living room. One of the movies that was brought to digital and home video was Onward, the new film from Pixar.         It was...

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 Only a portion of some of the people who have been considered “canceled” (Photo courtesy of Glamour.com)

Is it Time to End “Cancel-Culture”?

Nick Porrello, Staff Writer | February 7, 2020

       For the past few years, there has been nothing that has caused a bigger stir among celebrity culture than that of “cancel-culture.” The idea of cancel-culture is to bring to light the wrong-doings of celebrity figures, some who may or may not be in a position of power,and shame them for...

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Only a portion of some of the people who have been considered “canceled” (Photo courtesy of Glamour.com)

Is it Time to End “Cancel-Culture”?

Nick Porrello, Nick Porrello Staff Writer | January 30, 2020

    For the past few years, there has been nothing that has caused a bigger stir among celebrity culture than that of “cancel-culture.” The idea of cancel-culture is to bring to light the wrong-doings of celebrity figures, some who may or may not be in a position of power,and shame them for their...

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