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Hayley Matto

‘Stranger Things 5’ escapes The Upside Down, but not the bad reviews…

  From “Conformity Gate” conspiracies, Lily Allen’s diss track album dedicated to ex-husband David Harbor to allegations of ChatGPT writing the final season, the “Stranger...

Did ‘Wicked: For Good’ leave fans changed for the better?

The long awaited second act to the “Wicked” film series “Wicked: For Good” finally hit theaters over Thanksgiving break. Fans filled theaters across the...

 ‘The Running Man’: Is it worth running from the page to the screen?

This week, Hayley of Hayley’s Hot Takes and I (Eli, columnist of the Reading Raft) are tackling “The Running Man” story from all sides:...

Jennifer Lawrence delivers an emotionally devastating performance in ‘Die My Love’

A thick cloud of despondency filled the theater as the credits rolled for “Die My Love.” That sinking feeling in my chest seemed to...

Poetry and Pupusas: El Centro’s third consecutive celebration of the spoken word

History was passionately shared when a group of 33 on-campus creatives gathered in El Centro to partake in pupusas, poetry and powerful storytelling last...

‘Bugonia’ begging to be a social commentary or a comedy?

From bees to big pharma, “Bugonia” didn’t quite stick the landing for me as it seems to have for fans of other Yorgos Lanthimos...