Film

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...

Meet the CSUMB students making waves with Monterey’s first animation festival

PulpTV Co-directors Sam Al-Maqtari (left) and Jameson Paull (right). Photos courtesy of PulpTV A few students at Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) have been hard...

 ‘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...

‘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...

Guillermo Del Toro brings life to Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’

You may have thought we were done with the horror and Halloween, but in lue of all the history we explored last week in...