The recently released Netflix bio-musical “Tick, Tick… BOOM!” tells the heart-wrenching story of famous composer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield), creator of the hit Broadway musical “Rent,” as he tries to make it big with his rock-musical Suburbia. After eight years of devising the futuristic storyline inspired by George Orwell’s “1984,” he’s ready to share it...
Do you remember those days when you were a bright-eyed elementary kid excited for the seemingly fantastic world of high school? Being a child, the only knowledge we had on high school was from false movies like High School Musical. So when we entered high school it was not a surprise we all thought it was...
There was once a time when movie theaters dominated the world. Audiences would flock to the nearest theater, buy a ticket and an overpriced bucket of popcorn for a 90-minute spectacle. They would watch in awe as their favorite heroes and villains clashed against each other on the screen, and cheer at their victories. Now,...
In elementary school when you woke up on a Saturday morning, you would come downstairs for breakfast and then, for the average American kid, sit down and watch Saturday morning cartoons. There was usually nothing educational about these shows, but they were always entertaining. From Looney Tunes to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the Smurfs,...
Season Four of the Netflix royal drama The Crown was released on November 15, covering more controversial topics about the royal family than ever before. Princess Diana’s relationship, the conflicts of Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher; things that wouldn’t look so good on the royal family. It’s been described as the most anti-monarchical season to date and...
In November, 2019, an image that no one saw coming appeared. An image that everyone welcomed with open arms. Snuggly, open arms. This spark is the phenomenon called Baby Yoda. Since the initial massive flurry of Baby Yoda enthusiasm has slightly settled, now comes the question of why he caused such a stir in the...
Set in 1947, the Netflix thriller series Ratched previews a corrupt “nurse” Mildred Ratched, played by Sarah Paulson, working in a psychiatric ward with a motive to retrieve her cold-blooded killer brother, Edmund Tolleson. Based on Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, it dives into the sadistic mentality of the mind. Tolleson,...
With the diminishing popularity of cable TV, more people are switching to these streaming services for their main source of entertainment. But with so many services on offer, the choices can be overwhelming.