A killer trend in media
Abby Bauerla, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
From Netflix specials and movies, to podcasts, to Reddit and Buzzfeed, true crime has become a sweeping source of drama in the past couple of years. A Tale of Trends Sara Walsh, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice said the trend tends to ebb and flow. She said the trend also ref...
Fyre Festival and the dueling documentaries
February 14, 2019
Fyre Festival was intended to be the newest music festival, with hopes of being bigger than Coachella, Burning Man and Woodstock. It was created by Billy McFarland, the CEO of Fyre Media Inc. along with rapper Ja Rule, to promote their new app for booking talent. But their high hopes blinded the team...
The Haunting of Hill House is Eerie in All the Best Ways
Stephen Simmons, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2018
How can a story about a haunted house be fresh and interesting? The haunting has to mean something and we have to care about the characters who may or may not be picked off by a malevolent house. Director and producer Mike Flanagan pulled this off in one of Netflix’s best original dramas yet. “Th...
Your Human Capital on Adderall
Chandler Cooper, Content Editor
March 30, 2018
In an era where our attention span…. wait I got a notification… OK. In an era where our attention span escapes into our ever distracting world of immediacy, the Netflix documentary “Take Your Pills” focuses on the use of stimulants, particularly Adderall, in our everyday lives. Director Ali...
Netflix show ‘The Fall’ falls short
Lydia Wieczorek, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2018
Bad shows are a television staple. We see them often. The world is overrun with them in fact; their births barely acknowledged, their deaths unmourned. However, It’s when something that starts strong and turns out to be lackluster, that really hurts. Netflix’s show ‘The Fall’ is one of th...
Review: ‘The Punisher,’ Marvel’s violent new Netflix series, not for the faint of heart
Tony Pacheco, Digital Editor
November 22, 2017
On Friday, Nov. 17, Netflix released their newest entry into the Marvel Universe with “The Punisher.” “The Punisher” is an extremely violent and graphic series and not for those easily offended by blood and gore. However, the show does not glorify killing and is quick to dispel any notion th...
