“Parasite” will not be the last movie from South Korean film industry to win Oscar’s “Best Picture” award
February 24, 2020
Ninety-two years. That’s how long The Academy Awards have been awarding Oscars to prestigious movies and directors in the film industry. And for that amount of time, only films of the English language have been gifted with the coveted “Best Picture” title. As our society has made gains in...
K-pop spotlight has its repercussions
February 19, 2020
With the new BTS album coming out, BTS’ massive fan base will get to view the seven-member band’s public lives once again. With their good looks and articulately perfect dancing, it would seem that the seven boys are having the time of their life. Although I cannot measure the quality of the...
Not much of a rise in creative storytelling for final installment of Star Wars saga
December 24, 2019
A long long time ago in a galaxy far far away … As much as this symbolic opening comes to fans with nostalgia, most audiences have grown tired of the repetitive space adventure movie. Despite being undoubtedly the most famous sci-fi film series in the world, or perhaps the galaxy, the ninth ep...
Newcomer Layton Greene’s debut EP captures listeners’ attention with songs about her rough childhood, broken relationships
December 19, 2019
Teenagers love to listen to music and often bump out to rap songs with no meaning such as “In the Party” by Flo Mili and “Wow” by Post Malone. But newcomer Layton Greene has opted to dive into deeper topics like dark childhood stories and broken relationships in her debut album, Tell Ya Sto...
Cute, cliche but crazy ‘Last Christmas’ wins over hearts despite unlikely plot
December 11, 2019
In recent years, it seems that romantic comedies have taken an indefinite sabbatical (at least from the big screens). So in theory, a warm, silly holiday movie centered on an unlikely but lovable pair sounds great. Released on Nov. 8, “Last Christmas” manages to deliver a heartwarming story y...
Sunny Hills’ hype cold toward ‘Frozen II’
Casey Seon
November 15, 2019
Let it go, let it go Can’t hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door! Who hasn’t heard of Disney’s “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel from “Frozen,” which raked in $1.2 billion in box office ticket sales — the highest amount for an animated film? ...
‘Parasite’ offers a host of themes that’s Oscar-worthy
November 8, 2019
Par•a•sit•ism “One in which a parasite obtains benefits from a host, which it usually injures,” according to merriam-webster.com. This is how the South Korean thriller, “Parasite,” reflects the the division within our society today — those who are poor harming the rich to financially ...
‘Tall Girl’ falls short on sentimental moments but offers lots of laughs
November 5, 2019
She has blond hair and blue eyes and looks stunning, but one thing sets 17-year-old Jodi Kreyman apart from others – she’s six feet, two inches tall. Hence the title of the 101-minute, Wonderland Sound and Vision-produced film, “Tall Girl,” which succeeds with several comedic scenes but falls...
Halloween opens doors for extreme haunted houses in Fullerton
October 23, 2019
It’s extreme, physically demanding and not for the faint of heart. The 17th Door, marketed as a haunted house, is back, and it’s scarier than ever. I visited this haunt Oct. 11 to test my limits, and I didn’t expect much from it. No haunt has gotten me to scream or cry (yet). When I first...
CBS’ ‘Evil’ offers spooks for Halloween
October 21, 2019
Evil takes on a new definition as CBS’s latest horror TV show delves to answer unnerving questions about the roots of corruption. Premiered Sept. 26, “Evil” plays on the thrilling idea of supernatural forces as Kristen Bouchard, (Katja Mira Herbers, “Westworld”) a skeptical psychologist,...
Fall musical ’Sister Act’ to be staged off campus — just one of many firsts for Sunny Hills’ theater program
October 16, 2019
This fall’s musical, “Sister Act,” will have several firsts for theater teacher Amanda Gieser. First time the performances will be held off campus -- because of Performing Arts Center modernization at Sunny Hills, audiences will have to travel to Buena Park High School’s theater to watch “Sister...
‘Joker’ evokes sympathy from audience despite concerns over violence backlash
October 16, 2019
Expertly capturing the haunting psychology and disturbed mind of arguably the most infamous antagonist in Detective Comics history, the newest film to continue the Batman legacy, Joker, successfully conveys the villain’s wretched beginnings as a misunderstood man before adopting his iconic identity. With a ca...
