Film festivals are well known for their award-winning movie screenings and often picturesque outdoor settings. This year’s CEC Student Film Festival sought to promote another aspect of film – its ability to share important messages. Held on March 22, the Citizens Environmental Council, or CEC, of Burlingame collaborated with Burlingame […]
Film/Television
Review: “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
What’s remarkable about good films is their ability to transform a personal anecdote into a universally accepted truth. What’s remarkable about great films, which are definitely much rarer, is their ability to take the insignificant, the seemingly below-than-average, and treat it with such serious zest that its eventual fluorescence into […]
“tick, tick… BOOM!”
The film adaptation of musical theatre icon Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical rock monologue turned musical was released to rave reviews from the theatre community on Nov. 12, 2021. After the many disappointments of most movie musicals released in recent years, such as Camilla Cabello’s “Cinderella” and Netflix’s “The Prom” adaptation, “tick, […]
Peak Cinema Episode 1: “The Garbage Pail Kids”
Film Review By: Junwoo Oh In 1985, famous trading card company Topps released a new line of collectibles spoofing the “Cabbage Pail Kids” called “The Garbage Pail Kids”, featuring 1,000 dollar worth cards such as “Schizo Fran”, a two-headed female monstrosity parodying patients who suffer from Schizophrenia. It was Rod […]
Binge Watching Vs. Weekly Episodes
To binge or not to binge? As from being seniors at SMHS to younglings who are just entering kindergarten, we’ve always had two options to choose from. The traditional periodically released TV shows, like sitcom episodes that were released every week since decades ago, or the Netflix’ new-but-not-so-new method of […]
Golden Globes Nominations
The nominations for the Golden Globes awards show, set to take place on February 28th and to be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, have recently been announced, and several of the nominations have been questioned and criticized. One of the biggest shocks was that “Minari” was nominated in […]
I Watched Emily in Paris So You Don’t Have To
How did this get nominated for a Golden Globe?
Rise of Draco Malfoy
If you’ve been on the app Tiktok at all in September, then you’ll likely have seen at least a few Wizarding World related Tiktoks, specifically about Draco Malfoy. But why the sudden resurgence of this infamous fantasy series, especially after the author herself revealed her true colors over and over […]
Mushoku Tensei: An up and coming anime
Mushoku tensai is an up and coming anime because of this, the anime club would benefit from this news as we would have something to look forward to. Currently it is only a light novel, and if people are willing to buy it, the anime club could discuss the differences […]
Are Old Movies Still Good Today?
Over the past six months, we’ve watched countless movies, and it may seem as if there is no more content to watch. However, there are dozens of great movies from the ‘80s and ‘90s that were incredibly popular when they were released and still have a lot going for them […]