BY THOMAS WOOD In 2008, DreamWorks animation created a film by the name of Kung Fu Panda. It was met with a resounding box office success, having blown its budget out of the water with profits. Wanting to capitalize on this success, DreamWorks began work on a sequel […]
BY THOMAS WOOD In the later months of 1999, Disney produced a Disney Channel original film by the name of Horse Sense. It was received with complicated reviews, many viewers merely thinking it was a decent movie. Disney “capitalized” on this reception by making a sequel two years […]
BY ROSA PRESTON As I’m writing this, I’m going back and forth between this story and playing Sudoku. Yep, I’m playing Sudoku and working at the same time. That’s mainly because most other games are blocked. Even typing in the word “games” sends you to your favorite unblocked […]
BY BAY COLT Exhausting, vapid and tactlessly inane, New York Times bestseller Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn proves to be yet another soulless and derivative YA (Young Adult) novel that disrespects the craft of dystopian fiction with a fundamental disconnect from the roots of the genre, just one […]
BY THOMAS WOOD Around the turn of the 21st century, Disney started producing a new sort of movie. They decided to branch away from their animated roots and make some original live-action films. Eventually, this venture would go on to produce classic films like Teen Beach Movie and […]
BY KAYA DWYER Going into this story originally, I looked at all the “progressive” changes the ISD has made to better accommodate Special-Education students—and found myself disappointed. In the need for such change, the ISD limits themselves with things that don’t actually achieve their goals. Roughly two months […]
BY THOMAS WOOD Dreamworks is an animation studio primarily known for its 3D animation. Classic films such as the “Shrek” franchise, “How to Train Your Dragon”, and “Boss Baby” all use the usual Dreamworks animation style. However, around the turn of the twenty-first century, Dreamworks still produced many […]
BY THOMAS WOOD In the early spring months of the year 2000, a movie was released by the name of American Psycho. Mimicking the book of the same name, the movie ended up garnering a sort of cult following as the years went by, even regaining some popularity […]
BY THOMAS WOOD In April of 2001, Dreamworks released a beloved movie by the name of Shrek. This movie was extremely successful and received many sequels and spin-offs, most of which were welcome additions to the cinematic universe. One of the most successful additions to the Shrek universe […]
BY ADAM PRESTON It feels like nowadays your options are limited to the scope of your labor. A constant nose to the grindstone pace, combined with attitudes and societies built around being busy, the feeling tends to be exhausting. This is no different for students here at Truman, […]