Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Johnston High School - 6500 NW 100th St, Johnston, IA

The Black & White

Free Fire aims for bloody fun and hits the bullseye

“Free Fire” aims for bloody fun and hits the bullseye

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer May 1, 2017

The best thing about director Ben Wheatley's "Free Fire", currently the best film I've seen in 2017, is that it isn't trying to be anything deep or profound. At a crisp 90 minutes, it is simply actors...

Land of Mine: Danish Oscar nominee tells forgotten World War II story

“Land of Mine”: Danish Oscar nominee tells forgotten World War II story

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer April 19, 2017

"Land of Mine", the Danish nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Academy Awards, is a tough, intense and stark movie. It is also incredibly touching and moving. It is the story of the end...

Beauty and the Beast: the tale as old as time is new again

“Beauty and the Beast”: the tale as old as time is new again

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer March 31, 2017

I was never going to completely hate the live-action remake of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". The original 1991 animated film is my favorite Disney film and any form of its story was going to be entertaining....

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“La La Land,” a whimsical tribute to the Hollywood dream

Brooke Willis, Staff Writer February 15, 2017

Musicals made me a romantic. Chances are, you're going to fall and fall hard for Damien Chazelles newest film La La Land. Winning seven golden globes, 11 baftas, and winner of the 89th Academy Awards...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: a whimsical and earnest fantasy adventure

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”: a whimsical and earnest fantasy adventure

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer December 8, 2016

To be honest, I am not the biggest Harry Potter fan. Although I have seen all eight of the movies and consider myself a proud Ravenclaw, I have not gotten past the first book and I do not know the depths...

Moonlight: a devastating and beautiful coming-of-age story

“Moonlight”: a devastating and beautiful coming-of-age story

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer December 5, 2016

  A life shown in three parts, Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight" is a film that is often very emotionally powerful without you even realizing it. It never made me cry or have any big life epiphanies,...

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