Playlist: Sounds of autumn
Alexis Russell, Staff Writer
September 25, 2018
The gradual transition from summer to autumn ushers in a variety of changes. The temperature starts to drop, the leaves start to make their annual transition from green to gold, and the music changes as well. In this playlist, are 45 compiled songs to listen to to welcome in the best season of the year. Below are additional details on the top ...
Coffee creamery
Abigail Lund, Staff Writer
September 18, 2018
Craft coffee, creamy ice cream and kind people. Tucked in the middle of the Fairview Town Center, Cream and Sugar shares local ice cream and carefully made coffee. Decorated with cushioned chairs, pops of yellow and a wall of named succulents, this coffee shop is far from the basic Starbucks. Eac...
Review: ‘Searching’ includes complex characters and realistic mystery
Grant Vogel, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
After many underwhelming found footage movies throughout the early 2010s, “Searching” finally delivers a film that utilizes the format in a creative and interesting way. “Searching” combines the computer perspective gimmick from “Unfriended,” with the storyline of “Gone Girl” to create a film with the ability to surprise an...
Review showdown: ‘To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before’
Austin Keefer and Layla Healey
September 7, 2018
Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ inspires pride in heritage
Grant Vogel, Staff Writer
August 30, 2018
More than just your standard romantic comedy, “Crazy Rich Asians” brings a lot of heart and a strong theme of heritage into its story and will result in a unified heartfelt reaction from the audience. The movie embraces “rom-com” clichés, but still manages to surprise and delight general audiences....
TRL to host Taylor Swift concert ticket giveaway
Grace Nguyen, Graphics Editor
August 21, 2018
Below are the requirements for students to enter a random drawing to win tickets to Taylor Swift's Reputation Tour in Arlington. One student will win two tickets and two t-shirts. [/infographic]...
Review: Force not with ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Grant Vogel, Special to The Red Ledger
May 29, 2018
Lucasfilm and Disney should’ve had a bad feeling about this new “blockbuster.” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is a very long, drawn-out fan film detailing the irrelevant backstory of an overrated supporting character from the original Star Wars Trilogy. The film doesn’t expand the already ...
Review: ‘Dirty Computer’ offers refreshingly liberating tracks
Noah Van Hooser, Staff Writer
May 23, 2018
Pop music has historically extended well-intentioned but vague platitudes toward communities of America in dire need of empowerment. Following up a duo of concept records, 2010’s “The ArchAndroid” and 2013’s “The Electric Lady,” pop’s most cutting-edge star Janelle Monae offers a refreshi...
Review: ‘Deadpool 2’ provides crude humor and innovation
Grant Vogel, Special to The Red Ledger
May 22, 2018
“Not Spider-Man” is back in his new sequel that exceeds the first. Ryan Reynolds reprises his role as fan-favorite Wade Wilson, AKA Deadpool, who must battle a mysterious cyborg named Cable, played by Josh Brolin (who also portrayed Thanos in “Avengers: Infinity War”). In addition to s...
