When I was a little girl, graduating college seemed like the finish line –– a hypothetical concept I didn’t fully comprehend. This year, getting a “big girl job” really dawned on me. While being semi-anticlimactic and also slightly dooming, it feels liberating. I finally feel like my life’s …
Teachers have had a tremendous impact on my life, especially in middle and high school. Some of those teachers are solely responsible for my putting this column in front of you; they gave me the courage to keep a pencil in my hand and my fingers on the keys.
What causes society’s widespread fascination with true crime? Is it wrong to be interested in adaptations of real gruesome corruption? Some people find juicy details about notorious serial killers fascinating, and, fortunately for these viewers, there seems to be new true crime content comin…
Missouri State alum John Goodman has played several iconic characters in his time as an actor. Whether it’s his terrifying turn as horror antagonist Howard in “10 Cloverfield Lane,” the angry Vietnam veteran and bowler in “The Big Lebowski,” his comically frightening head of an AC repair sc…
Missouri Senate Bill 775 went into law Aug. 28, 2022. The complete law addresses many topics, primarily the rights of sexual assault survivors. However, contained in the bill is also an idea that has English educators on edge: book bans.
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” has changed, and that’s a good thing. While season two may not be perfect, it does a lot well and has adjusted remarkably to the new format.
David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” series has officially come to an end –– if you can believe such a thing. The invincible serial killer Michael Myers has been terrifying audiences since John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) when we first met The Shape alongside Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Le…
On top of what is already shaping up to be a great year for film, 2022 has proven to be an exceptional time for the horror genre. The year led up to the Halloween season with critically and commercially successful releases such as the return of the “Scream” franchise, Ti West’s A24-distribut…
Following the successful releases of “Get Out” (2017) and “Us” (2019), Jordan Peele’s third feature, “Nope” (2022), is a mix of genres –– horror, sci-fi, satire and maybe even western. As one of the highest anticipated films of the summer –– released on July 22 –– “Nope” is a unique horror c…
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood had not been able to produce many blockbusters until this year. Summer 2022 was packed with many highly-anticipated films.
