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 …
COLUMNS
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.
CRITIQUES
Emesis Blue is a psychological horror about corporate secrecy and what happens when you cheat death too often. The movie features three main characters: the Soldier, the Medic and the Spy.
Based on the early novel “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker (1982) and the cinematic adaptation by Stephen Spielberg (1985), Springfield Contemporary Theatre along with The Mosaic Arts Collective produced “The Color Purple: The Musical,” directed by Nki Calloway.
“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…
Loving: Movie review: 'Smile,' 'Werewolf by Night' and the biggest horror releases of Halloween 2022
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…