The Harry Potter franchise is now world-famous, but the series all began with the very first story, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The book, written by J.K. Rowling in 1997, was quickly picked up to be made into a movie. My 14-year-old self, who…
The first time I saw One Day (released in 2011), I absolutely hated it. Though I wasn’t impressed with either the acting or direction, my main problem was with the plot itself (particularly the ending, which I found most disappointing). A friend of mine recommended…
Thanks to the success of TV shows like Glee and The Sing-Off, the world of competitive a capella singing and choir has gotten a lot of media attention lately. I was a choir nerd for most of high school and college, so I’m always intrigued by these…
There have been very few books that have stuck with me the way Stephen Chbosky’s novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower has. I read the book earlier this year and instantly fell in love with both the novel’s protagonist and the beautiful way in…
I’ve always been a fan of musicals, but usually the more conventional ones, like My Fair Lady, The Phantom of the Opera, RENT, etc. I think the most off-colour musical I’ve seen is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street…I mean, a serial killer…
Ten years ago, it was really taboo to say you met someone online. There was still that feeling of uneasiness about meeting someone “from” the Internet, because it’s so easy to lie on the Internet and so easy to be mislead about who a person…
Most anyone who knows me knows that I am a reluctant Twilight fan-girl. Though the books aren’t great, and the movies are arguably worse, I’ve fallen for lead actor, Robert Pattinson, like any self-respecting twelve year old would (never mind the fact that I turned…
It’s sometimes easy to forget just how vast the cultural differences are between America and Europe. Of course, there’s the accents, and the cuisine, but some aspects are often overlooked or unknown. Green Street Hooligans takes a raw look at the undercover football (soccer) firms…
Spoiler Warning: This review reveals major details about the movie’s plot When I first saw the previews for 9, I was pretty stoked. “Awesome!” I thought to myself, ” A Tim Burton film that’s a commentary on a post-apocalyptic future!” It looked thrilling, exciting- where…
High school: for some it’s the best time of their lives, and for others, it’s the worst. As clichéd as it may be, high school is an experience that can either make or break you during adolescence.