Shows worth reading subtitles for

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Shows worth reading subtitles for

By Timia Cobb Web Content Contributor It’s sad to say that many people didn’t even want to read subtitles until late 2019 when “Parasite” won multiple awards and was raved about by everyone. However, when “Parasite” gained the attention it deserved it also brought awareness to how western countries purposely ignore non-english speaking shows or movies. For years US film and TV companies have made foregin speaking films/shows into remakes, downplaying and disrespecting the […]

February 29, 2020 133

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I Didn’t Know I Needed TikTok This Bad

By Ally Bolender Web Content Contributor TikTok. It may be a platform under investigation by the U.S. National Security, takes a remarkable amount of your information and bans any content that badly portrays China, but god-damn that app is hilarious. When I first heard about TikTok, I absolutely refused to download it. At first, all I saw was the cringy content like high-school kids posting dancing and relationship-themed videos. Then […]

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A flyer for the 26th Annual Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference. It is violet colored with the Austin skyline in the background. The text says,” 26th Annual Austin Film Festival and Writers Conference. October 24-31, 2019. Use promo code K-T-S-W-F-P for $15 off film passes.”

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Austin Film Festival is Back!

By Ally BolenderWeb Content Contributor Austin Film Festival season is back, baby! Austin Film Festival is Oct. 24 – 31 this year – eight days of films across seven venues with the industry’s best professionals. Come check out the films on the verge of release, Oscar nominees, television premieres, competition films and documentaries featured during the festival. There will also be script readings and Q&As by your favorite writers, actors […]

October 1, 2019 65

Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Laurence Fishburne and Joe Pantoliano characters in The Matrix pose on the official movie poster for the movie.

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Why You Should Be Excited for Matrix 4

By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager Warner Bros. recently announced that a fourth “Matrix” film will be released. The first “Matrix”, released in 1999, broke records and received critical acclaim as well as winning four Academy Awards. It was a box office success and spawned off two sequels – “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”. I’ll be honest the sequels cannot hold a candle to the first and the […]

September 4, 2019 114

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A Night at Stars & Stripes Drive-In

By Daniel Richter Web Content Contributor The Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre in New Braunfels is a great affordable late night activity for college students on budget. Being a poor college student myself, I struggle to find ideas for date nights, as well as fun nights out in general. Going downtown to the Square can break the bank and it seems like everything else fun closes when the sun goes […]

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Binge Over The Break

By Andronica Owens Web Content Contributor The end of the semester is approaching which means students get a break from the working and stressing. Yes, we have finals and projects and papers, but once that’s all over we will finally have the time to relax and catch up on sleep. Now, it may just be me, but usually winter breaks gives me the chance to catch up on all the […]

December 10, 2018 45

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A Netflix Review: Maniac

By Rikki Yanez Assistant Web Content Manager If you enjoy bingeing the latest Netflix series, you may have heard of the recently added Netflix limited series Maniac. This series is not like your typical Netflix Original due to the content being so complex that you have to fully devote your attention to the show, otherwise you’ll miss important parts. However, it will still leave viewers interested after each of the […]

October 9, 2018 2781

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Podcasts: The New Form of Entertainment

By Rikki Yanez Assistant Blog Content Contributor Since technology has rapidly advanced and we are no longer having to rent movies or TV shows at the nearest Blockbuster, binging shows on streaming platforms such Netflix or Hulu has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment. However, no one really talks about the other forms of entertainment such as podcast. I recently discovered on Spotify all the diverse types […]

August 15, 2018 291

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The Challenge That is Hereditary

By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist Horror cinema has been having a tough time getting taken seriously in the new millenium. The landscape of the market for the genre is filled with shallow popcorn flicks, the people that see them, and the corporate heads who make it their mission to follow these trends as they line up and fall, one by one. This can lead to the general public forgetting the […]

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