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REVIEW: ‘The Rings of Power’ Returns to Middle Earth

September 6, 2024 David Chapek

By DAVID CHAPEK/Staff Writer The time has once again come for us to consider the mind-numbing monstrosity of a production that is Amazon’s “The Rings of Power” show. Any small amount of personal nostalgia I [Read More…]

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REVIEW: Clairo’s “Charm” is a Breath of Fresh Air

July 23, 2024 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Manager Clairo reinstates her reign over indie-pop in her third album, “Charm,” pairing her iconically relatable writing with a playful and fresh sound. Since its release on July 12, “Charm” has [Read More…]

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REVIEW: A Tortured Popstar: Taylor Swift’s Most Vulnerable Album Yet Releases

April 25, 2024 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/Social Media Editor Even with a broken heart, Taylor Swift has just released her biggest album yet, both in terms of tracks and of sales. Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” [Read More…]

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REVIEW: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: The Beauty and the Horror

April 1, 2024 Yosef Ibitayo

BY YOSEF IBITAYO/Staff Writer and JOHN ENABOIFO/Staff Contributor Every once in a while, we get a movie that shakes everything up and imprints itself into the public consciousness. In our age of divided entertainment, in comes [Read More…]

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REVIEW: New Wonka Movie A Success, In Its Own Way

January 29, 2024 Nathan Witt

By JOHN ENABOIFO / Staff Contributor Curious about the new Wonka Movie? Well, quiet up and listen down. No, scratch that — reverse it. Paul King, director of the well-beloved (and rightly so) Paddington movies, took [Read More…]

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Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader a TTRPG Classic Made New

January 23, 2024 Jim Rasberry

By JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer As 2023 came to an end, so did an amazing year for fans of the video game industry. Countless new sequels, brand new IPs, and the delivery of long-awaited games came out [Read More…]

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The Tallies: The Talon Staff’s Favorite Music of 2023

December 7, 2023 Larry Bonilla

By TALON STAFF/ Organized by LARRY BONILLA Friends and Fellow Patriots, welcome to “the Tallies!” This is a special Talon Staff review to tally up the music that made us cry, had us enchanted, and shaped our [Read More…]

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REVIEW: ‘Songbirds and Snakes’ Adds New Chapter to ‘Hunger Games’ Story

November 30, 2023 Danny Mogle

By NAYELI CARRILLO/Staff Writer  Eleven years have passed since Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson graced the silver screen as Katniss and Peeta, District 12 tributes of the 74th Hunger Games. The long-awaited prequel to “The [Read More…]

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Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ Movie Leaves Swiftie Enchanted

November 7, 2023 Melanie Romero

By MELANIE ROMERO/Staff Writer Global superstar Taylor Swift premiered “The Eras Tour” Film in Los Angeles on Oct. 12. The film consisted of her  Eras Tour performance in Los Angeles. The duration was 2 hours and [Read More…]

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“The rest”: Boygenius Keeps it Short and Sad

October 30, 2023 Paulina Mata

By PAULINA MATA/ Social Media Editor Indie supergroup boygenius (which is stylized lowercase), coming off the high of a well-received first album and tour, released their latest EP, “the rest”, on Oct. 13. The four-track project [Read More…]

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