By Ayden Dant Netflix’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House debuted October of 2018, and was the first in an anthology series, promised by Netflix. The drama/horror takes us through the past and present lives of the 7-member Crain Family, who had encounters with paranormal activity. The family, consisting of children Steven, Shirley, Luke, Theo, and Nell, as well as parents Olivia and Hugh Crain, moved into a haunted mansion in 1992. The house presents itself as a beautiful mansion, and the family cannot wait to move in. By the end of the summer, however, the family … Continue reading The Haunting of Hill House Review

By Cara Steinmetz The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel is a three part newly released documentary on Netflix. It follows the mysterious vanishing of Elisa Lam. Elisa traveled to Los Angeles in 2013 and unfortunately never made it back home. She stayed at the Cecil Hotel which is notorious for its high crime rate. Around 16 people have died under unexplainably while staying at the Cecil Hotel. One night, Elisa was seen on an elevator at the hotel acting very strange and as if someone were watching her. This would be the last time anyone would see Elisa alive. She … Continue reading Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Review

By Ben Jungels Music – a universal yet unique human experience, an expression of emotion through harmony, a response of the human mind to a pattern. The components of music can come in many shapes and forms, be it physical instruments, the human voice, or, in more modern times, completely digital. The oldest known instruments, flutes carved from animal bone and drums made from stone or wood, date back as far as 40,000 years. This suggests that music developed alongside primitive man. As man began to use metal, new instruments were formed. In ancient Greece, trumpets and lyres would have … Continue reading The History of Music

By Vanessa Lewis The movie up to review this week is Pride and Prejudice. Based on Jane Austen’s novel, five sisters live together with their parents. The Bennet family is your average family with a decent living, but to keep up their lifestyle the daughters must find someone to marry (marriage was the only option for them, as they were to inherit nothing based on their gender). In today’s times that would sound quite crazy, but in the 19th century, one’s family reputation depended on it. Mrs. Bennet’s goal to marry off her daughters. Jane, her eldest, meets Mr. Bingley … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice (2009) Review