movie review

‘Avengers: Endgame’ is an exhilarating ending

Grant Dillard Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu After nearly a year of anticipation since “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Avengers: Endgame,” the long awaited culmination of the past eleven years of Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally here. Given that it’s the conclusion to “The Infinity Saga,” which is the overarching story arc that’s been built up throughout the previous Read More

A look back at my movie reviewing years

Grant Dillard Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu Starting next semester, The Murray State News will no longer feature movie reviews in both the paper and on the features website. Having provided several film and television reviews since 2017, I thought I would look back on my many written works; going over what I considered to be the Read More

‘Breakthrough’ breaks even

Grant Dillard Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu “Breakthrough” tells the true story of John Smith (Marcel Ruiz) a troubled teen who fell through an icy lake in January 2015, and was underwater for more than 15 minutes before being rescued. Despite having no pulse for an extended period of time, that changes once his mother, Joyce (Chrissy Read More

‘The Perfect Date’ is cinematic nyquil

Grant Dillard  Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu Noah Centineo has slowly been building a reputation as Netflix’s poster boy, given how many Netflix original films he’s been involved with. Last year, Netflix gave viewers not one, but two films starring Centineo as the charming male love interest: those films being “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Read More

All Marvel Cinematic Universe movies reviewed

Grant Dillard Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu Graphic courtesy of Wikimedia Commons To celebrate the upcoming release of “Avengers: Endgame,” the conclusion to the 22-film series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has officially been dubbed “The Infinity Saga,” here is a compilation of mini-reviews of every film in the MCU so far; all done in three Read More

‘Shazam!’ has heart, humor and heroics

Grant Dillard  Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu The DC Cinematic Universe (or DC Extended Universe/DCEU as it’s often called via internet chatter) has had an uneven track record to say the least. “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Suicide Squad” received mixed to negative reviews from critics and audiences; but the more positive Read More

“Dumbo” Flies High

Grant Dillard  Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu “Dumbo” is the latest in a long line of Disney’s live-action remakes of their animated classics, as well as the latest film from visionary director Tim Burton. As a standalone film, does “Dumbo” succeed on its own? Or does it pale in comparison to its animated counterpart? Taking place in Read More

‘Five Feet Apart’ falls flat

Grant Dillard Staff writer gdillard@murraystate.edu “Five Feet Apart” is yet another young-adult romance film focusing on two sick teenagers who fall in love. Following movies such as “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Everything Everything” and “Midnight Sun,” this film takes its place in a sub-genre that may as well be dubbed “Terminal Teenage Romance.” Coming Read More

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