By Bailey Blaikie '19
“A Simple Favor,” starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, is about two moms who each have a son the same age. While it was pitched as a thriller in the trailer, I entered...
By Mark Didio '20
Marvel entertainment released the first ever female-driven Superhero movie trailer, “Captain Marvel” on Sept. 18. Actress Brie Larson will star as Carol Danvers, who later becomes...
By Seth McCoy ’19
Director Yann Demange’s “White Boy Rick” delivers the stranger-than-fiction true story of a 15 year old drug kingpin in crack-cocaine dominated Detroit, Michigan during the...
By Caroline Donohue '20
On Sept. 14, 2018 Netflix released a new movie that dives into the secrets of Westport, Connecticut, the hometown of most students at Staples High School. Although it seems like...
By Ella Bloomingdale ’20
Have you been on Instagram lately? Snapchat? Twitter? Any form of social media? If you haven't been living under a rock, you are aware of Peter Kavinsky, the lead character...
By Evi Tarshis '20
Walking into award-winning film director Aneesh Chaganty’s new movie, "The Searching," I had pretty high expectations and I was not disappointed.
The film tells the story of...
By Reece Keusch '19
Whether we were writing the Declaration of Independence, creating the internet, ending slavery or building the Panama Canal, the United States of America has had an unprecedented...
By Hannah Schmidt ’19
It’s 1984 and a young Molly Ringwald plays a character in the movie “16 Candles” where she analyzes her 16-year-old self in a mirror. She adjusts her short, red curls and...
Poppy Livingstone '21
When Staples student Angela Ji ’19 was in the fifth grade, she faced a discouraging decision. Her school had a day where students dressed as fictional characters, and Ji found...
By Lucy Arrow '21
“Mamma Mia!” is a timeless movie starring award winning actors such as Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan with a stunning plot and beautiful scenery.
Along with...
By Isabella Bullock '19
As I sat in the rather empty theater, I waited for the trailers of upcoming films to end so the film, “Adrift,” would begin. I had been convinced by the media after being...
