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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Movie Review: ‘Sicario’ an unusual, haunting success

November 5, 2015

“Nothing will make sense to your American ears, and you will doubt everything that we do, but in the end you will understand,” says Alejandro Gillik (Benicio del Toro) to Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) at...

“The Martian” Soars

Eric Anderson, A&E Writer October 22, 2015
Ridley Scott's science-fiction survival story has heart, hope and humor enough to satisfy all.

Movie Review Haikus

Martina Pansze, A&E Editor September 10, 2015

A haiku for every movie that I watched this summer   Pitch Perfect 2 Where was the boyfriend? He deserved way more screen time #BringBackJesse   Mad Max: Fury Road I didn’t...

“Birdman” plot fails but acting flies

Nathan Fisher December 11, 2014
After the movie ended, I sat in my seat and wondered, “What the hell did I just watch?”

Traditional Holiday Movies

Nathan Fisher December 4, 2014

With Thanksgiving Break officially over, I can finally get into the holiday spirit by listening to Christmas music like the Drifters "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" or Bing Crosby crooning "I'll Be...

Time makes Dumb and Dumber To the dumbest sequel

Time makes ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ the dumbest sequel

Nathan Fisher November 20, 2014
Time was a big factor hindering the movie. By waiting so many years to make a sequel, filmmakers lose the original audiences.

Horror movies bring necessary balance to film industry

Geoffrey Leach November 20, 2014
Horror movies delve deeply into the dark side of human life. They explore insanity, homicide, rape, torture, hatred, depravity, the demonic side of religion and the  harsh unforgiving nature of the environment. These all lie outside of Hollywood's typical repertoire.
Interstellar

‘Interstellar’

Nathan Fisher November 13, 2014
I am a huge fan of movies that explore the final frontier: space. My voyages to unknown worlds in “Star Trek” and going to infinity and beyond in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (or maybe that was “Toy Story") left me chomping at the bit for Christopher Nolan’s newest film, “Interstellar.”"
Horror movies scare with lack of  story

Horror movies scare with lack of story

Nathan Fisher November 6, 2014

Illustration by Sophie Cooper-Ellis. After Halloween last week, I was reminded how much I hate being scared and how the horror movie genre is the worst.  Nothing (and I mean nothing) about horror...

Illustration by Cooper-Ellis

“Dracula Untold” leaves viewers thirsty for more

Nathan Fisher October 16, 2014
I hoped the recent release of “Dracula Untold” would fill my vampire void; but unfortunately, I left the theater still unsatisfied.
Downton Abbey: Worth watching a fifth season of drama?

Downton Abbey: Worth watching a fifth season of drama?

Nathan Fisher October 9, 2014
I got hooked on the relationships brewing at the Abbey, and the drama, Drama, DRAMA!! I became a loyal fan and stayed current with “Downton Abbey”
The Maze Runner runs with young adult trend

‘The Maze Runner’ runs with young adult trend

Nathan Fisher September 25, 2014
“The Maze Runner” fell directly in the middle of the Young Adult adaptation scale, not terrible, but not amazing.
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