Category: REVIEWS

[TV REVIEW] Revisit childhood nostalgia watching Avatar: The Last Airbender

Adrienne Gaylord, The Rubicon

June 3, 2020

The three seasons (or books) of Avatar: The Last Airbender is currently streaming on Netflix.

[TRACK BREAKDOWN] The 1975 push boundaries, finding a mixture of hits and misses

The 1975 released their fourth album, Notes On A Conditional Form, on May 22nd.

Liv Larsen, RubicOnline

May 22, 2020

Notes On A Conditional Form is an impressive amalgamation of different genres and styles for the 1975.

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[MOVIE REVIEW] How to Build a Girl reminds audiences to rock their authentic self

Beanie Feldstein stars in this delightful coming of age story.

Maren Ostrem, The Rubicon

May 22, 2020

Based on the book by Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl is an extraordinarily fun and heartfelt coming of age story.

Tags: beanie feldstein, How to Build a Girl, movie, movie review, review, teen movie

[GAME REVIEW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the perfect release amid COVID-19

Animal Crossing is stress-reducing and what everyone could be using during COVID-19 to safely social distance.

Lara Cayci, Aureus Editor-in-Chief

May 15, 2020

Nothing is urgent in Animal Crossing; everything can be taken slowly and anything can be put off indefinitely.

Tags: animal crossing, animal crossing: new horizons, Coronavirus, COVID-19, nintendo, nintendo switch, quarantine, video games

[REVIEW] Tune in while John Krasinski shares Some Good News

John Krasinski set up his Youtube Channel, Some Good News, in his house, featuring his homemade SGN sign.

Will Schavee, RubicOnline

April 28, 2020

John Krasinski, a well known actor and director, started Some Good News on YouTube with the intention to spread positive messages to the world during this time of negative news.

Tags: Coronavirus, covid, john, krazinski, SGN, some good news, youtube

[TV REVIEW] Back-stabbing and tigers and murder (oh my)

Joe Exotic is the owner of the GW Zoo, home to many big cats, in Oklahoma. The documentary follows his never-ending quarrel with Carole Baskins and the law

Bobby Verhey, Social Media Manager

April 15, 2020

Crazy, intriguing, and bizzarre. Netflix's Tiger King has everything from murder to music videos.

Tags: Carole Baskins, Joe Exotic, netflix, review, Tiger King, Tigers

[TV REVIEW] Derry Girls finds comedy in conflict

Jackson, Harland, Coughlan, O’Donnell, and Llewellyn completely immersed themselves into 1990s Derry style and mindset, mixing the fear of the time with self-centered angsty teen hormones.

Noa Ní Aoláin Gross, Staff Writer

March 9, 2020

The show written by Lisa McGee follows a pack of four teens on a journey of friendship and self-discovery in 1990s Ireland.

[MOVIE REVIEW] Just Mercy might change opinions about criminal justice

The film show history with some accuracy, using archive photos from the trial (left) to capture the spirit of real interactions in the film (right)

Johnna Melk-Johnson, Staff Writer

March 4, 2020

Facing racial discrimination at every turn, Stevenson is convinced of Walter McMillian’s innocence and is determined to get his death sentence overturned.

Tags: book, just mercy, movie, review