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Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Shang-Chi mesmerizes with visual effects.

Although a visual triumph, “Shang-Chi” lacks depth

Lauren Vanden Bosch, Staff Reporter
September 7, 2021

Like “Black Widow” before it, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” feels overdue: not only is it the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s also the studio’s...

“Split” and Shyamalan: A case study

Blake Staat
February 3, 2017

As we move past the holiday movie season and into the New Year, there are a couple of movies to look out for early on and into the spring. “Split” is one movie that had critics and audiences talking...

Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” tells a quiet tale about 17th-century missionaries

Brandon Schreur
January 20, 2017

“It's amazing that, with all the things against the film, that it got made and it's going to be shown,” said Martin Scorsese, director of the critically acclaimed film “Silence.” “There was a...

Mel Gibson masterfully combines style and substance in “Hacksaw Ridge”

Mark Peless
November 10, 2016

There are very few directors who are able to wrangle and produce a full story arc the way that Mel Gibson can. It was not too long ago that Gibson was first seen as the go-to male lead for an action movie....

Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” marvels

Brandon Schreur
November 10, 2016

In light of its ever-expansive cinematic universe, Marvel has done its best to make each of its entries feel unique and different in order to prevent the superhero fatigue mainstream audiences will eventually...

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” a so-so outing for director Tim Burton

Sadie Burgher
October 14, 2016

Since early childhood, Jake’s grandfather Abe regaled him with fantastical tales of his adolescence spent battling massive, tentacled monsters and living at “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,”...

“Deepwater Horizon” review

Brandon Schreur
October 7, 2016

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon, a drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico harvesting oil for BP Petroleum, unexpectedly exploded. For the next 87 days, the oil well leaked into the ocean,...

Oliver Stone’s “Snowden” leaks of missed opportunity

Brandon Schreur
September 23, 2016

Edward Snowden, the man responsible for leaking classified information regarding the NSA to the public, is currently living in Moscow after being banned from entering the United States. He’s a rather...

“The Witch” explores boundaries of Christianity and horror genre

Eckhart Chan
April 13, 2016

“The Witch,” directed by Robert Eggers was first released in January at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Directing Award, and was later released in cinemas in February. Over the past...

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“The Visit” return to classic Shyamalan

Nate Hunt
September 20, 2015

For the past decade, M. Night Shyamalan has seemed bent on killing his career. After a period of success in which the director graced the thriller genre with gems like “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs,”...

‘Jurassic World’ is fun, but ultimately disappoints

Nate Hunt
September 10, 2015

I have generally found that films which get off to a bumpy start have a knack for picking up speed in the second and third acts. Unfortunately, this is not the case with “Jurassic World,” the fourth...

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Cinematically beautiful ‘Walter Mitty’ still lacking

Katie Salyer
March 12, 2014

It’s a beautiful picture. Rolling hills, unscalable mountains, deep and vast oceans. The kind of picture that ignites a fervor for life in a person. World travel is an aspiration of many a young person,...

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