Review: ‘Outer Banks’ shines like gold

May 13, 2020 | hookl

Five out of Five Stars

Maddy WarrenStaff Writer

Netflix’s newest series, “Outer Banks,” is a thrilling adventure from start to finish and will pull viewers in from the beginning.

Set in the outer banks of North Carolina, a … Read More

Review: ‘The Two Popes’ a subtle gem

May 12, 2020 | hookl

Four out of Five Stars

By Robin MoralesAssociate Editor

Framed within the Catholic Church’s contemporary Vatican scandals, “The Two Popes” offers a dramatization of Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI and the differing ideologies each man embodies.

The film begins … Read More

Review: ‘Crip Camp’ tells human story

April 27, 2020 | hookl

Five stars out of five

By Robin MoralesAssociate Editor

“Crip Camp” is a monumental documentary about a summer camp called Jened, the “crippled” teenagers and young adults who became a family there, and the civil rights revolution they started.

Released … Read More

Review: ‘All the Bright Places’ shines

April 15, 2020 | hookl

Five out of Five Stars

By Maddy WarrenStaff Write

The new Netflix movie “All the Bright Places” has all the friendship, romance and heartbreak of a typical teenage drama and more.

The novel-turned-Netflix original stars Elle Fanning as … Read More

Review: ‘Tiger King’ worth the hype

April 3, 2020 | hookl

Five Stars out of Five

By Maddy WarrenStaff Writer

One of Netflix’s latest releases, a limited series called “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness,” follows the lives of the biggest faces in the big-cat breeding world.

This seven-episode documentary series … Read More

‘Coronacation’ binge-watching options

March 23, 2020 | hookl

By Maddy WarrenStaff Writer

In today’s world, as more people are straying from regular television, streaming services seem to be taking over. Four of the most popular are Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+.

As a user of all … Read More

Review: ‘On My Block’ raunchy, radiant

March 20, 2020 | hookl

Five StarsBy Ali WilliamsA&E Editor

The third season of Netflix’s gem “On My Block” dropped Wednesday, March 11. The show follows best friends Ruby, Jamal, Monse and Cesar confronting the challenges in their lives – gangs, death and high school … Read More