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By Ian Mulkey

     I have seen this movie probably around a dozen times and each time is just as interesting and fun. In short, Mad Max is an amazing movie, even if you don’t like bloody thrillers. Make no mistake, this movie is supposed to be a montage of deadly car chases with flamethrowers and sawblades in the middle of a post-apocalyptic Australian desert; however, that is not the main reason I continue to watch this movie again and again. The main reason is the characters and the script.

     The main character, Max, is played by Tom Hardy, one of my favorite actors of all time. While this character is incredibly powerful in every sense of the word, he still has a large shift in ideals and experiences a true arch. He starts out as worried about only himself but, as the movie progresses, we see him become committed to a larger cause and learns to trust the other characters. That is the main theme of the movie, trust. All of the characters start out distrustful but learn that they are more likely to survive mutated psychopaths if they can truly trust one another. The other main character is Furiosa and she also has this large shift, eventually trusting Max with her life.

     All of these character changes are not exemplified through talking but rather the actions they do while in combat. It is impressive how this movie makes you understand what the characters are feeling with such few words. The costumes are perfect because they are meant to be chaotic and made out of metal scraps. The special effects and lighting are also very good but not very noteworthy because they are standard for a major Hollywood budget.

     This movie won a total of 6 awards: Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing. One very underrated feature of this movie is the music and soundtrack. As a

     With a new season of football a little over three months away (if all goes well in the world) there are many fans thinking their team will go to the Superbowl. The Cowgirls fans as always thinking it’s their year… every year. Right now, the Kansas City Chiefs have the best odds of winning the Super Bowl with a +400 and a predicted record of 13-3.     

     Coming off a Superbowl win this past season Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Chiefs should have their sights set on yet another Super Bowl win.  The Ravens are mentioned in the Super Bowl conversation with a  +800 odds and a predicted record of 14-2. Having the Madden cheat code player Lamar Jackson on their roster, this isn’t a farfetched goal for the Ravens. The Cowgirls tied with the Eagles for the most hated fanbase in football have pretty decent odds +1300 this year both teams are predicted to go 11-5.

     Junior Jake Scharr, an avid Chiefs fan believes they’ll win another Super Bowl, “There’s no doubt in my mind that the Chiefs will win another one this year.” When asked about how much trouble the Ravens will cause he was open, “I think that Lamar Jackson specifically will disrupt the league again. He is very fast and has an arm I think almost every team is going to have trouble when it comes to him.”

Christopher Brent Wood came out to the music world on January 19, 2015, as Brent Faiyaz with his debut single, “Allure”. Faiyaz would then release two albums and two EP’s after signing with Lost KiDs. Faiyaz’s newest album, “… The World”, made it big in the music charts and in my opinion is one of his best albums.

     My favorite song would have to be “Clouded” because of the buildup in the singing and the instrumentals in the background. The song is all in all a chill song that puts you in a mellow mood. 

     With Faiyaz’s calming voice, every song on the album speaks to you in a different way. The R&B artist speaks mainly about love or about losing friends and being alone which many people in this day and age can relate to. 

         I would give the album five stars because of the delivery of every song on the album. Faiyaz continues to bring his classic sound from his previous albums which is why I think this is one of his best albums. 

     The highly anticipated 10 part documentary Last Dance’, debuted its first two episodes on April 19. The documentary chronicles the story behind the dynasty of the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls, specifically their last championship. Originally scheduled for release in June 2020, but with the NBA season over, ESPN saw fit to move the documentary up two months to give basketball addicts something to bide our time with. 

     For huge basketball fans, the fact that this documentary was actually going to be released seemed like a dream. The opportunity to see, in my opinion, the greatest basketball player to ever live and his journey to becoming that and the tribulations that he went to that the public never knew about is amazing. This documentary shed a lot of light on the Chicago Bulls locker room, and I walked away with this in mind: Although they won six championships, it never seemed like the entire organization functioned as one unit. 

     The first two episodes of the documentary exceeded my expectations. The way that the filmmakers depicted Michael Jordan’s evolution from a high schooler getting cut from his varsity basketball team into a 6-time champion was masterful. My favorite thing so far about this documentary was how many perspectives we heard in just the first two episodes. In just the first two episodes alone, 50 different people shared their experiences with Jordan and the Bull’s dynasty. 

There were many factors that played into the downfall of the Chicago Bulls dynasty, but the elephant in the room was Jerry Krause, the general manager of the team. 

Just after watching the first two episodes, this documentary warrants a 9/10 score, solely based on the details presented and the unseen footage of the team, and also the timeline of the demise of the Chicago Bulls dynasty.

     “The Platform” directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia released February 21, 2020.  Originally written in Spanish now available in English on Netflix. This movie hits everything that could be off-putting, cannibalism, blood, guts, communism, racism, killing a dog, and murder. The show centers around, Goreng, and his voluntary experience through a prison-like area called “the pit.” 

     The pit you find out has over 200 levels. A slab that starts at the top filled with food goes through all the levels. The people at the upper levels get to eat first and as much as they want. Goreng ends up hallucinating his dead old cellmates. He is forced to go through extreme starvation and gluttony. In an effort to disrupt the pit he and his third cellmate Baharat and stay on the slab and give out rations. They realize when they come across a wise man that they also need a symbol which is a perfectly put together plate, but it ends up being a little kid they find at the bottom. Following this, the action looks more like The Walking Dead when they fight zombies.

     The message is pretty clear about society’s greed and about the people controlling it because if everyone rationed, they all would’ve lived. For shock factor, I give it a solid 9/10 due to the sheer amount of obscene stuff you watch compared to a movie you’d see at AMC. The ending I would’ve rated a 10/10, but you never find out what happens, so I’m giving it a 7/10 because it’s not what you expect, but makes perfect sense when you think about it. The storyline greatly aided by flashbacks is a 10 because it constantly keeps you attentive trying to figure out what’s going to happen next. Overall a  movie that I would recommend watching.