![]() By: Antonio Chavez The recent Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker came out on December 20th, 2019. On IMDb, the movie got a 6.9 out of 10 which is pretty bad. On Metacritic, the movie got a 54 out of 100 by critics and 4.9 out of 10 by users. There is no in-between in people's opinions on this movie, while some enjoy it, others don’t. The movie is 2 hours and 22 minutes long, I think it is a good length since movies like End Game are pretty long. I’m not really a big Star Wars fan so I don’t know the whole story and can’t really talk about inconsistencies in the story. My review on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is that it is Ok. Since it is a sci-fi movie it used a lot of CGI but it looked pretty good overall. In the end, this movie got hit with a lot of backlash which I don’t really get why. Most critics say that this is not a good sequel to the previous movie and seemed like they just put in whatever worked. IMDb gave the movie a 6.9 out of 10 which isn’t very good. Metacritic critics gave the movie a 54 out of 100 and users gave it a 4.9 out of 10. I thought the movie was ok and definitely not as bad as the critics and other people say it is.
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![]() By: Adrian Ruelas The video game phenomenon “Fortnite” is a Battle Royale game, but unlike other Battle Royale’s, Fortnite has a cartoon type of look and includes a building feature which differentiates itself from other games. The building feature is what most people give credit to for making the game so popular and unique. Fortnite Battle Royale has been out for over a year now, released on September 26, 2017. There has been much controversy over the game; many dislike the game and disagree with the decisions the developers have made, and they say that it has ruined the game. The game at its first stage was much different than the current Fortnite. Change, not just in Fortnite, is a very controversial thing to do. The reason Fortnite went viral was because of its success at its original form, so changing that led people to believe that the changes made were unnecessary, and fans didn’t like them. Though change is not always a bad thing, many people believe that the changes Epic Games made changed Fortnite for the worse. Fortnite's timeline is divided into Seasons. Currently, we are in Season 9, which just started a few days ago. Every seasons lasts for 10 weeks, and after that, a new season starts. Season 1 was underdeveloped, with lots of bugs and glitches in the game. Epic Games was a fairly new devoloping company, so they weren’t exactly experts, but they soon turned it around, and by Season 3, Fortnite was the hottest game out. ![]() I asked some experienced Fortnite players what they’re thoughts were on Fortnite, and they had many things to say. Edgar said he still plays Fortnite, but he thinks it’s dying. He doesn’t like the fact that they destroyed the hottest place to land, Tilted Towers, and rebuilt it into a futuristic model. He also doesn’t like how they took away stretched resolution. He also doesn’t like how everybody nowadays are great players, so good that it becomes boring playing because you keep on getting killed by those players. He did have something positive to say though, and it was how there isn’t as much lag as there used to be. Jose Emiliano said that it’s fun, but he doesn’t like playing unless it’s with friends, otherwise it gets boring fast. He preferred the old version of Fortnite because it was “simpler” and there were no tryhards or sweats (tryhards/sweats = people who try really hard at a game). Albertico said he likes smacking kids, even though I completely destroyed him when we fought each other. He believes Fortnite is unbalanced, which means the skill gap between players is extremely big, and some weapons are extremely overpowered. He also believes the new meta of overbuilding is ruining the game. I don’t believe Fortnite is dying, but it for sure is getting boring. Fortnite has millions of active players who love and enjoy the game. Fortnite will be around for about another year, but until it’s doomsday comes, all we can do is try to get better at the game. With NBA 2K20, a very anticipated game, coming out in September, Fortnite’s active users will surely go down. ![]() The Avengers have been around since 2012 when the first Avengers movie was released. The movie was about how Nick Fury the director of S.H.I.E.L.D recruited Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, The Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. Avengers: Age of Ultron was the second movie in the Avengers series, it was released on May 1, 2015 and it was about how the Avengers fought Ultron, an artificial intelligence that wanted human extinction. Avengers: Infinity War is the third Avengers film in the series, it was released on April 27, 2018 and it was about how the Avengers join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Thanos from getting all 6 infinity stones. Avengers: Endgame is the fourth and final movie of the series, it was released on April 26, 2019 and it was about how the Avengers came together to collect all 6 infinity stones and restore everything that Thanos did. As the movie begins, Hawkeye is seen with his family. Out of nowhere, his family disappears and he is taken to Japan. As the movie continues a few heroes join The Avengers. The Avengers have a plan to take all 6 Infinity Stones and reverse everything that Thanos did. Their mission to get all 6 Infinity Stones was pretty tough. Throughout the movie, the Avengers split up and time travel to different points in the past in order to retrieve the infinity stones. When they finally get all 6 stones, they placed them on the infinity gauntlet that Iron Man had created, and Hulk put it on and snapped to see if everything will go back to how it was. Towards the end, Doctor Strange came back and he opened different portals that included the Wakanda armies, the restored Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Iron Man stole the 6 infinity stones from Thanos and he used the stones to disintegrate Thanos and his army, the power of all 6 infinity stones was to strong for Iron Man and shortly after using the stones, he died. The cast included, Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark/ Iron Man, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/ Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/ Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/ Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/ Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as James “Rhodey” Rhodes/ War Machine, Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/ Captain Marvel, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Benedict Wong as Wong, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia “Pepper” Potts, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/ Falcon, Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/ Black Panther, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, Tom Holland as Peter Parker/ Spider Man, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/ Star-Lord, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/ WInter Soldier What I liked about Avengers Endgame was that it had a lot of action, and the whole storyline was well explained. There was like a lot of action, from when the Avengers went back in time to collect all 6 infinity stones to when Thanos and his army fought the Avengers with help from the Wakanda Army and the Guardians of the Galaxy. The film also had times in which there was no action, but there were key moments in the scene that would eventually lead to the fight between Thanos and the Avengers. I enjoyed watching the scenes that involved lots of action because that always catches my attention. The one scene that I liked the most was when Dr. Strange appeared and he opened up different portals, and the Wakanda Army came out of it, the Guardians of the Galaxy also came out of the portals, and Spider-Man, etc. That was like the battle that ended everything. By Ramon Galindo The Curse of La Llorona is a supernatural horror/ mystery movie that was released on April 19, 2019. It was Directed by Michael Davis and James Wan. It is the newest entry into the Conjuring Universe that James Wan has created. The movie has a running time of 90 minutes. The budget for this movie was 9 million dollars and it made 87 million dollars in the box office. Based on the Mexican folklore of La Llorona, the film stars Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz and Patricia Velasquez, and follows a mother in 1970s Los Angeles who must save her children from a ghost who is trying to steal them away.
The movie received a 29% on rotten tomatoes and a 50% on the audience score. It has seen as a bad movie by movie critics and a so-so movie by the audience. It got a low review because La Llorona takes place in LA. In the original folklore, La Llorona lives in Mexico. People did not like that the movie followed the generic formula of scary movies. It did not bring anything new to the table. The jump scares were not scary and you could see them coming from a mile away. One critic, Joshua Rothkopf, said, “It may further the brand a bit, but it's the opposite of frightening: a sludgy collection of tired jump scares, inexpertly mounted period décor -- this time we're in a too-shiny 1973 Los Angeles -- and a continued slump into generic blandness.” When he says that it may further the brand, he means that it would make the Conjuring universe more popular. I think that the movie was pretty mediocre. Like many people have said, the jump scares were predictable and it didn’t bring anything new to horror movies. While I was in the theater, I found myself getting more angry than scared. I was angry at the characters in the story for making stupid decisions. The movie however did a good job on not relying on the fact that it was part of the Conjuring Universe. It made a quick little reference to the Annabelle movie and then it continued with the story. The movie was enjoyable but it was average at best. ![]() Around Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, you might see many Mexican flags, TV commercials advocating Mexican food or drinks, and many little bursts of Mexican pride and celebration. But what really is it celebrating? Many people think that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day. While Mexico’s Independence Day is on September 16, May 5 still holds a special event in Mexico’s history. Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of Mexico’s victory over the French in 1862 in the Battle of Puebla. The Battle of Puebla Between 1861 and 1867, Mexico was going through a French intervention in its territory. At that time, Benito Juarez, an indigenous Zapotec, and lawyer, was elected President. Mexico was in financial difficulty due to “internal strife” and owed major payments to European countries, France, Britain, and Spain. All the countries sent their armies to Veracruz, Mexico prompting repayment, but through some negotiation, that Britain and Spain withdraw their forces. Differently, France did not comply and found an opportunity to start an empire on the Mexican land, as they were ruled by Napoleon III. His huge, overpowering army stormed through Veracruz, causing President Juarez and his government to retreat. After the easy success, the French under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez decided to attack Puebla in Oaxaca with 6,000 troops. Meanwhile, in new headquarters, President Juarez pulled together around 2,000 troops to protect Puebla, most of them being indigenous or of mixed ancestry, to be led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Mexicans were poorly supplied when they prepared for the assault at Puebla. Finally, on May 5, 1862, General Lorencez commanded his heavily armed troops to attack. They battled from daybreak to the early evening, where the French finally retreated. The French lost up to 500 soldiers, while the Mexicans had lost less than a 100. This left a symbolic victory for Mexico as in this battle they were the underdog who managed to pull through. The French Intervention in Mexico ended when the resistance got stronger after the victory and also the support of the United States pushed France to withdraw. Then, the Napoleon appointed emperor, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was executed by Juárez’s forces. Celebrations Even though Cinco de Mayo is a battle in Mexico’s history, it isn’t widely celebrated through Mexico. It is mostly celebrated In Puebla and other places in Oaxaca. Although, it isn’t uncommon to be recognized in other parts of Mexico, with festivals, food, battle reenactments, and military parades. In the United States, it is said to be more commonly recognized by Mexican-American or Chicano communities. It has become a day to appreciate Mexican culture with festivals with performances from Mariachis, Baile Folklorico, and Baile Azteca. Many people go out to eat at a Mexican restaurant or have a small celebration, while many choose to ignore the anniversary of the battle. Cinco de Mayo is also a means of profit for many industries. A fun fact is that beer companies sell more beer during Cinco de Mayo than the Super Bowl or St. Patrick's day, making $600 million in 2013. In conclusion, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla where the Juarez’s troops defeated the French. Through an epic battle where the underdog conquered the powerful, it left a recognizable image on Mexico. This ended up being a symbolic representation of the strength that Mexico and what its indigenous population had in the midst of a European siege. Whether one celebrates or not is ok, but it is a plus that one knows its meaning as the day nears. By: Alexa Rizo ![]() The first top movie from Netflix is named the “Veronica,” this movie is based on a true story which is a Spanish horror movie directed by Paco Plaza in 1992. Veronica is a 15-year-old girl living with her mother and her three siblings in an apartment. One day in school, during a total eclipse of the sun, Veronica and her friends decided to gather the Ouija board to allow Veronica to have contact with her dead dad during a solar eclipse. This movie is also based on a true story that had happened to a young girl and also affected her own family with a demon, which wasn’t her dad at all. A freshman student named Marcos gave his opinion about this movie, “the movie demonstrates the type of things that can bring a demon to life, which tell us what the consequences could be so that we don’t make the same mistakes.” This illustrates how a horror movie could teach us as well because it can benefit fewer people to try any demon games that really could go wrong. In the rotten tomatoes the total percentage on this movie is an 88%. This demonstrates that many people does enjoy movies like this one because it shows the impact of the game the Ouija board in a true base movie. ![]() The second top movie from Netflix is named the “Avengers Infinity War,” this movie grabbed many viewers that would soon enough become an official avenger follower, even for people who weren’t really into action movies like this. The Avengers and their allies must be willing to attempt to defeat the most powerful Thanos before he gets the chance to ruin the whole universe, with the most powerful objects that he needs to hunt first. Julia, a freshman at KSJC, expressed how she, “anticipating that movie for a long time. I have watched Marvel movies since I was small and to know that it might reach its end, I had to watch it. I was despondent to see many of my favorite characters die. I received a marvelous aura to see all of the heroes together, especially the Avengers all in Wakanda.” This illustrates how many super fans can really go off with talking about the Avengers and how they feel in some type of way. Julia gives this movie in the rate of 10 out of 10. The total percentage on this movie according to rotten tomatoes is an 85%. This demonstrates that many people are really going into the films of marvel because it got their intention of the whole crew coming together and try to defeat Thanos. ![]() The third top movie from Netflix is named the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” this movie goes for the fans of teen romance that have a lot of interest about romance. Lara Jean Covey writes letters to all the past loves, but the letters are only meant for her eye’s only. Somehow, those letters start to be released to all the boys she has written a letter too, so she faked being with this one past crush and starts to get in love again. Gisela, a freshman at KSJC, expressed her opinion about the movie saying it, “ Was an average movie, it is a movie that is kind of predictable. You kinda know what is going to happen. But, I think that there has been other romance movies that have been better but I would watch it again.” This clearly illustrates that there could be people who have a different opinion about romance movies like these because sometimes movies like these could have the same story in the beginning or in the ending. In the rotten tomatoes the total percentage is an 97%. This demonstrates that this movie is one of the most viewed and liked movie because people have the interest in a real life situation that can possibly happen to someone. ![]() The fourth top movie from Netflix is named “The Perfect Date,” this movie really illustrates the lesson of your career or your the lesson of somebody that you love. A high school student creates an app to offer his services as a fake date, in order to make cash to pay for college. When he develops real feelings for someone, his plan starts to get a little complicated. Valerie, a freshman student in KSJC, said her opinion about this movie it, “ Was a interesting movie because there is a plot twist to it, there are many personality’s the main character has to play and he can’t keep up with it. It is a lesson people should learn which is just be yourself and don’t act like someone you aren’t.” This clearly illustrates that focusing on the school that you want to go in half of your life, isn’t always the right thing to do because if you end up not getting in that specific school you might give up and that school isn’t meant for you. In the rotten tomatoes the total percentage is at 77%. This demonstrates that this movie has many views, but people yet expected more with the story because some of the viewers find it similar to other romantic movies. ![]() The fifth top movie from Netflix is named “Coraline,” this movie is mainly for young kids, but sometimes this movie can get pretty scary for younger kids. While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline discovers a small secret door, but behind it is full of lies of a dream family that Coraline always wanted. She rejoices in her own discovery, until her other mother and the rest of the family wants to keep her there forever and later on meets some souls that are locked up in room, which were souls that the other mother had eaten. Coraline had to use all her resources that she has in order to bring back her real family and make it out alive. Marcos, a freshman student in KSJC, opened up his opinion about this movie, “this movie teaches a lesson on how we supposed to be grateful and always love our parents no matter what because they brought to this world, so overall I liked this movie for that reason.” This clearly illustrates that be grateful of what you have and always stick with your parents even if they aren’t perfect because that’s who they are and they could always keep learning. In the rotten tomatoes the total percentage is at 90%. This demonstrates that many people had heard about this movie and enjoyed it. Overall, these are some of the movies that people really do enjoy watching in Netflix and these are some the movies that also teach a lesson about life or other movie would be just to entertain you.
![]() By: Samara Perez Netflix is a streaming service that allows their customers to watch a variety of shows and movies but in exchange you have to pay a certain amount depending on the plan you get. Throughout the years, there has many many popular shows and movies. It all depends on what your preference of content is. Netflix also has many rivals, some are hulu and amazon prime. A new release that came out on March 29, 2019 is called On My Block. This is a two season show that came out with the first season last year and because it was a successful show, they made another season. It is about a group of friends who live in a neighborhood where there are many dangers, they go through obstacles to help their friend out who is in a gang throughout their journey to help him there are many incidents. A freshman from ksjc said “The new season of On My Block is good I liked how the producers aren’t afraid to leave people with a cliffhanger because it leaves us wanting to watch more.” I personally think that it is interesting because it shows problems that teens or people in general go through when they live in a not so good neighborhoods. Or how teens grow up with gangs and shootings surrounding them, which are bad influences. This show is mostly popular between teens which is middle school students and high school students. Another good release on Netflix that many people like is The chilling adventures of Sabrina. A season 2 came out recently. It is a remake of Sabrina the teenage witch. Sabrina wants to reconcile her dual nature which is being half witch and half mortal, there are many evil forces that threaten her throughout the way, while her family and humans inhabit. A freshman from ksjc said “I think it is interesting because every episode something exciting happens and leaves you with a cliffhanger at the end each episode. It is also like a mystery but also a romance.” I have personally never watched the show before because by the look of it, it looks creepy. But, many people have told me to watch it because it is interesting, it includes satanic activity. I don’t think I would ever watch it because i'm not into those satanic things. Their rival hulu came out with a show called The Act which came out March 20,2019. This is a one season show that is based on a true story. It is like a documentary that has been put into a show. A freshman from ksjc said “ It is interesting because I find that murder mysteries are interesting and it's crazy how a mother would treat their child like that for personal benefits.” It is so interesting because I heard about this story in 2015 and thinking that they put a real life event into a show is fascinating. It is about a mother named Dee Dee blanchard she is the mother of Gypsy. She was really overprotective and obsessed with her daughter and her daughter’s health. Gypsy is then done with her overprotective mom and her lies so she plans to murder her mom. These are only two of many shows on netflix. Everyone thinks that different shows are interesting, it all depends on your interest. But, it also depends on your age because if you are younger you might like more kidlike shows. I put one show that I liked and another that someone else liked. But, there isn’t really one good show because everyone has different opinions on shows. By:Hector Hernandez
![]() By: Anissa Amparan Everyone knows the iconic Kardashian family. Each are known for something dramatic, that's how most of them got famous after all. The family has a show on E! called Keeping Up With The Kardashians that shows their “normal” life behind all their projects and explorations. In the show, it covers the various topics of scandals that go on. Along with of course weddings, divorces, and baby births all covered on film for the world to see. We, of course, know this all can’t be real, what they display on TV, but it surely is interesting to watch it on screen. In this article, I will be discussing a certain situation dealing with Khloe Kardashian, Tristan Thompson, Jordyn Woods, and Kylie Jenner. To get the basics of this, we must all know the backstory behind everyone’s relationship. Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson started dating back in August of 2016 when they were first spotted leaving a nightclub with each other. They had a daughter named True Thompson who was born on April 12 of 2018. Even before this certain incident, it was confirmed that Thompson cheated on Khloe once before but she decided to take him back because she wanted her daughter to have a father. Kylie and Jordyn were first introduced to each other in the year 2013 by the Smith family(Will Smith, Jada Smith, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith). Ever since then the pair have been inseparable, or so they thought. They even came out with a new makeup line called JORDY made by Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics, back in 2017. Kylie was even there to comfort Jordyn with the loss of her father when she needed it. This scandal will show how two relationships are destroyed by a simple act. The headline broke in on February 19, 2018; Tristan backstabs lover Khloe Kardashian with sister Kylie Jenner’s BFF, Jordyn Woods. But what led up to that was more of a story. It was apparent Woods was in the midst of tweeting quotes about love such as, “I could love you and still cut you tf off.” all day. But on February 17, the same day she tweeted, she and Thompson were spotted getting cozy at an after-party in LA. They were apparently “all over each other”. Party-goers were told not to snap videos of the incident taking place. But that did not stop anyone from following the request because a video was leaked of the two together and Khloe questioned Thompson about it a couple of days later. Once it was confirmed, Khloe ended the relationship soon after. But he denied it toward the media when confronted about it via tweets. Not only did Khloe shut him down about the lying, but she also encouraged it. Her friends Malika Haqq and Larsa Pippen allowed their voices to be heard as well in support. Also, her sisters, of course, unfollowed both Thompson and Woods on Instagram to show their solidarity that Khloe deserves more than to be hurt over and over. As for Jordyn Woods, a day after she moved out of Kylie’s house, the model “felt terrible and her world has been rocked” after the Kardashian-Jenner family “completely cut her out of their lives.” Jordyn Woods finally broke her silence when guest starring on Red Table Talk, saying how “she is no homewrecker,”. She claimed that she and Thompson were never over each other at the club, and when going to the after-party, she had no clue she was going to Thompson's house. When she found out she felt it was nothing bad and that it was a better idea that she goes to his house rather than a stranger’s. Woods said she ended up staying at Thompson’s house until 6 o’clock in the morning. Woods claimed she was drunk and when she was leaving, Woods said Thompson kissed her. That said, Woods admitted that the next day, she told Jenner and Kardashian that she had been at Thompson’s house, but she didn’t tell them what happened. “I had talked to Kylie and Khloé in the morning and I told them I was there,” she said. “I had talked to Khloé and she asked me what was going on and if everything was fine. In my head, i’m trying to forget that part of the story, I was just like, ‘No, he was chilling, everything was okay. There were girls there but he wasn’t all over the girls.'”. Woods claimed she was trying to protect Khloe’s heart by not telling the full truth. Even when Tristan first cheated on Khloe right before the birth of her baby, she felt their relationship was never fully the same as before. Now, a lot of relationships have changed. Maybe for the better with Tristan and Khloe, but for the worst with Kylie and Jordyn. Whatever does happen, it won't be relevant for long, there will most definitely be a new scandal to pop up in the news soon. |
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