By: Michael DePietro Last month, legendary hip-hop/metal pioneers Rage Against the Machine (RATM) announced a worldwide reunion tour, including the band’s first visit back to Buffalo since 1993. The ‘Public Service Announcement” tour, which also features hip-hop supergroup Run the Jewels, will mark the first time the band has performed together in nearly a decade. … Continue reading Make America Rage Again: Why a RATM reunion is the perfect soundtrack for today’s political hellscape
By Michael DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - The big winner at this year’s Academy Award was “Parasite,” a genre-defying dramatic thriller with pitch black comedic undertones. The film was directed by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. The film received six nominations, ultimately taking home the prizes for winning for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best … Continue reading Parasite- Movie Review
Image: Robot Beach 3"by Andy Wilson [Creative Commons] By: Michael DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.— Back in 2008, film makers David Fincher (“The Social Network,” “Gone Girl”) and Tim Miller (“Deadpool”) announced that they had begun working together on a reimagining of the 1981 cult classic “Heavy Metal.” Over a decade later, the final result is … Continue reading Love, Death + Robots: Netflix Series Review
By: Michael DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY N.Y — Are you ready kids?! Because on May 1st everyone’s favorite yellow sponge is turning 20 years old! Sure, the barnacle-heads over at Nickelodeon aren’t starting their “Best Year Ever” celebration until July 17th since that’s when the initial series run officially began, but any real goofy goober will … Continue reading Jumpin’ jellyfish! ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ turns 20
By: Michael DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. - Two years ago, I was sitting in my room cramming for midterms. It was late in the evening, 10 or 11:00 p.m. or so when my door creaked open. I looked up to see the head of my ‘special lady friend’ poking in with a surprised look on … Continue reading What to expect when you’re expecting unexpectedly
By: Mike DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y.- A few days ago, the Wire's wonderful Entertainment Editor, Nina Grenga asked me if I wanted to try to get an article in for this week's issue. I said “Nina, that sounds terrific. I'm writing about Ernest movies.” She said “Sounds goo- Wait, what did you say?” I said … Continue reading The top five best Ernest movies that I felt like writing about today
By Michael DePietro Feature image by Lettuce attribution 2.0 generic (CC by 2.0) NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y — It’s no secret that pets can see and react to the images displayed on television. A quick YouTube search will yield millions of videos demonstrating this phenomena— cats pouncing to catch on-screen birds, dogs chasing after line drives … Continue reading DogTV: The Cinema of the Unsettling
By: Michael DePietro NIAGARA UNIVERSITY - The IMPACT office recently unveiled IMPACT Connects, a new website that offers a fresh, user-friendly way for Niagara University students to connect to community service opportunities that best fit their skills and interests. The service’s goal is to help students fulfill their community service requirements by not only making … Continue reading ‘IMPACT Connects’ makes service more efficient for students and faculty
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