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Captain America: Brave New World recycles old Marvel movie ideas

Captain America: Brave New World recycles old Marvel movie ideas

Joy Bailey, Layout Editor March 12, 2025
The new Captain America film came out on Valentine's Day, marking itself as the 35th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Brave New World is the first Captain America movie starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, aka Captain America. The original superhero was played by Chris Evans until 2019's Avengers: Endgame. The movie had a lot going for it, coming three years post-Falcon and the Winter Soldier, as well as finally tying up loose ends regarding the celestial island in The Eternals. The film introduced new characters, delivered one-liners doomed to be recycled in later films and a large red monster destroying the White House. Overall, it was a film that I have seen 34 times before. Marvel's attempts at reviving the MCU post its peak in the 2010s continues to remain futile, forced to repeat itself unless they find a way to add uniqueness to each of their releases.
Senior Emma Mahon won first place in the senior division for painting at the DaVinci Fest on Jan. 25. Her painting is called "The Invasion of Nanking."

Senior Emma Mahon wins again at DaVinci Fest

Camryn Handberg, Cathleen Costello, Photography editors February 28, 2025

For one high school senior who has been painting since middle school, the DaVinci Fest has been a place to showcase her success as a young artist.  Senior Emma Mahon has not one impactful win, but two...

Paddington is on a boat with his family the Browns, and they are in the Amazon rainforest searching for Aunt Lucy. This movie came out on Feb. 14.

StudioCanal releases a new movie ‘Paddington in Peru’

Hanna Wiese, Graphics Editor February 28, 2025

StudioCanal brings back the beloved bear Paddington in the new movie "Paddington in Peru," with Ben Whishaw reprising his role as the voice of Paddington and completing the trilogy. The adventure takes...

Junior Isaac Howard rehearses the One-Act play "Hamluke" in the auditorium to prepare for the state competition on Jan 31. He plays the character Hamluke, which is a mix between Luke Skywalker and Hamlet.

Theater performs ‘Hamluke’ in One-Act MSHSL state competition

Olive McLemore, Graphics Editor February 28, 2025

Theater competed with the play "Hamluke" on Jan. 31 at the Minnesota State High School League statewide competition. Their performance pleased many people, and it has pushed their reputation higher. The...

Students pined up their art work for the BLAST week mural. Students showed off their creativity using warm, cool colors and showing unity.

AP Art students put up a new mural in art wing for BLAST week

Andrew Linnell, Layout Editor February 28, 2025

Students in Carey Nisi's AP Art class have recently put up a new mural for BLAST week. This new piece of art is in the A wing by the photography room. Students have been working on this project for...

Actresses Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo reach for each other when their two worlds separate. The movie came out Nov. 22 and scales the conflicts of friendship beyond the screen.

New ‘Wicked’ movie honors original Broadway musical on screen

Nevaeh Kinney, Layout Editor January 31, 2025

The Broadway musical adaptation of "Wicked" had fans flocking to theaters on Nov. 22 to see the thrilling and nostalgic film. "Wicked" was a major success in the film industry, breaking through to the...

Brady Corbet accepts the award for his role in directing the film "The Brutalist". The movie was awarded best motion picture.

Celebrities gather for 82nd Annual Golden Globes

Hazel McHugh, Layout Editor January 30, 2025

The 82nd Golden Globes are set to be held on Jan. 5. The Golden Globes have been held at the glamorous Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA for the past six decades. Over the years, film and television's...

Sophomores Malia Berg and Caleb Berg perform "Shallow" by Lady Gaga on Dec. 20 in the auditorium. The duo sang beautifully together with their voices blending so well.

Winter Coffeehouse shows off spectacular talent for a good cause

Ava Bentdahl, Graphics Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2025

Winter Coffeehouse had amazing performances, MC’s, decor and all the other technical aspects that went into the production all to create a show to be able to show off students talents. Students...

Lil Baby released a new album called WHAM on Jan. 3. This album has features from Young Thug, Travis Scott, 21 Savage and more.

Lil Baby releases new album ‘WHAM’

Mila Nielsen and Brooke Hanselman January 30, 2025

WHAM is the name of the new album by rapper Lil Baby, which dropped on Jan. 3. Lil Baby’s new album gives fans a look at his raw vocals shown by the simpler beats and less overpowering instruments compared...

The new "Mufasa" movie poster that can be found in theaters and online, made by Disney with perfect photorealism. Beautiful scenery and realistic imagery of a lion cub and his future self by a small pond responds well with the original "The Lion King".

‘Mufasa’ movie has great photorealism

Alannah Rice, Political Cartoonist January 30, 2025

Disney’s “Mufasa” portrays the struggle of not fitting in as well as the true bond of family, friends and love (unconditional vs. conditional). The film fits the description of a true Disney film...

Junior Isaac Howard leads Concert orchestra rehearsal a week before the performance. He plans to conduct the second movement of Rutter's Suite for Strings for the concert.

Concert Orchestra ready to impress audience with unforgettable performance

Olive McLemore, Graphics Editor December 3, 2024

Concert Orchestra has their first performance of the year on Nov. 19. This concert will also include Philharmonic, Symphonic and Varsity orchestras. The Concert Orchestra includes part of the woodwind,...

Moon music album cover by Coldplay. The album was a great listen and hope to see it live.

Coldplay is taking music world by storm with another album at number one

Aiden Sargent, Business Editor December 2, 2024

As someone who is always listening to music, it is obvious that this album was a hit. Coldplay's new album, Moon Music, was released on October 4, 2024, and it has already been rated as the number-one...

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