Lil Uzi Vert tries best, fails with ‘LUV Is Rage, Vol. 2’
Rating: 2/5 stars In the rapidly changing landscape that is the rap world today, one of the more interesting figures to rise to fame has been Lil Uzi Vert. Just over five feet tall, with neon colored dreads and bursting…
“Kesha’s Rainbow Highlights Freedom and Empowerment”
Rating: 4.5/5 stars Kesha released her third studio album, “Rainbow,” a brilliant, colorful mix of genres and self-empowerment.This is her first album since 2012. Her musical silence was due to grueling legal battles with music producer Dr. Luke, whom she…
Death Note’ on Netflix falls flat of source material
Rating: 2/5 stars It is a terrible film, if you wanted to know. The latest from Adam Wingard (“Blair Witch”) puts us in the cat and mouse game between two “geniuses” (perhaps that is too strong of a term to…
Soderbergh rolls dice out of retirement with ‘Logan Lucky’
Rating: 4/5 stars Steven Soderbergh is a master of the heist film as he returns from his short-lived retirement with the wonderfully fun redneck riff on the genre that is “Logan Lucky.” Channing Tatum (“Comrade Detective”) plays Jimmy Logan, an…
Look at OZ: Judith Ann Benedict Exhibit
Oswego State is proud to call Tyler Hall home of the art, music and theatre programs that enable creativity to thrive within the newly renovated facilities. The Tyler Art Gallery, located on the middle level of Tyler Hall, showcases traveling art…
Volleyball seeks bounce-back season after steady start at Morrisville, St. Lawrence
After coming away with two victories in their tournament at Morrisville State over the Labor Day weekend, the Oswego State Lakers volleyball team looks to continue improving their play as a team moving forward. Oswego State followed up the holiday…
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ offers fresh laughs in otherwise bland summer
Rating: 4/5 stars This Patrick Hughes directed buddy-action film stars Ryan Reynolds (“Life”) as a disgraced bodyguard who is tasked with escorting a notorious hitman, Samuel L. Jackson (“Kong: Skull Island,”) to testify against a bloodthirsty eastern European dictator, Gary…
Laker Review movie guide: Summer 2017 (So Far)
The 2017 summer movie season is about halfway over. When people are not risking their lives water skiing, being eaten alive by mosquitoes while sitting by a fire or relaxing on hot sand for fun, they like taking advantage of…
Tyler, The Creator finds his sound, blossoms in ‘Flower Boy’
Rating: 4.5/5 Two years have passed since “Cherry Bomb,” the third full-length album from California-born rapper Tyler Okonma, had come tumbling its way into his ever-expanding discography. Filled to the brim with lush synths, bold chord progressions and a shocking…
