Netflix strikes again with dark, emotional ‘Russian Doll’
After watching “Russian Doll,” the song “Gotta Get Up” will probably become stuck in audiences’ heads. This underrated ’70s gem by Harry Nilsson is the first thing that Nadia (Natasha Lyonne, “Orange is the New Black”) hears when she “restarts”…
Dueling documentaries showcase insanity of infamous Fyre Festival
Similar to how two meteor movies were released in the summer of 1998 (“Armageddon” and “Deep Impact”), two near-identical documentaries were released last month that chronicled 2017’s disastrous Fyre Festival. The brainchild of millennial entrepreneur Billy McFarland and rapper Ja…
Soderbergh’s ‘High Flying Bird’ made for specific audiences
The intentions of “High Flying Bird” set themselves apart from most basketball movies almost immediately. In fact, it would be a disservice to call it a basketball movie, as playing the game is not as important to this film but…
Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ modern day masterpiece, right on Netflix
To think that a black-and-white, Spanish-language film distributed by Netflix would be a frontrunner for Best Picture would have been unthinkable two years ago, but with Alfonso Cuarón (“Gravity”) at the helm, it is a reality. After hearing the buzz…
New women’s hockey asst. coach brings unique aspect to team
Chaislyn Burgio arrived as one of just four players on Merrimack College’s Div. 1 women’s hockey team in 2014. Three teams and four years later, she has found a home as the assistant coach to head coach Diane Dillon at…
Wrestling brings back depth, regional qualifiers, leaders
The Oswego State Lakers wrestling team has only one more regular season dual left on the season in which they have been able to demonstrate their depth. Top to bottom, this is a team that has a lot of talent,…
Senior transfer makes immediate impact on first-place squad
Being among the leading scorers for the Oswego State Lakers with 12.2 points per game, guard Quinn Carey has been a pleasant surprise on and off the court for the Lakers this season. The Lakers’ season has been an absolute…
Women’s basketball with 5 games left, 4 road games
The second semester is underway, and while most Oswego State students were home enjoying winter break, the Oswego State Lakers were here shooting hoops. Here is what happened in the month of January. The Lakers went 1-9 in the month…
Nenadal learns patience throughout junior, college hockey
After visiting three SUNYAC schools, SUNY Potsdam, Plattsburgh State and Oswego State, Josh Nenadal knew where he wanted to play hockey. Plattsburgh State was the final visit for the three schools he was visiting, and immediately after, on the car…
Super Bowl LIII drops ball on everything
The Super Bowl has become a bit of a phenomenon in recent years for the entertainment business in general. The sports juggernaut that is the NFL is already, as stated by Albert Brooks in 2015’s “Concussion,” a corporation that “owns…
