The Oswegonian

The Independent Student Newspaper of Oswego State

DATE

Jan. 10, 2025

Alexander Plate

What everyone missed, misunderstood about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

“Bohemian Rhapsody” premiered in theaters back in November 2018 and has been a favorite to win awards since. The two-hour biopic goes through the life of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”) and the band Queen, from formation all the…

91st Academy Awards demonstrates more snubs in unexpected places

Despite the backlash directed toward the Academy Awards in recent years, there are still those who both watch and believe they have some merit. It is a good platform to promote films that may not have been on the public’s…

‘Glass’ fails to live up to legacy, quality of its predecessors

After nearly 20 years of waiting, the sequel to 2000’s cult hit “Unbreakable” is finally here. Director M. Night Shyamalan (“Split”) has been teasing this installment for years, but is “Glass” worth the wait or as brittle as Elijah Price’s…

‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ falls into pit of classic horror movie tropes

Dan Gilroy’s characters from “Velvet Buzzsaw” feature some prominent names that are as uncommon and eccentric as the film itself. Some of these characters include Morf (Jake Gyllenhaal, “Okja”), Rhodora (Rene Russo, “Nightcrawler”), Damrishm (Daveed Diggs, “Blindspotting”) and Coco (Natalia…

‘Resident Evil 2’ remake proves to be major success for Capcom

Back in 1998, Sega released “Resident Evil 2,” which overwhelmed audiences with its thick atmosphere and dedication to scares that were emphasized with fixed camera angles, tank controls and blocky graphics. The series has gone through a bit of a…

“*Freeswaglikedis*” tells story of grit, luxury of Poncho Loco’s life

For some fans, the journey to Poncho Loco’s “*Freeswaglikedis*” seemed to be developing at a laggard pace. It had been almost a year since the original four-song EP dropped. While Poncho was posting snippets of what was going down in…

2018 midterm election results finalized

Ending with Mississippi’s runoff election Tuesday, the 2018 midterms hit records across the nation, and some with experience in politics believe the political climate and nonpartisan education are to thank for it. 2018 was the first midterm election in history…

Oswego State professor writes Christmas movie

Juliet Giglio, an Oswego State screenwriting assistant professor, had her most recent project, “A Very Nutty Christmas,” brought to life by Lifetime after just 10 months of writing, revising and production. Giglio co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, Keith Giglio,…

Oswego State student wins research award

On Oct. 29, Oswego State senior Manna Job was announced as the winner of a Sigma Xi award in the section of ecology and evolutionary biology. Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, is an international honor society of science…

Poet documents environmental disasters, stories

Poet Rebecca Dunham visited the Living Writers Series class on Nov. 26 as part of the Fresh Water Initiative on campus, where she talked about her creative process and advice for students on writing about depressing material. Dunham spoke on…