Award-winning actor Gene Hackman found dead, cause unknown
The award-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, passed away last Wednesday alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63 and one of the couple’s three dogs. Despite Hackman’s advanced age, his death was not due to natural causes. A security guard and property…
Anthony Mackie disappoints in latest Marvel flop ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
Rating: 2.5/5 stars Marvel’s rebuild after the iconic era of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019) had a rocky start on what direction the Marvel Cinematic Universe wants to go. “Captain America: Brave New World” (2025) is one of the new ways Marvel…
Buffalo punk band “Skyway” creates angst music while balancing ‘normal’ adult lives
A Wednesday is not the ideal time of the week for late-night activities with your friends, especially when you all have full-time jobs and children, yet you make the time anyway. That is how Buffalo punk-trio Skyway navigates their day-to-day…
Tyler, the Creator continues to grow with new album
Rating: 4.5/5 stars Tyler, the Creator (“Call Me If You Get Lost”) returns after three years with his new album “CHROMAKOPIA,” where he takes listeners on a very personal journey that covers mature, and sometimes even dark, topics. Fans have…
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ cheaply closes underwhelmingly trilogy
Rating: 2/5 stars When will action and superhero filmmakers stop making cheap, lackluster movies that leave audiences feeling confused and unamused? Of course, there is a time and place for movies that only fill a certain role like comedy or…
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS: World Tour’ fun showcase of talent
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Since the release of her 2021 breakout single “drivers license,” Olivia Rodrigo (“GUTS”) has experienced what can only be described as a meteoric rise in the world of popular music. Definitively one of the biggest new stars…
Skyway band gives remnants of classic punk sound on new single “Last of a Dying Scene”
Rating: 4/5 stars We can all remember 2008 when pop-punk bands like Blink-182, My Chemical Romance and Paramore reigned supreme. The scene was filled with young adults living in the moment, turning their angst into teenage anthems. It is a…
Marvel spin-off ‘Agatha All Along’ finale recieves shockingly high ratings
Rating: 4.5/5 stars Contains spoilers “Agatha All Along” concluded with a two-part finale, firmly establishing itself as not only one of Marvel’s best TV series, but also as one of the top shows ever released on Disney Plus. Although many…
‘We Live In Time’ tells touching, heart-wrenching love story
Rating: 4.5/5 stars The film goes back — and — forth between past and present as we watch the two main characters fall in love, raise a family and deal with Almut’s (Pugh) diagnosis of ovarian cancer. “We Live in…
Talented cast in Oswego Opera Theater performs in courtroom
Rating: 4/5 stars Locals of all ages packed the Oswego County Courthouse as spectators came to not to a dramatic trial, but a dramaturgical one. The Oswego Opera Theatre brought to life the vintage classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta with…
