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The Horror of a Smile

Posted on November 14, 2022November 13, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu The 2022 suspense thriller “Smile” puts a new twist on classic horror movie tropes. From director Parker Finn, this film follows Dr. Rose Cotter, played by Sosie Bacon, a therapist who witnesses a horrifying accident involving a patient, Laura (Caitlin Stasey) who claims some evil entity is following her. Afterwards, Cotter begins experiencing the same symptoms and seeing the same figures that Laura described before she took her own…

Thoughts On Percy Jackson From A First-Time Reader

Posted on October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer mcgrathjj@lakeforest.edu I don’t have many childhood memories related to the Percy Jackson series. What I do remember is how mad all my third-grade classmates were about the infamous film adaptation. Granted, there’s a lot that made fans angry about that film: the characters were much older than they were in the books, Annabeth wasn’t blonde, and the drastic plot changes, to name a few. Everyone I knew had something to…

‘Umma’ Review

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

By Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Released in March, 2022, Sandra Oh inspires terror as Amanda in the new horror film, Umma. The film follows Amanda and her daughter Chris (Fivel Stewart). They live on an off-the-grid farm without any form of electricity. After she learns that her mother passed, Amanda’s uncle brings her remains. Fear ensues when Umma (Korean for “mother”) refuses to be put to rest without her daughter. This film utilizes…

Hixon Hall’s Comeback

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

By Merle H. Klemm ’25 Staff Writer klemmmhe@lfc.edu Earlier this spring at Lake Forest College, not only did the flowers return to life, but so did live performances from the theater department! On the nights of April 7, 8, and 9, the theater department presented a refreshing program of comedy, improv skits, and music—finally back on stage in Hixon Hall. “I think this was just a ‘We’re back, baby!’ type of show, a celebration that…

‘Antlers’ Review

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

By Jenn Arias Staff writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Movie theater ticket prices have been on a steady incline for decades. While it’s nice to grab a beer and some buttery popcorn and sit in a reclining armchair in front of the big screen, the cost is hardly ideal for college students. HBO Max’s special streaming premier of Searchlight Pictures’ Antlers brings the theater to your very own television screen—for a fraction of the price. Antlers, which hit…

‘No Exit’ Review

Posted on April 22, 2022April 21, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

By Jenn Arias ’23 Staff writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Warning: spoilers. No Exit, a Hulu Original thriller released late February, 2022, follows Darby (Havana Rose Liu), a recovering addict living in a rehabilitation hospital. Darby gets news of her mother’s brain aneurysm, sending her fleeing from Sober Living home while risking incarceration. Determined to reach her mother, she steals a car in the hospital parking lot, but Mother Nature has other plans. An awful mountain blizzard closes…

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