Frightful Films: Must watch Halloween movies
Sam Salomone, Staff Writer
October 31, 2019
If the rain is too much for you, and you’d rather curl up in a blanket and watch some classic Halloween movies, here are some suggestions: Comedy Beetlejuice (1988) Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 93 minutes Starring: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis Summary: A dead couple returns to ...
More than a movie: New ‘Joker’ adaptation brings both fans and controversy
Periscope Staff
October 26, 2019
The newest Joker movie released on October 4 has drawn both a large crowd of fans yet has also been the center of controversy. In this side-by-side story, we have written both a review of the Joker movie as well as an editorial to go in-depth about what has made this movie such a hot topic of disc...
Standing tall and proud: ‘Tall Girl’ has important messages for all (Review)
Nadia Startzman, Staff Writer
October 15, 2019
As much as you might want to stand out from the crowd, sometimes it is hard to avoid being seen. The new movie Tall Girl, which can be found on Netflix, is a romantic comedy with important life lessons. It isn’t up for any awards yet but after a while, more and more people will start noticing ...
‘It Chapter Two’ offers more chills than thrills of original (Review)
Taylor Hurt, Staff Writer
October 1, 2019
Once defeated by the members of the Losers’ Club, the evil clown Pennywise has come back after twenty-seven years to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine once again. When the remake of It came out in 2017, director Andrés Muschietti (the third director involved in the process) decided to split the original Steven King story (pu...
Let the ‘Game’ begin: Students make predictions about final ‘Avengers’ film (Video)
Becca Winton, Website Editor-in-Chief
April 15, 2019
Avengers: Endgame is easily one of the most anticipated movies of the decade. It is the fourth movie of the Avengers franchise, continuing the surprising cliffhanger from Avengers: Infinity War. Periscope staff asked members of the student body trivia and general Marvel-related questions in preparati...
Live-action remake of ‘Dumbo’ flies into theaters (Review)
Kaycee Johnson, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
Originally released in 1941, almost 80 years later Dumbo has flown back into theaters capturing our hearts once again. The live-action remake focuses more on the human characters involved in the story. In the original, Dumbo spoke and the story was told through his point of view. The 2019 version shows ...
‘Captain Marvel’ offers a much-needed female role model (Review)
Parker Shabala, Staff Writer
March 22, 2019
Despite the fact that the movie Captain Marvel dominated box offices, raking in over $700 million in about a week (according to Box Office Mojo) and an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, many are bashing the film for having a female lead. Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson, who plays superhero Carol Danvers. Danvers appea...
‘The Lego Movie 2’: A brick by brick analysis (Review)
Zack Mattaboni, Staff Writer
February 22, 2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was created as a sequel to the widely successful first movie, The Lego Movie, but it lent itself to many unforeseen problems. Unfortunately, The Lego Movie 2 failed at the box office compared to much smaller titles with much lower budgets. The movie was not even...
Revenge, death and mystery: Why you should watch ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ (Review)
Summer Hollingsworth, Staff Writer
February 19, 2019
WARNING: Spoilers Ahead Morbid in the most captivating way, Velvet Buzzsaw is the movie you didn’t know you needed. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, this Netflix-produced movie is a drama and mystery centered on art, death, and revenge from beyond the grave. The thumbnail of the film on the Netflix app shows Gyllenhaal with paint appearing to climb up h...
‘The Last Laugh’: A story of comedy and pain (Review)
Summer Hollingsworth, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
WARNING: Spoilers Ahead A mix of older generational humor and exciting new beginnings, the film The Last Laugh is a comedy that premiered on Netflix on Jan 11, 2019. Centered around a retired comedian and his former talent manager, it shows the unhappiness about getting older, yet brings laug...
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Sam Salomone is a freshman and on his first year on Periscope staff. He enjoys to write about and watch sports. Outside of school, he enjoys running cross country, track, and wrestling. Also, he likes...