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Classics Worth Watching

Ben Atwater September 2, 2015

On the Waterfront is a 1954 crime drama film starring Marlon Brando. Brando plays Terry Malloy, a dockworker disgraced from his previous boxing career. Working as a dock worker, Terry decides to stand...

A Summer of Movies in Review

Ben Atwater August 26, 2015

It has been one crowded summer of movies, with some stinkers and other masterpieces. Let us count down summer’s hot picks, ranking from worst to best. Bear in mind, I have not seen every single film...

An awful mall cop

The Charger Bulletin May 6, 2015

By WILLIAM SAKMANN CONTRIBUTING WRITER [email protected] ––––––––––––––––––––– In the world of unnecessary sequels to average family comedy films,...

Summer Films you can’t Miss

Ben Atwater May 6, 2015

In the last issue of The Charger Bulletin before Winter Break, I compiled a list of films to catch over break, based off trailers and general facts about the movies. While I missed the mark on some of...

Weekly Roundup

Ben Atwater May 1, 2015

A new photo of Jared Leto as the Joker has surfaced. Looking more like the classic joker from the comics, the joker is set to appear in 2016’s Suicide Squad. The popular mobile game Five Nights at...

Get Hard: Hard to Watch

Glenn Rohrbacker May 1, 2015

A few weeks ago, I went to see the latest comedy and highly anticipated film, Get Hard. Get Hard is a movie about a millionaire hedge fund manager, James King (Will Ferrell), who is indicted for fraud...

The Sound of Music is still heard 50 years Later

Ben Atwater April 29, 2015

This year at the Oscars, Lady Gaga performed a medley of songs from the 1965 film The Sound of Music to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the movie. Hearing Lady Gaga’s rendition instantly brought...

Battle of the ages

Dylan Rupptrecht April 29, 2015

Technology has shaped the way people socially interact. While the younger people—or “millennials”—have had the luxury of becoming technologically savvy as a result of growing up with smart phones...

The Longest Ride

Samantha Mathewson April 29, 2015

Another heart-wrenching, Nicholas Sparks inspired film was released April 10 and showcased the love of yet another southern boy who had eyes for a girl that took some time to wrangle. The Longest...

It Follows deviates from clichés

Ben Atwater April 22, 2015

Horror is defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as “a very strong feeling of fear, dread or shock.” That being said, a good horror film should contain all of those elements to be an effective...

Train of trailers

Ben Atwater April 22, 2015

The past week has been like Christmas for film fans, with trailers seemingly dropping every day. The first trailer is for the highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. After the thirty-second...

Weekly Roundup

Ben Atwater April 20, 2015

This week leaves us with trailers galore. A new trailer for Mad Max: Fury Road was released, showing even more beautifully rendered car chases against a post-apocalyptic sandstorm. Also released was...

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is old time fun

Ben Atwater April 8, 2015

Old age is the great inevitable bondage from which we all try so hard to run from but can never escape. Such is the theme of the 2012 film The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The film is about...

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