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Poster for Captain America: Brave New World. The film runs at one hour and 59 minutes, and is rated PG-13. Now playing in a theater near you. Poster courtesy of Marvel Studios.

Why “Captain America: Brave New World” proved it can be brave without being new | REVIEW

Nolan McNulty, Web Editor February 14, 2025

Are Marvel Studios movies getting worse over time? After “Avengers: Endgame,” audience reception of Marvel films has generally been more critical. Some fans do not like the cameos in newer films that...

Cover of “Hurry Up Tomorrow” by The Weeknd dropped on Jan. 31 with a runtime of 1 hour and 24 minutes. Label  XO Records, Republic Records

“Hurry Up Tomorrow” review

Ryan Cox, Staff Reporter February 7, 2025

Overview Abel Tesfaye, globally known as The Weeknd, was born in Toronto, Canada, and was raised by his grandmother and single mom. Tesfaye had a rough upbringing during his teens and 20s which were...

The Ankeny speech teams have been working hard in the last few months on their performances, strengthening their skills to hopefully advance in competition and public speaking abilities.

The Ankeny Speech team had five groups advance to the State Large Group contest this past weekend by excelling at the District contest held at Des Moines East High School. 
The State Large Group contest will be held at Waukee High School on Saturday, Feb. 8.

The All-State Large Group festival will be held at Iowa State University on Saturday, Feb. 22.

The future of Ankeny’s competitive performing artists

River Phillips, Staff Reporter February 7, 2025

Saturday, Jan. 25, the members of the Ankeny High School (AHS) Large Group Speech team headed to the district contest at Des Moines East High School, but what exactly does that mean, and what do the speech...

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" season two was released on Jan. 28. Promotional art by Activision and Treyarch Studios

“Call of Duty”: “Black Ops 6” season two review

Danny Nguyen, Staff Reporter February 4, 2025

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" recently released its second major post-launch update with new multiplayer maps: Bounty, Dealership, and Lifeline, and The Tomb, a new zombies experience, and new weapons. "Call...

"Marvel Rivals" has just launched its first season on Jan. 10. Promotional art by Netease Games and Marvel

“Marvel Rivals”: Season one launch review

Danny Nguyen, Staff Reporter January 17, 2025

Over a month after its initial launch, "Marvel Rivals: Eternal Night Falls" is the first post-launch update that brings The Fantastic Four along with new maps, a new mode, a host of character balancing,...

Cover of ”GNX” by Kendrick Lamar which dropped Nov. 22 with a runtime of 44 minutes. pgLang, Interscope Records

“GNX” review

Ryan Cox, Staff Reporter December 20, 2024

Intro Kendrick Lamar A.K.A. Kung Fu Kenny (and K Dot) surprise dropped his ninth studio album on a calm Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. This quickly set off a rampant game of telephone across the whole...

“Kraven the Hunter” is now playing in a theater near you. The film is rated R and runs at two hours and seven minutes. Movie poster from Columbia Pictures.

“Kraven the Hunter”: An entertaining spin on a classic villain

Nolan McNulty, Web Editor December 16, 2024

In a world of "Venom" and "Madame Web," it might seem that Sony Pictures has made enough Spider-Man villain spinoff movies. But, crawling from the grave comes “Kraven the Hunter” to prove you wrong.  Originally...

“Wicked” is a rated PG film with a runtime of two hours and 40 minutes. Universal Pictures, Directed by Jon M. Chu  
“Gladiator 2” is an R rated film with a runtime of two hours and 28 minutes. Paramount Pictures, Directed by Ridley Scott
Collage made by Julius Wiegand using Canva

“Wicked” vs. “Gladiator 2”

Ryan Cox, Staff Reporter November 26, 2024

The “Glicked” connection  “Wicked” and “Gladiator 2” both share similar grandiose storytelling through subjects of power,  betrayal, and identity. These two box office giants released...

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