ABOUT THE EDITOR
Jett is a junior at Corner Canyon this year.
He enjoys road biking, playing various instruments and of course watching tv shows and movies.
His all-time favorites are The Walking Dead and Lèon: The Professional. He's glad to be part of the Technical Theater Crew at Corner Canyon and is looking forward to a great year with the Corner Canyon Chronicle!
He enjoys road biking, playing various instruments and of course watching tv shows and movies.
His all-time favorites are The Walking Dead and Lèon: The Professional. He's glad to be part of the Technical Theater Crew at Corner Canyon and is looking forward to a great year with the Corner Canyon Chronicle!
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Stranger things rundownBeing a series in the genre of horror sci-fi, Stranger Things is such a strange yet enticing show! Watchers see the characters grow up in a town called Hawkins as frightening events unfold. The show was released on Netflix July 15th of 2016, skyrocketing in popularity as word spread of the amazing film. The different seasons include different but connected milestones, having an elaborate story plot full of emotion, thrills, laughs, and more! With rankings in rotten tomatoes, according to Showbiz, the best season is the first, with the fourth being the second best fan wise but second lowest in rotten tomatoes, then the second, then the third. Ranking goes as follows: 1st season 97% rotten tomatoes, 2nd season also with 94%, 4th season 89% but considered one of the best according to majority of fans, then 3rd season also at 89%.
There’s so much real emotion in each episode, the characters easily relatable to the majority of audiences including teens and up! The main characters, Mike (played by Finn Wolfhard), Eleven (Millie Brown), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Will (Noah Schnapp), Lucas (Caleb Mclaughlin), Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), Jonathan (Charlie Heaton), Hopper (David Harbour), and Joyce (Winona Ryder) all go through traumatic and exciting events together, showing their bonds. Friendships are made stronger, some relationships bloom, more characters are added to the team - even the parents or adults sometimes get involved in the chaos of saving the world - nearly four different times! Definitely worth checking out! Story Credits: Hannah Gray - Posted 11/15/22 |
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the star wars universe now
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The Star Wars universe is an action packed world full of space battles, lightsaber duels, rebel heroes, and evil villains. This year all of these features have been implemented into the 3 main Star Wars shows exclusive to Disney+. These three shows have been The Mandolorian (season 2), The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. This story dives deeper into each of them and how the audience’s reacted to their releases.
The Mandolorian season 1 was first released on November 19, 2019, and the audience immediately fell in love. This show achieved a total of 5.42 billion minutes of viewing time during its seven week run, and hitting 1.15 billion minutes during the week it's finale premiered, the audience immediately fell in love with Jon Favreau’s writing, the audience rating capping at a high 92%. According to Carson Peterson, a senior here at Corner Canyon, The Mandolorian was “Pretty sick”. The story follows Din Djarin, a Mandalorian bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy. He is hired by Imperial forces to retrieve the child Grogu, but instead goes on the run to protect the infant and return him to his kind all whilst being chased by Imperial forces. The show was written by Jon Favreau and produced by John Bartnicki. Next in line comes The Book of Boba Fett, another Favreau written, Disney+ exclusive, star wars show. The show first released December 29, 2021 and only achieved a 56% on audience score. 1.7 million US households viewed the debut on its first 5 days starting on the December 29, 2021, release. The season finale had the highest viewership of a Star Wars Disney+ series to date, with a 1.5 million view cap, this number being 36% larger than the Mandolorian season 2 finale. This show was again written by Jon Favreau and produced by John Bartnicki. The final show on this list is Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Disney+ miniseries directed by Deborah Chow and produced by Thomas Hayslip and Katterli Frauenfelder. Its release date went through May 27 – June 22, 2022. Part I was viewed in 2.14 million different U.S. households from May 27–30, surpassing the premieres for The Mandalorian’s second season, which had a total of 2.08 million and The Book of Boba Fett, which had 1.5 million. In June 22–26, 2022, the Obi-Wan finale was viewed in 1.8 million different households, up 20% from Book of Boba Fett's 1.5 million. According to www.rottentomatoes.com, the show got a 64% on audience score, but a high 82% on rotten tomato score. So overall these 3 Disney+ exclusive star wars shows had a 71% on audience score, but from personal experience I can tell that the star wars community loves each of these shows in their own way, adding to the story and timeline of the star wars universe. Summer movie catch up!
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BY JETT WHITTAKER
MOVIES & TELLY EDITOR Summers are known for days out hiking and trips to the pool, sleeping in and long road trips; but this year summer was for the movies. The summer of 2022 had theaters across the country with overflowing lines containing highly anticipated Marvel fans, teenagers in suits, and more. Most of these fans were the result of the top three grossing movies this summer: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Minions: The Rise of Gru, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Miss out on any of them? Want some more information on reviews and small details? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this article is for you. The first big flick of the summer was Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film, directed by Sam Raimi, was about America Chavez, a teenager from a different reality who has the ability to travel through other dimensions, joining Dr. Stephen Strange’s dimension. Strange is a master of the mystic arts and protector of the Sanctum Sanctorum. America and Strange are under attack by Wanda Maximov who has the hope of getting her children back. The heroes partner with the Illuminati and work together to stop Maximov and train America with her powers. The film got a 74% on Rotten Tomatoes and according to Christi Puchko, a movie critic for www.rottentomatoes.com: “It might be Marvel's multiverse, but Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is Raimi's plaything. And we wouldn't want it any other way.” Some of the theaters even went as far as to kick out those wearing formal wear due to, according to Joseph Lee of BBC News, “-over rowdy behavior fueled by a TikTok trend.” This next movie was known for its audience and social media outburst, Minions: The Rise of Gru, which, according to Martha K. Baker of KDHX, “It is, at best, unforgettable.” The film was directed by Kyle Balda and starred many well known actors such as Steve Carrel and Taraji P. Henson.
Minions: The Rise of Gru, set in the year 1976, and follows young Gru and his uprising, and how his new accomplices, the minions, had to save him from the evil supervillain team known as the Vicious 6. The audience took the spotlight of this movie, with millions of teenagers around the globe wearing formal wear, mainly suits and ties to the theaters. Some of the theaters even went as far as to kick out those wearing formal wear due to, according to Joseph Lee of BBC News, “-over rowdy behavior fueled by a TikTok trend.” This TikTok trend was usually followed by the hashtag #gentleminions or #minionsweep. Aside from the audience, the movie itself got a 71% on rotten tomatoes. |
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Overall, I don't think we have ever seen quite the reaction to any movie compared to this one.
Finally we have the Guns N’ Roses blasting Thor: Love and Thunder. Yet another Marvel movie made top charts, this one directed by Taika Waititi, who also starred in the movie as Korg, one of Thor’s closest allies and friends. The film tells the story of Thor battle with his newest enemy Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer aimed at the extinction of gods in hope of avenging his deceased daughter Love. Thor partners with Dr. Jane Foster, his Ex-Girlfriend who is battling stage four terminal cancer, Valkyrie, the ruler of New Asgard, and Korg, a kronan warrior who has worked with Thor many times in the past. They beat Gorr and resurrect his daughter Love, who is then placed under the care of Thor as Gorr’s last request. Foster then succumbs to her illness and dies in Thor’s arms. The movie got a 65% on rotten tomatoes and many differentiating reviews, one critic review by Adam Kempenaar says, “For a movie seemingly made with the sole purpose of inserting as many goofy gags per minute as possible while employing a healthy dose of vivid colors and rousing GNR hits, Love and Thunder is shockingly lethargic.” Wrapping up, this summer had many high-grossing movies with many mixed audience reactions. Overall the audiences outshined the movies themselves due to social media reactions and theater dress. I believe these films were all good to some extent but were they worth watching is up to you. If you too would like to keep up on all the movie and television dramas the Rotten Tomatoes website has a great review and critic list at www.rottentomatoes.com. Posted on 9/11/22 |
