RECAP: ’80s Night is ‘totally tubular’
Melea Altermatt, Trends Co-Editor
October 17, 2020
Dancing with the Stars traveled back in time on Oct. 12 for '80s night and brought back big hair and leg warmers to the dance floor. To start the night off, actress Justina Machado and Sasha “brought the '80s,” according to judge Carrie Ann Inaba. The couple danced the jazz and scored 24 out of 30....
The Wildcat goes to the drive-in
Isabella Abalos, Photo Manager
October 16, 2020
When the sun went down on Oct. 2, my anticipation rose for the 1985 classic, The Goonies, hosted by Starlight Movies. The Brea Mall parking lot near BJ’s Restaurant was crowded with cars, all facing a massive inflatable screen. Some people watched from the comfort of inside their vehicles, wh...
RECAP: DWTS Week 4 performances bring judges to tears
Melea Altermatt, Trends Co-Editor
October 10, 2020
Week 4 of Dancing With the Stars was a night to remember as each star dedicated their dance to someone special in their lives or talked about a personal struggle that they have overcome. The episode also featured the best dances for some of the stars, resulting in the first scores of 9 and 10, eclipsing weeks of 7s...
RECAP: Week Three of DWTS leaves Disney magic on ballroom floor
Melea Altermatt, Trends Co-Editor
October 2, 2020
One of the most memorable nights of each Dancing With the Stars season, Disney Night, leaves viewers mesmerized by each Disney-themed dance. For the first theme night of season 29, on Sept. 28, each couple danced to a song from a Disney movie and received judges’ scores and viewer votes that wer...
The Wildcat goes to the movies
Natalie DiCesaris, Opinion Editor
September 18, 2020
The last movie I saw in a theater was Birds of Prey, six months ago, and to be honest, I thought movie theaters might never open again. Movie chains like AMC and Cinemark are struggling to open their doors to leery and safety-conscious customers after being shut down since mid-March. But when I...
RECAP: Dancing With the Stars premiers Monday with its most eclectic cast ever
Melea Altermatt, Trends Co-Editor
September 11, 2020
Waltzing onto our screens on Monday, Sept. 14, is the premiere of season 29 of the long-running dance competition show, Dancing with the Stars. Each of the 15 celebrities competing for the Mirror Ball trophy will be paired with one of fifteen professional dancers, including the first Black fema...
End(game) of MCU era
Gunnar Cierley, Staff Writer
June 3, 2019
I was five years old when Iron Man (2008), one of the first films I ever saw in theaters, was released, and ever since then, I’ve loved the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Capping the first wave of MCU movies is Avengers: Endgame, a beautiful, colossal experience of a film that is a bombastic and p...
Drawing from Inspiration
Gunnar Cierley, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
There’s a certain “high” that I experience when I draw. I pick up a pencil, choose a reference (Bruce Timm’s Mad Love Batman comic, for instance), plug in my earbuds (blasting ‘80s playlists), and time flies. Soon, I’m illustrating Spider-Man shooting a web-line across the bustling streets...
Crazy Rich Asians: Why it’s necessary
Nicole You, Editor-in-Chief
August 16, 2018
I sat, staring and sobbing at the black screen at the Edwards Brea theater. No, my tears weren’t due to the ending of Infinity War. I was crying because, for the first time in my life, I had just watched a movie on the big screen that featured a predominantly Asian American cast. In Crazy Rich Asians,...
Race Relations
Kenneth Kim, Opinion Editor
August 11, 2018
Spike Lee’s latest “joint,” the passion project, BlacKkKlansman, is an incendiary masterpiece filled with hilarious, multi-layered humor, and harrowing socio-political commentary about race in America. There are a lot of elements that this movie does justice to -- its cinematography (by Chay...
Multiculturalism Meets Marvel
Kenneth Kim, Staff Writer
February 28, 2018
There’s a lot to love about Black Panther: it’s the first superhero movie with a majority black cast and it contains a brilliant soundtrack by rap legend Kendrick Lamar. But more importantly, the movie’s core values reflect the culture of a generation characterized by diversity, inclusion, and a fi...
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