A coming-of-age tale about family and connection is the focus of this latest review for the Oscars Best Picture Challenge. CODA tells the story of Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones) and her family. On its surface, Siân Heder’s film follows the traditional paradigm of the coming-of-age tale, with a twist. Ruby is a CODA (Child of [...]
Author: Chris White
NMM: Wyatt Pike
We’re back this week with a feature on the incredibly talented Wyatt Pike. The singer-songwriter hails from Utah and creates his own unique sound while being a heckuva storyteller with his tunes. According to his bio, Pike cites Anders Osborne, Andy Shauf, and Phoebe Bridgers among his inspirations. He also began performing about seven years [...]
Oscars 2022: Licorice Pizza
Awards season is here again, which means my Oscars Challenge is back! I was unable to see all of the Best Picture nominated films last year due to many issues but this year I’m making a point to see them all. The first being Licorice Pizza. In all honestly this film was on my must-see [...]
NMM: Windser
It’s always pretty cool to watch New Year’s Rockin’ Eve each year as Ryan Seacrest and crew like to mix in rising artists to the bill of performers. One such artist being Windser. Hailing from Santa Cruz, Calif., the moniker “Windser” belongs to Jordan Topf. According to a feature on BMI, Windser retreated to a [...]
Happy About It
Seven years after graduation, some people still ask me do I root for N.C. State or UNC when they play each other. If you're new here, I was raised as a UNC fan but proudly call N.C. State my alma mater. The sports landscape in North Carolina dictates these two universities as fierce rivals, being [...]