Julian Medranda
Tom Cruise lives the American dream in “American Made”
Martin Scorsese's “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a biopic about Jordan Belfort, played to the extreme by longtime Scorsese collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio, a...
“Flatliners” should not have been resuscitated
Ah yes, “Flatliners,” Joel Schumacher’s 1990 cult classic film starring Kiefer Sutherland about med students flatlining themselves to see what lies beyond death. Now...
Poised, Florist reflects on grief with loving hope
Emily Sprague is no stranger to pain. In early 2014, the singer-songwriter behind Florist — a “friendship project” composed of Sprague, Rick Spataro and...
What was hot (and not) at Block Party 2017
Damn, ASPB, we’re not even a week into the school year and we already get treated to a concert featuring Playboi Carti and ASAP...
“Off the Block” 2017
Riverside high school students yearning to test the waters of filmmaking were given the opportunity to do so this summer with the help of...
In Retrospect: George A. Romero: The good, the bad and the (living) dead
This article contains spoilers for George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “Day of the Dead” and parts of...
“Twin Peaks: The Return”: We live inside a dream
“Twin Peaks: The Return,” Showtime’s revival of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s beloved cult television series “Twin Peaks,” captivated audiences this summer just as...
Radar Sessions: IE natives Dreamlover breathe life into Riverside’s music scene
Riverside gets a bad rep. “It’s too damn hot,” or “there’s nothing to do here” are the main shortcomings people point to about the...
Things We Enjoyed … Best of 2016-2017
On our final “Things We Enjoyed …” column of the school year, we take a look at the releases that we’ve yet to discuss,...
2016-2017 Year In Review: RADAR
This year, the Arts & Entertainment section was rich with coverage of different types of media, with a keener eye for lesser known works...