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(06/15/19 9:31pm)
What does a filmmaker owe their audience? The argument can be made that people who decide to buy a ticket to “King of the Monsters” know what they’re getting themselves into. They want to see big monsters fight, so why bother trying to do more? This kind of an excuse is why genre films have languished in the realm of laughability for decades and why the few that do break out (“Godzilla (2014),” “Mad Max Fury Road,” “Logan”) make such an impact.
(06/13/19 1:58pm)
There are a fair number of comparisons to be made with “Rocketman” to last year’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The crossover in directors and characters, both centering on LGBTQ+ musicians with drug problems considered to be legendary musicians and both featuring extravagant costumes.
(06/05/19 12:23am)
The John Wick series is about two things: professionals and consequences. You’d be hard-pressed to find action films so meticulously obsessed with justifying the events that take place within their world and aren’t based in some other reality. This series that Keanu Reeves (“The Matrix,” “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”), director Chad Stahelski (“John Wick,” “John Wick Chapter 2”) and writer Derek Kolstad (“The Package (2013),” “John Wick,” “John Wick Chapter 2”) created, seems determined to be as elaborate and detailed as possible, in both its action and its mythology.
(05/29/19 12:34am)
Sometimes, even the best films in a genre can lack that special something that makes them truly stand out. As good as movies like “Blockers,” “America Pie,” “Superbad” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” are, most are capable of providing laughs and that’s about it.
(05/16/19 4:07pm)
Becoming the Athletic Director at Longwood University was not something Michelle Meadows, former interim athletics director, saw happening. For 13 years she worked alongside former Athletics Director Troy Austin as someone he could share ideas with to better the athletics program.
(05/13/19 6:19pm)
There are two ways to judge “Pokémon Detective Pikachu": either compared to the general culture and craft of films as a whole, or to the specific category of video game movies. That body of work hasn’t exactly set the world on fire- while there are box office hits like “Rampage (2018)” or “Warcraft,” you’d be hard pressed to find a game adaptation the general populous would agree on as being good.
(05/03/19 8:03pm)
Seth Rogen’s latest feature has remarkably less drug-induced chaos than previous works. Along with a myriad of other small changes, that makes his latest film “Long Shot” immediately feel distinct, even for someone who’s filmography includes a stoner Christmas flick, a biopic about a master of trash cinema and an R-rated Pixar parody.
(04/28/19 12:07am)
Part of the journey is the end: this line quoted by virtually every piece of “Endgame” marketing material is undoubtedly true. Whether it went on for ten years or a hundred years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) crescendoing story-line would eventually come to its conclusion; its “Endgame.”
(04/27/19 9:19pm)
Throughout my time at Longwood, I have been a part of several different organizations. By far, The Rotunda has been one of my favorite. Though I have only been in the organization for a short time, saying goodbye is hard.
(04/27/19 7:00pm)
For the last Rotunda edition of the 2018-19 year and as campus gets ready for finals week and graduation, I found it fitting to write my first "Letter from the Editor" as the new Editor-in-Chief.
(04/27/19 6:35pm)
Senior Class Council
(04/27/19 6:09pm)
My time at Longwood has been something that I never expected. I’ve met people from all different walks of life that I never even imagined I would meet.
(04/27/19 5:53pm)
“Welcome back to News Break, I’m Alaina Jacques” - those are the words that started my journey with The Rotunda, a journey I will be forever grateful for. However, if you so graciously stumble across the first News Break in the re-vamping of Rotunda Studios, please, I am begging you, do not share it with your friends.
(04/27/19 11:41am)
The men’s soccer team are looking to start their season strong in the fall after a lot of hard work that the team has put into the offseason.
(04/26/19 11:28pm)
In a season where Longwood baseball has been unable to find consistent footing, their fate will come down to the final 10 games to clinch a berth into the Big South Tournament.
(04/26/19 8:30pm)
When I first came to Longwood, I never anticipated being committed to anything other than my education. However, being in the communication studies program, we were more than encouraged to get involved on campus. At first, I thought I wanted to be a writer so where else to go but The Rotunda? It was the perfect fit, but not for the reasons I initially thought.
(04/26/19 3:21pm)
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
(04/26/19 3:00pm)
One last time I will wake up and go to class. One last time I’ll walk into CSTAC and French. One last time I’ll walk across campus taking in all the students wanting the semester to be over. One last time I’ll look around and see my friends before we all become real adults and start living adult lives.
(04/26/19 2:31pm)
Currently sitting at 31-16 and 17-4 in the Big South Conference, Longwood softball will finish their season with nine straight road games on the docket with two three-game sets at Presbyterian College and Virginia Tech. The team will then end the season at former Big South rival Liberty University on May 4.
(04/25/19 10:34pm)
Pivot Gang consists of Chicago rappers Saba, Joseph Chilliams, MFnMelo and Frsh Waters. The group has released only one song, called “Blood,” but now they’re releasing their debut album, “You Can’t Hang with Us”. Artists like Smino and Mick Jenkins appear on the album to complement the other four artists.
