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Ian’s Movie Reviews

Ian Ryan, Caboose Editor • October 25, 2019

IT Chapter Two: IT Chapter Two attempts to follow up on the success of its predecessor by returning back to the town of Derry 27 years later, this time with the Losers Club fully grown and ready...

Reviews on Previews

Emma Draisin, Co Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper • November 16, 2017

After two long years, I am reintroducing former Urban School student and Urban Legend staff writer Lily Dodd’s concept of reviewing upcoming cinematic works based exclusively on their trailers. I have...

REVIEW: Wes Anderson’s new film, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” overwhelms but entertains

Niki King Fredel and • March 20, 2014

It is complicated, quirky, and aesthetically pleasing. It is a flashback within a flashback, stretching across three eras: the ‘80s, ‘60s, and ‘30s. The cast is large and star-studded, with each...

The Legend’s resident film critic suggests five great independent and foreign movies available on Netflix

Louise Newlin, Staff Writer • April 10, 2013

According to industry icon Roger Ebert (who recently passed after a long bout with cancer), 2012 is the year that revenue from online streaming will pass DVD sales, and we start our long goodbye to the...

OPINION: New Netflix series House of Cards inspires new form of television

Louise Newlin, Staff Writer • April 10, 2013

In the last decade, DVDs and online streaming services such as Netflix and Xfinity have breathed life into cancelled shows by repackaging them into a marathon format and introducing them to new...