All posts by Mason Dredge
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Op-ed: The American spirit is sick
“Listen to me. If we break quarantine, we could all die.” These lines are spoken by Ellen Ripley in the film “Alien” after a fellow...
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What’s closed in Kansas City due to coronavirus
With the US now in an official state of emergency due to COVID 19 outbreak, everything from concerts to sporting events to film releases, are...
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‘The Invisible Man’ is worth seeing
The golden nugget any good horror story needs is a monster that reflects some broader human fear. “The Invisible Man”, despite ultimately becoming more of...
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Birds of Prey is for the birds
When Margot Robbie made her debut as the insane clown criminal Harley Quinn in 2016’s “Suicide Squad”, it seemed like a match made in movie...
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What you should be watching instead of the Oscar’s
Movies are an American invention, but film is a universal language. From the artform’s most adolescent moments, people from around the world have been putting...
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The Royal Subjects of Chief’s Kingdom
The Kansas City Chiefs are a big deal right now, what, with securing their first Super Bowl game in 50 years (but you probably knew...
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Little Women, Big Feels
Movies like “Little Women” do not come around all that often. Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, it’s a masterful fusion of...
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What’s taking center stage at UMKC
As another semester of UMKC begins, so does another round of theater productions by the UMKC Conservatory. The first comes as early as Jan. 21...
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Circles: Album Review
Mac Miller had a tumultuous first half of 2018 that saw him go through a very public split with long-time girlfriend Ariana Grande and a...
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2020 Oscar Nominations: A joke
First and foremost, The Academy Awards do not matter. The merit of a film and the talent of those who made it is in no...
