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The third film in the “Evil Dead” trilogy, “Army of Darkness,” completely on its own as a wonderfully wacky medieval-adventure film. Williams (Bruce Campbell) is transported into the past with nothing chainsaw for a hand and his trusty shotgun to fight an army of the dead. film from the early ‘90s with a budget of $11 million, “Army of Darkness” set on giving the viewer the most enjoyable movie experience of their life. This ending to the iconic horror trilogy has the least amount of scares, but what it lacks in terror, it makes up for in innovative practical and pitch-perfect comedic timing.

This movie is stuffed to the brim with stop-motion, puppeteered and costumed skeletons who are obsessed with pulling pranks on mortals. Campbell heart out as the chosen one of this tale: a complete moron retail worker falls through a time portal and goes on a quest to rid the land of demons fails to stop spouting terrible one liners after every single victory. I love If you want a film made by a bunch of dorks who somehow got enough to make a movie about knights, skeletons, chainsaw hands, death books, demonic doppelgängers, sword fights and time travel, then probably combust from the sheer joy of watching this.

“Inside” is a musical-comedy special released in 2021 written, directed, filmed, edited and performed by comedian Bo Burnham. The film is about Burnham’s experience staying inside during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it negatively affected his mental health. It also explores themes of performing, the internet, climate change and social activism. This is the most genuine and heartfelt musical I have ever seen. It perfectly describes the headspace people had during the COVID-19 pandemic over every other attempt by any other celebrity and artist. It’s funny, but as it goes on, it becomes emotionally gut-wrenching with Burnham’s experience as well as the current state of today’s society. “Inside” is a hard film to watch with how sad and hopeless it gets in the end, but that mood is a perfect depiction of how people felt during this time in history.

The musical-romance director Damien Chazelle. Sebastian Wilder (Ryan first, Sebastian and Mia form a relationship. They to go after what they of their dreams causes their relationship. I remember exactly was emotional and crying, Many romance movies comedies are one of “La La Land” showed between two artists. I music created for this Sebastian’s Theme.” Due watch it often, but I still watching a great musical this movie.

Darkness,” stands film. Ash nothing but a dead. For a Darkness” is their entire of gore or practical effects costumed Campbell acts his worker who demons as he love him. enough money pits, evil then you’ll musical-romance “La La Land” was written and directed by film Chazelle. This movie follows the romance between musician (Ryan Gosling) and actress Mia Dolan (Emma Stone). At Mia do not like each other, but they ultimately grow to They both support each other’s dreams, leading them they want more passionately. However, the achievement causes them to stray away from each other and threatens how I felt after watching this movie for the first time. I crying, but I thought it was a realistic but beautiful story. movies do not have a practical perspective. While romantic the genres of movies I enjoy the most, I loved how showed the heartfelt side and the difficult side of a love story like Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as actors, and the film, especially “Someone in the Crowd” and “Mia & Due to the emotional rollercoaster of this movie, I do not still claim it as my favorite. If you are in the mood for musical with a comedic, passionate story, I recommend

“IT” (2017) is the first part of a film duology based on the Stephen King book of the same name. We follow 13-year-old Bill (Jaeden Martell) and his friends as they try to uncover the reason behind the mysterious disappearances of Bill’s brother and other kids in their hometown of Derry, Maine. When the group starts to be attacked by their greatest fears and taunted by an evil clown, they take it upon themselves to put an end to the terror.

I saw this film in theaters five times, and it is one of a handful of films I have on DVD. This is my favorite comfort movie. I see it as less of a horror and more of a comingof-age-comedy film. The group dynamic is so fun, and the jokes make me laugh out loud. The acting and special effects may leave some things to be desired, but the vibes are immaculate. Oh, to be a young boy running around town during the summer of 1989 with your best friends, forming trauma bonds and hunting a demon clown. This movie is by no means the best in any aspect, but I think it’s a fun time.

TEGAN RUHL, Assistant Lifestyle Editor

Based on the book by Stephen King, “The Shawshank Redemption” follows Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), an innocent banker, who’s sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife and her lover. After becoming a prisoner at Shawshank State Prison, Andy befriends fellow prisoner Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding (Morgan Freeman), who shows him the ins and outs of prison. The two try to make prison life more bearable for the people around them as Andy tries to prove his innocence.

“The Shawshank Redemption” has been one of my favorite movies for years. It’s tear-jerking yet heartwarming and has challenged my idea of friendship. The writing is fantastic, telling a story filled with emotion and conflict from top to bottom with a satisfying payoff that will bring you to tears. This movie also has some of the best quotes ever, don’t fight me on this. It moves at a slower pace compared to other movies, but if you want to watch a really good classic, “The Shawshank Redemption” is up there.