VIEWPOINT
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most beloved series just wrapped up, and with its success, the MCU’s future looks bleak.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is the MCU’s Fifth Symphony
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In Sync for 60 Years
This year’s Dolphins show marks an important milestone
By Diego Prescott, Current Staff
Did someone say diamond?
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Two Tongues Up: Reviewing the School Water
By Colton Bruce, Current Staff
Some movies are a 6 out of 10. So are some bubblers, says one area teenager.
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Five Ways to Fix the Oscars
By Keaton Beltmann, Current Staff
For most movie lovers, the Oscars are appointment television. But for most teenagers, the Oscars don’t mean a thing.
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Review: ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is Meaningless
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
The third Ant-Man movie is a big disappointment for a small superhero.
“Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” was released Friday, and to many’s surprise, returning director Peyton Reed dropped the ball on one of the simplest Marvel series. Critical reception has been harsh, and fans are disappointed. What went wrong?
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Acclaimed Dance Group Coming to West Bend for Black History Month Celebration
By Mia Herdeman, Current Staff
Two student groups are bringing an energetic groove to the West Bend High Schools.
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Escaping the Pin
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
To this day, Cayden Henschel still doesn’t know why his life’s work vanished overnight.
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Frosty, Ralphie, Kevin, Buddy, Snoopy and… John McClane?
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
As the Christmas season rolls around once again, many bust out the DVDs to watch all of their favorite movies again. However, as they sift through the shelf, their hands rest on one case in hesitation. Does John McTiernan’s 1988 hit “Die Hard” count as a Christmas movie?
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Inside the Viral Wednesday Addams Dance Craze
By Noah Becker, Current Staff
Tim Burton and TikTok: Things just became weirder for the king of the bizarre.
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Review: ‘Sonic Frontiers’ Goes Where No Hedgehog Game Has Gone Before
By Cole Bruce, Current Staff
Now that the new Sonic the Hedgehog game is out, fans can breathe a sigh of relief.
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These Jazz Cats Are In Rhythm
Meet the the new local band Melodic Impurities
By Michael Collins, Current Staff
Six music students have found an ambitious way to bring their love of jazz to West Bend.
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Local Actor Stars in New Movie ‘Goodnight, Light’
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
Tyler Jach never had a spring break like this one when he was a student at West Bend East High School.
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New Six Flags CEO Puts ‘More Flags More Fun’ to the Test
By Keaton Beltmann, Current Staff
Normally during the fall, Six Flags Great America announces a new ride for the upcoming season. Unfortunately, that won’t happen this year.
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Review: ‘Werewolf by Night’ Transforms the Marvel Formula
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
It appears that once in a full moon, Marvel Studios is still able to crank out a widely beloved film. However, their latest hit brings a long-forgotten ingredient to the formula.
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Review: New Season of ‘Love, Death + Robots’ is Satisfying Smorgasbord
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
The third season of “Love, Death + Robots” offers more of the eye-dropping visual wonders of the previous seasons, with as many odd, compellingly quick-witted and grim stories as the episodes preceding it.
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Milwaukee Film Festival Review: ‘Memoria’ Creates Special Experience
The latest polarizing film from Apichatpong Weerasethakul was a unique highlight of the Milwaukee Film Festival
By Collin Chesak, Current Staff
I fell in love with film over the pandemic, and finally, after two and a half years of attempting to become a cinephile, I was able to visit my first film festival. The 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival was the first in two years to have in-person showings, and being a high schooler in Wisconsin, it was my first real opportunity to visit a festival.
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Review: ‘The Northman’ Builds a Mythical World
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
“The Northman” is another great addition to what is best described as a collection of modern myths behind Robert Eggers’ filmography.
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Review: “Secrets of Dumbledore” Revives the Magic
By Amy Daniels, Current Staff
After a large amount of hype and advertising, the third installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise was released April 15, to surprisingly weak box-office numbers.
That’s a shame.
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Review: ‘The Batman’ Has More Heart Than Brains
By Collin Chesak, Current Staff
With “The Batman,” Matt Reeves delivers a brutal bat noir that is more emotionally potent than intellectually challenging. The movie seeks to be more of an elaborate epic than the intimate character drama of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Instead of giving him the arbitrary origin story, Reeves introduces Batman like a stoic western character, down a long hall out of the darkness.
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Review: Netflix’s Climate Satire Not Worth a Look
Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” lacks comedy and depth
By Collin Chesak, Current Staff
The Academy recently gave “Don’t Look Up” four Oscar nominations including Best Picture. However, if audiences are looking for an award-worthy film, they should look elsewhere.
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Local Teen’s MasterChef Memories Have Marinated for Five Years
Former contestant Sydney Neuser talks about her time on TV and whether she still wants to be a professional chef
By Kayla Lemens, Editor in Chief
Five years ago today, West Bend’s Sydney “Syd” Neuser made her network television debut as a contestant on “MasterChef Junior.”
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West Bend Graduate Honored at Film Festival
Amber DeRuyter stars in the independent film ‘Lonesome’
By Hasti Ghasemivaghar, Current Staff
After decades performing on area stages, Amber DeRuyter has now been recognized for a performance on the silver screen.
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No Worries About ‘No Way Home’
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” overcame the worries of many, using past characters and ultimately leading to a fulfilling conclusion in Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy.
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Review: ‘The French Dispatch” Ranks Among Anderson’s Best
By Amy Daniels, Current Staff
After the release date was changed multiple times within a year, Wes Anderson finally released this fascinating film for us.
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Review: ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Bucks the Original Too Much
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
Netflix’s “Cowboy Bebop” takes many liberties in the live-action adaptation of the original anime series of the same name.
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How Denis Villeneuve Sold the ‘Unfilmable’
VIEWPOINT
By Collin Chesak, Current Staff
“Dune” director Denis Villeneuve dazzled the doubters by overshadowing a risky $165 million price tag with a box office run that now nears the $400 million mark.
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West Senior Hired to Promote Historic Theatre
By Cassidy Scherzer, Current Staff
One area student has gained behind-the-scenes experience at the Bend, West Bend’s historic theater that survived the Great Depression and now a global pandemic.
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Local Journalist Interviews Rock Legend for ‘Guitar World’ Cover Story
Former East student finds success as a freelance music journalist
By Nicole Walters, Current Staff
A music writer with local ties has finally reached the Edge.
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Musical Auditions are Back
By Leah Schmidt, Current Staff
If the pandemic era has felt a little like being isolated in a swamp, Tess Breit believes area audiences are ready for a fairy tale experience.
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Review: ‘The Guilty’ Is Too Locked Up
By Amy Daniels, Current Staff
“The Guilty” is another American remake of an international success that doesn’t quite live up to what made the original so remarkable.
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All Is Not Well in the MCU
By Brandon Labecki, Current Staff
With Marvel’s conclusion to the third phase in its superhero film franchise, it seems that there is limited room to move forward and keep its audience engaged.
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An Oldie But a Goodie
WBHS senior helps revive old baseball tune with local ties
By Megan Landvatter, Current Staff
As the baseball season starts up again, a lost piece of Brewers history has been found and restored.
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Review: ‘Nomadland’ Is a Modern Masterpiece of the Average American
Acclaimed drama is an Oscar frontrunner
By Amy Daniels, Current Staff
After “Nomadland” earned six Oscar nominations and rave reviews from critics, I decided to see for myself if the movie deserved the attention it was getting.
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Be Kind, Rewind: Farewell to the Video Store and a Way of Life
Area teachers and former video store clerks ponder what Family Video’s closing means for the culture of film viewing
By Elise Marlett, Editor in Chief
It’s the end of an era.
As of February 28, all Family Video locations across the country are permanently closed, including the location in West Bend. With Family Video being the only remaining video rental store in West Bend prior to closure, local movie lovers must accept a transition from discs to streaming. For many, the transition prompts deep feelings of nostalgia as the culture of film viewing has changed so drastically in the past decades.
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West Bend Student Invited to the Set of ‘6 Underground’
By Elise Marlett, Editor in Chief
A local student’s hobby of six years landed him the opportunity to watch a blockbuster action movie being filmed. Continue reading
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