By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
A long-time staple of moviemaking, sound can be sometimes overlooked when transferred to the medium of animation.
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MFF Review: ‘Green Border’ Proves Struggle and Hope Can Be Tastefully Conveyed Together
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
While usually intended to “spread the word,” depictions of people’s suffering in a certain real-world scenario can sometimes be damaging.
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MFF Review: ‘Stop Making Sense’ Is a Unique Concert Movie
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Is it odd that the most polite, considerate and appropriately lively crowd I’ve ever shared a theater with also happens to be the crowd that danced throughout the duration of a film?
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MFF Review: ‘Prison in the Andes’ Manipulates Light Like Water
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Special effects, production design, dialogue and even sound may be cornerstones of the film industry, but they were all additions to cinema at some point.
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MFF Review: ‘Late Night with the Devil’ Brings Modern Analog Horror to the Big Screen
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Before I saw this movie, I had a virtual debate with some friends about whether this movie was the first instance of analog horror in a studio-produced feature film. They cited found-footage classics such as “The Blair Witch Project” as previous examples of the genre, claiming that analog horror has been around for ages. While both sides of this debate have merit, I do believe that “Late Night with the Devil,” directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, is the first instance of modern analog horror gracing the big screen. I have yet to see a film like it so closely resemble the modern horror masterworks being fashioned on platforms like YouTube.
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MFF Review: ‘Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World’ Masterfully Critiques Capitalism
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
An instant favorite of mine, “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World” is not about the apocalypse, but it is certainly about the “end of the world.”
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Voices Without Votes
By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
Voting is the central way American citizens are active in politics. For adults, voting is a right that they occasionally exercise, but for some young people voting is something inaccessible but deeply desired.
Many area teenagers wishing to be involved in politics must find other avenues.
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Energy Drink Pulled from School Store
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Some water must have frozen, because the school store has zero Celsius.
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Some Books Are Windows, Some Are Sliding Glass Doors
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By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Over 108 books removed and we still have not learned our lesson.
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Fighting the Rumors: The Truth About Friday’s Altercation at West Bend High Schools
After school on Friday, a serious physical altercation involving multiple students took place outside of the West Bend East High School entrance, causing rumors to circulate on campus and in the community. The Current staff reporters Dakota Gunnare, Zach Church and Noah Mintie talked with Dave Uelmen, WBHS associate principal, to separate fact from fiction.
Rumor: There were a lot of serious injuries. Someone even broke their neck!
Fact: According to evidence acquired by the administration, the most serious injuries sustained by students were a concussion and a broken finger. “That was confirmed, I followed up with phone calls with the families,” Uelmen said. There is no evidence that any worse injuries took place.
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School’s Not the Same This Year
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By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Even the iconic Nifty Nibble cookies are smaller this year.
For me, the West Bend High Schools have always been a place of opportunity and safety, which is why it feels discouraging to say that this year, most students feel resentment like a dead weight within their chests, a weight that drags down with every stride through the halls. But what has changed? Why does this dead weight hang?
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Why We Shouldn’t Ban Books
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By Dakota Gunnare, Editor in Chief
The human experience is rarely easy to digest. There isn’t a shield protecting us from discomfort.
Great art makes you feel something. Great art doesn’t shy away from the unpleasant. Feeling uncomfortable is what forces introspection, understanding and deeper thought.
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Schauered with Duties
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
The complex math of engineering is difficult, but equally difficult is managing a classroom in your first year of teaching.
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Artificial Intelligence Might Short-Circuit the Meaning of ‘Friend’
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By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
The question of whether AI is friend or foe has been debated for decades, and while a new chatbot aims for “friend” it ends up feeling a little more like foe.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is the MCU’s Fifth Symphony
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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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Business in the Front, Party in the Back
New event will help local shops celebrate with West Bend residents
By Noah Mintie, Current Staff
Check your calendars, because an exciting new milestone is coming to West Bend.
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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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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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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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