End of an Era: Endgame Neatly Wraps up a Decade of Superhero Movies [REVIEW]

The 12-year-old epic saga of Marvel superhero movies has finally ended with the spectacular crescendo that is Avengers:Endgame. The over three-hour film takes us through the highs and lows of the franchise and delivers an acceptable sendoff for the heroes an entire generation grew up loving. The film itself carries a much different tone than […]

If You Don’t Want to Clean Up After Your Family’s Easter Feast, Thunder Bay Grille is a Great Option [REVIEW]

Cuisine type: BRUNCH Price per entrée: $$ Attire: CASUAL Reservations: YES Payment: CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED On the top of the review, write: Thunder Bay Grille N14W24130 Tower Pl, Pewaukee, WI 53072 262-523-4244 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Every Easter for the past five or so years, my family decided they didn’t want to bother cooking […]

Can Money Buy Freedom? It Appears So [EDITORIAL]

The recent decision by the Cook County District Attorney’s Office to not press charges against Jussie Smollett is wrong and should never have happened. The DA office themselves admitted they believe he’s guilty. And instead of dealing out justice, they claimed his case isn’t worth prosecuting and they’d rather focus on more “serious” issues. What […]

Miller Park is Milwaukee [OPINION]

When you think of Milwaukee, what are some of the first things that come to mind? Is it the lake? We do have a good one. Maybe you think of our many festivals. We are known for a lot of those. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s the beer. We do have the nickname “Brew City,” […]

‘Shea Butter Baby’ review

When Top Dawg Entertainment was declared the “Mafia of the west” by Kendrick Lamar on his untitled.unmastered record some years ago, there was little competition in terms of a record label that could rival what was, at that point, Lamar, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, SZA and Isaiah Rashad. Young Money was running on both […]

Grass is Greener Doc a Fresh Look on the Harsh History of Marijuana [REVIEW]

Title: Grass Is Greener Director: Fab 5 Freddy Cast: Snoop Dogg, B-Real, Steven Hager, Damian Marley Studio: Netflix Running Time: 97 minutes Rating: TV-MA This week, news was released that Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ proposal to legalize medical marijuana will not be included in the next state budget, despite overwhelming support from the state of […]

Extremely Wicked Movie: A Misguided Portrayal of Ted Bundy [REVIEW]

The beginning of the year opened with a four-part documentary series about infamous serial killer Ted Bundy on Netflix called, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. The Netflix series created a renewed interest in his cases and the man himself, 30 years after his brutal crimes took place. Then, a film with a […]

Whitehead’s Underground Railroad Highlights Systemic Issues in Slave Narrative

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Doubleday August 2, 2016 306 pp. $26.95 Colson Whitehead engages with topics of slavery in an allegorical approach to address problematic and dominant narratives in the fiction novel, The Underground Railroad. Each American state Whitehead utilizes – Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Indiana – all highlight different […]

Santa Clarita Diet Co-Stars Are Couple Goals

STARRING: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo STUDIO: Netflix DIRECTED BY: Victor Fresco FORMAT: Half-hour horror-comedy START DATE: February 2017- March 2019, 30 episodes The Hammonds are back for a third season that released Friday, March 29 on Netflix. Premiering in February 2017, Santa Clarita diet is the first of its kind. A […]

What Men Want Highlights Women’s Worth [REVIEW]

Director: Adam Shankman Stars: Taraji Henson, Josh Brener, Aldis Hodge, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tracy Morgan What Men Want is a spin off the original film What Women Want, produced in the year 2000. In the last few years, the Me Too movement has gained way, even in the theatrical scope of the matter. Producers have […]

A Slice of Heaven Makes its Way to the East Side

Restaurant name: Heaven’s Table BBQ (Crossroads Collective) Restaurant address: 2238 N Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202 Phone number: (414) 732-7109 Hours of operation: M – TH 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. / F – Sat 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. / Sun 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Planning a date night can be difficult. Especially […]