The iconic Bread Lion has been posted on the Bake Off Instagram, which can mean only one thing: It’s Bread Week! It’s one of the most terrifying weeks, as Paul is known as the King...

Warning: contains full spoilers for “Megalopolis.” Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is certainly a movie that exists.  It’s hard to figure out where to start when describing this bizarre failure of a film. It genuinely is....

I was excited to learn that the great Netflix political thriller, “The Diplomat,” will be releasing a new season on Oct. 31. I thought it would be a good time to write a review of...

Every once in a while, you stumble across a piece of media that you never knew existed; an undiscovered masterpiece of fiction. Last year, this happened when I watched Dune: Part One for the first...

It’s been a while since I saw a new horror film that genuinely shocked me. I would consider myself a bit of a nerd when it comes to the genre, so it’s rather difficult to...

When people reunite with friends that they have not seen in decades, maybe from school or clubs, a myriad of feelings may come up. They may feel both happy and sad, nostalgic and resentful, curious...

The Scrapyard was, to John’s eyes, unreasonably massive. Of course, compared to Station 27a – of which the Scrapyard made up a significant part – it was actually quite reasonably sized. A bit small, even,...

Due to the holiday schedule, The Hoot hasn’t published for a couple weeks, and we’ve missed quite a bit. Ron resigning! The Vice Presidential debate! And the first two episodes of this year’s season of...

I would like to begin this article with a reassurance: This is not an attack on Minecraft. Neither is it an attack on the people who play it, nor is it, for that matter, an...

This semester, I’m studying abroad in Paris with a French immersion program. And to kick off my immersion, my host family took me to the movies to see “Le Comte de Monte Cristo,” a three...

Back in middle school, I picked up a book entitled “My Lady Jane.” It was an alternate universe historical fantasy, reimagining the life of Jane Grey, and I loved it. So much so that I...

In late 2022, AMC quietly released the first season of “Interview With The Vampire,” an adaptation of the 1976 gothic horror book of the same name by Anne Rice. The show had no big-name stars...

Salutations my wonderful Hoot readers!!!! I hope you had amazing summers. Mine went by very fast, but I still had time to rewatch one of my favorite films, “Joker” (2019). It’s an embarrassing favorite, but...

On September 15th, the 76th annual Emmy awards aired on ABC. This award show is television’s biggest night of the year, where the very best television programs of 2024 are honored. The ceremony was hosted...

The final award of the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15 was for Outstanding Comedy Series. The nominees were “Abbott Elementary” (ABC), “The Bear” (FX), “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO), “Hacks” (Max), “Only...

Grace is the cornerstone of faith,  for faith without grace is like a vibrant yet barren tree, beautiful on the outside but fruitless.  Grace is the lifesaver that reaches out its hand to rescue me...

Do you ever read a book and think to yourself, “Wow, what would I give to discuss this in my high school AP Lit class?” Sure, maybe the discussion wouldn’t be especially intellectual, but it...