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1 week ago | sunnewsdaily.com | Lexy Borgogno

Ever since I read “The Nickel Boys” my senior year of high school, it’s been my go-to book I recommend to anyone and everyone—I always thought I’d make it into a film, but someone beat me to it. From the genius mind of Colson Whitehead, the story follows Elwood Curtis, studious and on the road to getting a college education, who is wrongfully sent to Nickel Academy. This is where he meets Turner, a survivalist at Nickel.

4 weeks ago | sunnewsdaily.com | Lexy Borgogno

Watching the live-action “Snow White” left one long-standing question in my mind: Who wanted this movie? Because I sure as hell didn’t and neither did anyone I know. By now, you’ve probably seen all the controversy surrounding “Snow White,” with the casting of Rachel Zegler and the CGI seven dwarfs. Throughout every step of production, it felt like every article released would criticize the decisions being made, which left me skeptical of the film before even seeing a trailer.

1 month ago | sunnewsdaily.com | Lexy Borgogno

This story is jointly published as part of the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah, Utah Tech University and Weber State University. The collaborative is an Amplify Utah project with support from PBS Utah.

2 months ago | sunnewsdaily.com | Lexy Borgogno

Timothée Chalamet’s performance in “A Complete Unknown” is the only aspect of the film that makes it worth watching. “A Complete Unknown” is a biopic about singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and his folk music success, which turns into controversy when Dylan chooses to make and perform rock music. While an artist’s struggle of being bound to one genre of music appeals to some, it didn’t provide me with a fulfilling movie experience.

2 months ago | sunnewsdaily.com | Lexy Borgogno

Missouri State University’s student-run news, The Standard, published an article about student tension rising after a lawsuit was released against former Utah Tech University president Richard “Biff” Williams.  Liz Garcia, a senior journalism major from Branson, Missouri, is a co-editor-in-chief for The Standard. “I know, especially on social media, there was kind of a lot of upset… learning about… what [Biff] had done at Utah Tech,” Garcia said. “And so there was just kind of a lot of confusion.