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Helmer vs. Holmes: Oscars edition

Helmer vs. Holmes: Oscars edition

Alex Helmer and Alex Holmes February 2, 2020

It’s Oscar season, and because The Academy nearly always gets it wrong, the Beacon’s top film critics (heh) are here to write about the movies that should win the industry’s top prizes. This year,...

Remembering Kobe Bryant’s Legacy

Remembering Kobe Bryant’s Legacy

Alex Helmer February 2, 2020

How many times have you crumpled up a piece of paper and launched it into the recycling bin whilst howling,“Kobe!”? How many times have you witnessed a player record over 80 points in a game? How many...

Helmer vs. Holmes: Movies of the decade

Alex Helmer and Alex Holmes December 23, 2019

Alex Helmer: 1. “Whiplash” (2014) Directed by 34-year-old mastermind Damien Chazelle, 2015’s “Whiplash” is without a doubt the best film of the decade. Although Myles Teller delivers a...

Helmer vs. Holmes: Joker

Alex Helmer and Alex Holmes November 24, 2019

Alex Helmer: Rating: 10/10 Unlike many comic-book movie enthusiasts who were somewhat skeptical about the idea of a standalone Joker movie, I was always on board. With director of “The Hangover”...

Helmer vs. Holmes: Endgame

Helmer vs. Holmes: ‘Endgame’

Alex Helmer and Alex Holmes June 10, 2019

Alex Helmer: Rating: 9.2/10 “Avengers: Endgame” is the culmination of 21 previous MCU (Marvel Comic Universe) films and lives up to the hype by delivering many hysterical and tear-inducing moments,...

Helmer vs. Holmes: Shazam!

Helmer vs. Holmes: ‘Shazam!’

Alex Helmer and Alex Holmes May 5, 2019

Alex Helmer: Rating: 7.3/10 With the release of the newest and one of the most controversial MCU films Captain Marvel, and the anticipation for one of the decades most stirred about films, Avengers...

‘Green Book’ was right to win Best Picture

Alex Helmer March 31, 2019

Before watching “Green Book” in November of 2018, I’d heeded the buzz coming from its Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award win. Suffice to say, the film didn’t disappoint. The 2018 Oscars...

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