Entertainment

“Return to Silent Hill” will have you wanting a return of your money

By Michael Andrillon | Staff Writer Who would’ve thought a trip through one’s own personal hellscape of monsters and madness would be this boring? It is now approaching 20 years since director Christophe Gans was in the driver’s seat of the very first Silent Hill movie. A flawed but noble attempt at adapting the first […]

“No Other Choice” proves no one is doing it like Park Chan-Wook

By Charles Salom | Staff Writer “No Other Choice”, directed by the legendary South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook, delves into masculinity, labor exploitation, and the human need to survive.  It’s a brilliant display from a filmmaker who has truly mastered his craft in writing, cinematography, and editing. It also easily stands out as one of […]

Harry Styles ends hiatus with the new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. A return fans have waited years for

By Karen Alava | Staff Writer After nearly four years out of the studio spotlight, Harry Styles has officially announced his fourth solo album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, occasionally, is set to release on 6 March 2026, sparking huge excitement across the music world.  For fans around the world, often called “Harries,” the wait […]

Venezuelan band, Rawayana, asks us to stay present, to manifest a better future

By Jessica Hayek | Staff Writer Rawayana predicts Venezuela’s future on their eighth album, ¿Donde esta el after?, days after its release. The album, released on January 1st, begins with the sounds of traditional Tambores Venezolanos.  In celebration of the new year, they sing in Spanish: “Rawa wishes you a happy new year, and may […]

FIU Esports partners with Gomez Tradez for TCG Takeover Event

By Karen Alava | Staff Writer FIU Esports partnered with local trading card business Gomez Tradez to host the TCG Takeover on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the GC Pit, offering giveaways, trading cards and community engagement. Patrick Cornejo, FIU Esports coordinator and Jesus Gomez, founder of Gomez Tradez LLC | Karen Alava The event ran […]

Panther Robotics and WICS host Intro to Linux workshop for FIU students

By Kate Anastasia Le | Staff Writer Last semester, Panther Robotics Club and Women in Computer Science (WICS) hosted an “Intro to Linux” workshop for FIU students, offering an introduction to basic Linux concepts in a relaxed learning environment. The event welcomed students from different majors, including those with little to no prior experience using […]

New spring, new me: A two-week preview

Cosette Lipscomb | Assistant Entertainment Director As Florida International University’s spring semester begins, many clubs and organizations are hosting events that can help students start their New Year’s resolutions or simply try something new. On Thursday, Jan. 8, the Student Experiences organization is hosting the Fun Under the Sun event at the Panther Plaza on […]

The five best singles of 2025: Dylan’s performance review

By Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer First impressions are deadly serious.  With attention spans dwindling by the second, the art of the single becomes a telltale sign of the cream rising to the top.  Musicians who understand that the appetizer is just as important as the main course, whether it’s to usher in a new […]

Review: “Marty Supreme” and the cost of greatness 

By Charles Salom | Staff Writer Marty Supreme follows a young man named Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) who will stop at nothing to achieve his dream of becoming the greatest ping-pong player. Along the way, Mauser realizes that this goal will be more difficult to achieve than he expected.  The only way to describe Marty […]

Take yourself to a different place with this Tranquilizer

By Bryan Baste | Staff Writer Music can be used as a means to transport yourself to a different state of mind. Think about whenever you listen to a psychedelic album, song, trance music, techno, etc. Any type of music that can take you out of reality and into your mind. You probably felt some […]

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: I can’t fix you (and I don’t really want to)

Gabriela Danger | Opinion director On Dec. 4, the second Five Nights at Freddy’s movie came out in theaters, and the internet hasn’t been able to put it down.  That makes sense, considering the first film, released in 2023, is Blumhouse’s biggest hit to date, grossing $300 million globally and making Freddy’s an instant success, […]

“Hamnet” review: shakespeare in loss

By Conor Moore | Staff Writer After the eternal misfire that was, well, “Eternals”, Chloe Zhao proves she is quite capable of achieving the visual magnetism required to be an Oscar-winning, “it” director. Unfortunately, this comes at the cost of what can only be described as cinematic fondant. While “Hamnet” is superficially moving and relishes […]

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