Author: Samantha Aguilar Hernandez

Sam is communication major with minors in digital media / video production and marketing. She enjoys watching animated shows and writing about them for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Penmen Press. When she is not working on a new review, Sam can be found in the RadioSNHU booth conducting the first show in Spanish.
Arts & Entertainment

Ocean’s 8 Own Bling Brings Female Crime Gang A Shiny Success

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Even after a couple of years after the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters, audiences still seem to find an all-female adaptation, reboot or spinoff of Hollywood classics difficult to like. Clooney’s famous crime gang installment returns to the big screen with a whole new image for big money heists with an all-female cast. Ocean's 8 shows the bloodline of the legendary conman put into action
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Arts & Entertainment

Doki Doki Literature Club! is a Hidden Hair-Raising Visual Novel

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TRIGGER WARNINGS: This content includes mention of sensitive content. Indeed, appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, Doki Doki Literature Club! looked like an innocent, romantic game for anime fans. Who would have thought that a simple game would keep me away from my computer for a couple of days? Believe me or not, I still look at my computer screen in fear. Doki
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Arts & Entertainment

Netflix’s “Fullmetal Alchemist” Breaks the Adaptation Curse

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Films like “Dragon Ball Z,” “The Last Airbender” and “Death Note” work as the perfect examples of why live action adaptations are generally a bad idea. However, Netflix has been giving adaptations a chance by letting Japan take over the business. Different from previous anime adaptations, “Fullmetal Alchemist” (FMA) was originally produced in Japan by Warner Bros Studios in collaboration with Oxybot and Square
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Jinkies! ‘Scoobynatural’ Crossover is a Total Scooby Snack!

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While others wait for the mega-crossover that is Marvel’s "Infinity War," some "Supernatural" lovers just received a dose of nostalgia with another legendary crossover. On Thursday, March 29, the highly anticipated "Supernatural" and "Scooby Doo" crossover premiered on The CW. In this episode, Sam, Dean and Castiel get sucked into the animated world of "Scooby Doo" by a vengeful ghost who takes over their
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News

SNHU Drama is #AlmostThere with their Spring Play: “Punk Rock”

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TRIGGER WARNING: This show deals with topics of gun violence, bullying and contains explicit language. SNHU Drama will be presenting “Punk Rock” as their spring theater production on April 6 and April 7 at 7 p.m. in Walker Auditorium. “Punk Rock” by Simon Stephans is centered around a group of British high schoolers who are preparing for their A-Level exams. With unfortunate circumstances combined
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Arts & Entertainment

The Death Cure: A Maze of Emotions Worth the Wait

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The third and final installment of the successful Maze Runner series has finally reached our movie theater, and fans of James Dasher's book series couldn’t be more satisfied with it. As fans may recall, The Death Cure was set to be released last year; however, the film went through a major setback due to an unfortunate accident involving Dylan O'Brien in March of 2016.
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Del Toro’s Netflix Series “Trollhunters:” Definitely Worth Your Time

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With the Oscars rapidly approaching with an impressive list of nominees, it might be a good idea to check each of them out. Guillermo del Toro has recently received critical acclaim as a result of his latest work, “The Shape of Water;” however, del Toro’s most awarded work is his animation. “Trollhunters” is a Netflix original animated science fiction & fantasy adventure series produced
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Arts & Entertainment

Logan Paul: Are Views Really Worth This?

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TRIGGER WARNINGS: This content includes mention of suicide. YouTube’s content has made its way from bad to worst thanks to the irresponsible acts of its most valuable members. No matter your social status or popularity on social media, everyone should know that there is a limit to consider in the quest for views and likes. Unfortunately, it looks like some people on YouTube do
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Arts & Entertainment

The Best Entertainment of 2017

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As studious as we claim to be, even the best of us need to unwind every now and again. 2017 was a great year in media, and our Arts and Entertainment staff picked some of their favorite time wasters of the past year. Baby Driver - Emma Sheehan [caption id="attachment_3595" align="alignnone" width="1200"] (image credit: Sony Pictures)[/caption] One of my favorite films of 2017 is Baby Driver.
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