The Northerner

El Duderino or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Abiding

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor February 25, 2014

Way out west, they made this film about a fella that I wanna tell ya about. A fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the name his parents gave him. It takes place back in the early 90s during...

Picking up the Pieces: “The Lego Movie”

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor February 13, 2014

Movies are a social experience. As a society, it is rare that we watch movies alone. They have become a gathering place for everyone at some point as we seek to entertain ourselves for an hour and half...

“Lone Survivor”: “Saving Private Ryan” for the Call of Duty Generation?

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor January 29, 2014

I tend to avoid reading reviews of movies I have not seen. I prefer to read what others have to say after I have my own opinion. However, sometimes the hype for a movie is inescapable, as is the case with...

“Her” Prioritizing between video games and internet porn

Robert Huelsman, Video Editor January 22, 2014

I like Michael Bay movies. Right about now you are asking what that has to do with “Her.” You are correct in thinking it means absolutely nothing, except that if you take exception to this review,...

Freshmen (From Left) Katelyn Nelson and Liz Schmidt attend the showing of The Great Gatsby, which hosted a full lawn of attendees outside of Griffin Hall

First day of classes ends with “The Great Gatsby” showing

Abigail Hull, Contributing Writer August 20, 2013

Last night was the Movie on the Lawn event put on by the Activities Programming Board here at NKU. APB showed "The Great Gatsby," much different than the superhero themes of previous years with "The Avengers,"...

New Disney movie questions fate, strength to fight

Roxanna Blevins, Contributing writer February 15, 2012

Imagine a world where a fishing hook is as big as a grappling hook, a straight pin is the size of a sword and a sugar cube is as big as your head. This is how the world is for Arrietty, the teenage girl...

Thompson returns to film in ‘The Rum Diary’

Anna Kathman November 2, 2011

The film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s “The Rum Diary” was released Friday after being shelved for almost two years. The book, written in the early 1960s but published in 1998, is based on ...

Harry Potter finale signals end of an era

Brandon Barb August 3, 2011

Taking summer classes and having a summer job have made me a little late to this party, but only by a few weeks or so. Better late than never right? With the release of the final Harry Potter film,...

Hop past ‘Hop’ at theaters

Chuck Heffner April 5, 2011

At least the children in the theater found it funny. However, Universal Picture’s “Hop,” a combined live-action and animation movie, will probably be considered unbearable by anyone past the age...

Katrina victim documents recovery efforts

Jill Liebisch March 30, 2011

When Kelsey Robinson was a sophomore in high school, her seemingly normal life was forced in an unexpected direction. One day she was going to school, and the next, she was being evacuated to Atlanta along...

Tournées French Film Festival strikes back

Derick Bischoff March 23, 2011

Bonjour, cinephiles! Five French films released within the past few years will be making their debut in the Cincinnati area during the second annual Tournées Festival of New French Films on the Northern...

Insanity of Shutter proves genius

Kyle Sebree March 3, 2011

There was once a time in Hollywood when the title credits would roll and the combination of a Paramount Pictures logo and the gloomy sound of a horn section meant one thing: an Alfred Hitchcock feature...

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