Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s elegiac crime epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” and …
Recent incident reports have students on Kent State’s campus on high alert after a man in a red Speedo swimsuit was captured on video touching himself inappropriately on Alpha Phi’s front porch in late September.
After spending a short time away from music, Chil returned to the public eye on September 27th with a new release and tribute show for their bandmate and longtime friend.
KENT-repreneur Live was a panel discussion recorded in front of a live audience on April 29th. The audio has been edited for time and clarity.
***Writer’s note: This review will contain no spoilers because I am a civilized human being. I promise I won’t spoil anything. Pinky.***
“Guava Island,” the artistic brainchild of Hiro Murai and Donald Glover, is one of the purest pieces of creativity and fearless expression of 2019, further cementing the filmmakers’ idiosyncratic genius. Amongst a seemingly never-ending sea of mediocrity and creative tolerance, Glover and Mu…
KENT-repreneur is a deep dive into the business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent State. Host Anna Huntsman attended the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (CEBI) Pitch competition and sat down with one of the winners.
After a brief hiatus, the boys are back to talk about the NCAA Tournament and preview the NBA Playoffs. Can anyone beat the Warriors? Probably not, but we'll talk about it anyway.
The marketing team at Paramount tasked with promoting the studio’s new remake of “Pet Sematary” really left itself open for the ire of the internet with a simple, four-word tagline: “Sometimes dead is better.” As a remake of a novel adaptation that spawned a sequel, the opportunities for mem…
This week, the gang (sans Cameron) talked about high school! They discuss what how they survived being hormone monsters, the perils of deciding a career path at 17, the worst and best school lunches, and more! Plus, Scott talks about his crush on George Clooney. Enjoy!
The (relatively) recent inundation of pop culture by superhero movies has allowed an entire generation’s worth of children’s minds to run wild. What would we do if we were superheroes? We’ve seen grit and realism and all those “more adult” buzzwords used to describe DC Comics films centered …
This week’s episode of Kent-repreneur focuses on the service that helps Kent State faculty members develop, research and market their innovative ideas.
Another addition into a disturbingly long line of disappointing live-action “reimaginings” of Disney’s more magical years, “Dumbo” never gets off the ground long enough to leave a meaningful imprint. A stellar cast and one of cinema’s most eccentric directors are wasted by baffling character…
Ever since junior fashion design major Jillian Begre was 10 years old, she was hooked on serial killers. She started by watching movies like “Silence of the Lambs” and “Seven,” and evolved into researching killers with peculiar practices, like Ed Gein who confessed to killing two women in th…
While it’s not quite as effective as his feature film debut “Get Out,” Jordan Peele shows us again that he’s an up-and-coming force to be reckoned with in genre filmmaking for years to come. “Us” is many things; it’s surprisingly funny, oozing with tension and always thinking two steps ahead…
Tanner finally decided to show back up to the studio, so the boys go through the entire bracket and make their surefire Final Four picks, which will definitely not be wrong.
Kent-repreneur is a deep dive into business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent State. For Women's History Month, this week’s episode focuses on two female entrepreneurs who are making strides in their early careers.
This week on Kent Stop Talking we had St. Patrick’s Day on the mind, so we started a conversation about our most memorable moments interacting with drunk people, which inevitably led us to talking about our favorite moments at sporting events! We hope you guys enjoy, thanks for listening!
“Paddleton” is a damn incredible movie.
This week on Kent Stop Talking, we talk about international women! We recorded on International Women's Day, so we decided to talk about the women in our lives who matter the most and make the biggest impact on us. It's also Scott's birthday, so he wishes himself happy birthday several times…
Tanner is still not here, so Scott and Cameron go over NFL free agency and discuss the best receivers in the NFL, which makes Scott surprisingly angry.
“Greta,” a fun, but ultimately watered-down play on a classic, campy cat-and-mouse movie, isn’t anything we haven’t seen before, but strong performances by Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert will a blatantly mediocre screenplay to the finish line.
The name of this album is “Drip or Drown 2." I think that name perfectly spells out that this album is to be enjoyed, not deeply analyzed. So put down the CBD latte because I think you’ll need something a bit stronger to properly digest "Drip or Drown 2," the latest studio release from the e…
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Kent Stop Talking. This week, the crew talk about the new single from the Jonas Brothers, the value of nostalgia, bands that do (and do not) still work after decades of performing, our favorite cartoons growing up (and Nick freaks out about Law …
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they talk through Steven Spielberg's antiquated views on streaming services, then talk about the horrific "The Emoji Movie," and finish with what might be the saddest movie of all-time, "Grave of the Fireflies."
Tanner is lost in the wind, so Scott and Cameron decided to make some top 10 lists. Join them this week as they discuss the top 10 NBA players of 2019, top 10 NFL quarterbacks and top 10 all-time athletes from sports outside of the "Big 3."
The “How to Train Your Dragon” series — criminally underappreciated since its opening installment released back in 2010 — is interestingly named. Sure, that was the plot of the first film: A weak young man named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) discovers a fierce dragon he nicknames Toothless and goes …
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they finally wipe their hands clean on a disappointing Oscars season, wonder why Peter Farrelly and his friends thought "Movie 43" was a good idea, then finish with 1975's Best Picture-winner, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Professional wrestling, itself one of the most elaborate performances in live television, hasn’t really gotten its due in terms of scripted movies. Other than “Ready to Rumble” or “Nacho Libre” if you want to stretch, the trials and tribulations of pro wrestlers has been largely ignored by H…
Improper Benefits is back after a brief hiatus to discuss the NBA's all-star festivities, Manny Machado's new deal and then make predictions about the Duke-UNC game while blissfully unaware of Zion Williamson's injury.
The third episode of KENT-repreneur focuses on Angel Kisses Blankets, a non-profit started by Kent State sophomore Kenzie Carlson that is helping sick kids and their families one blanket at a time.
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Kent Stop Talking! This week, we look back on Valentine’s Day, what we did, who we did it with and how we feel about the holiday. Nick tries really hard to make a brief announcement. He also tells the tale of his ten-hour Greyhound journey home …
In a special Valentine's Day — yeah, we're a few days late — edition, Cameron and Nate finish their Oscars picks, talk about how unsexy "Fifty Shades of Grey" is, then wrap up with 1942's timeless "Casablanca." Plus, stay till the very end for a blooper where Nate forgets the name of the mov…
Even though its story beats are puzzlingly familiar, the technological advancements showcased in “Alita: Battle Angel” are enough to produce some of the best action of the last few years and easily carry the film through its muddled screenplay.
The 2019 Academy Awards is saturated with LGBTQ plotlines, characters and actors in a history-making batch of nominations, as more than half of the Best Picture nominees include an LGBTQ presence.
Letter from the reporter: Three Kent State females opened up to me about their long-distance relationships. With each of them, I felt how much they cared and how deeply their love reached the partners living miles away. Talking to them made me feel 1) hopeful and 2) uncertain. Love is a hope…
This week Nick was out of town, so you get a special bonus episode! The week before classes began, Scott, Cameron and Nick sat down to talk about winter break, the strangest depths of Pottermore, the Golden Globe-winning "Bohemian Rhapsody" and more! Unfortunately, the audio software was rec…
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they make half of their official Oscars predictions, investigate 2014's FIFA propaganda film, "United Passions" then look at 1976's classic boxing movie, "Rocky."
Real love stories don’t usually play out like they do in the movies. Watch enough cheesy Hallmark movies or films adapted from Nicholas Sparks novels, and it’s hard not to begin imagining a world where relationships go one way: You meet, you fall in love, you argue once or twice, you make up…
Join Tanner, Scott and Cameron as they discuss a puzzlingly dry Super Bowl Sunday, the NBA's recent flurry of trades and Kent State basketball.
KENT-repreneur is a deep dive into business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent state. The second episode focuses on Will’s Words, a KSU Honors College thesis project that could shake up how high school students learn Shakespeare.
Grab your eyeliner, leather jacket, rock T-shirt and combat boots because Thursday is International Clash Day.
“Miss Bala,” which opened last weekend’s box office with an unceremonious thud, is an exercise in lost potential, unfortunately squandering a breakout performance from Gina Rodriguez due to questionable screenwriting and clunky direction.
This week at Kent Stop Talking, we're a mess: Nick sat at the turned-off mic, Scott tells a story about fixing a flat-flat tire, Adriona talks about her dreams and Cameron doesn’t even show up! The gang also discusses music streaming services, pretending to like bands to impress people and w…
Dan Gilroy’s “Velvet Buzzsaw” is an enjoyable, campy satirical thriller that works a lot better when you don’t consider how you’re watching it.
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they wonder whether Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing and dive into scientology’s worst creation, 2000’s “Battlefield Earth."
If you’ve been following the news at all recently, you’ve noticed Ted Bundy has suddenly become a trending topic.
In the span of just three days, Netflix released "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes," a four-part documentary series, and Sundance premiered a trailer for "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," a biographical movie starring Zac Efron. Whether we wanted or not, Ted Bundy…
Walking up the frozen Esplanade, the wind rushed into my face, effectively rendering my scarf, hat and hoodie useless. I saw only two or three people rushing from building to building. The PARTA bus stop by the Student Center was empty, and the Starbucks was closed.
The Oscars have a diversity problem. Or, rather, they have a representation problem, and we need to look no further than the Best Director’s race for proof.
Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s elegiac crime epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” and …
Recent incident reports have students on Kent State’s campus on high alert after a man in a red Speedo swimsuit was captured on video touching himself inappropriately on Alpha Phi’s front porch in late September.
After spending a short time away from music, Chil returned to the public eye on September 27th with a new release and tribute show for their bandmate and longtime friend.
KENT-repreneur Live was a panel discussion recorded in front of a live audience on April 29th. The audio has been edited for time and clarity.
***Writer’s note: This review will contain no spoilers because I am a civilized human being. I promise I won’t spoil anything. Pinky.***
“Guava Island,” the artistic brainchild of Hiro Murai and Donald Glover, is one of the purest pieces of creativity and fearless expression of 2019, further cementing the filmmakers’ idiosyncratic genius. Amongst a seemingly never-ending sea of mediocrity and creative tolerance, Glover and Mu…
KENT-repreneur is a deep dive into the business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent State. Host Anna Huntsman attended the Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (CEBI) Pitch competition and sat down with one of the winners.
After a brief hiatus, the boys are back to talk about the NCAA Tournament and preview the NBA Playoffs. Can anyone beat the Warriors? Probably not, but we'll talk about it anyway.
The marketing team at Paramount tasked with promoting the studio’s new remake of “Pet Sematary” really left itself open for the ire of the internet with a simple, four-word tagline: “Sometimes dead is better.” As a remake of a novel adaptation that spawned a sequel, the opportunities for mem…
This week, the gang (sans Cameron) talked about high school! They discuss what how they survived being hormone monsters, the perils of deciding a career path at 17, the worst and best school lunches, and more! Plus, Scott talks about his crush on George Clooney. Enjoy!
The (relatively) recent inundation of pop culture by superhero movies has allowed an entire generation’s worth of children’s minds to run wild. What would we do if we were superheroes? We’ve seen grit and realism and all those “more adult” buzzwords used to describe DC Comics films centered …
This week’s episode of Kent-repreneur focuses on the service that helps Kent State faculty members develop, research and market their innovative ideas.
Another addition into a disturbingly long line of disappointing live-action “reimaginings” of Disney’s more magical years, “Dumbo” never gets off the ground long enough to leave a meaningful imprint. A stellar cast and one of cinema’s most eccentric directors are wasted by baffling character…
Ever since junior fashion design major Jillian Begre was 10 years old, she was hooked on serial killers. She started by watching movies like “Silence of the Lambs” and “Seven,” and evolved into researching killers with peculiar practices, like Ed Gein who confessed to killing two women in th…
While it’s not quite as effective as his feature film debut “Get Out,” Jordan Peele shows us again that he’s an up-and-coming force to be reckoned with in genre filmmaking for years to come. “Us” is many things; it’s surprisingly funny, oozing with tension and always thinking two steps ahead…
Tanner finally decided to show back up to the studio, so the boys go through the entire bracket and make their surefire Final Four picks, which will definitely not be wrong.
Kent-repreneur is a deep dive into business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent State. For Women's History Month, this week’s episode focuses on two female entrepreneurs who are making strides in their early careers.
This week on Kent Stop Talking we had St. Patrick’s Day on the mind, so we started a conversation about our most memorable moments interacting with drunk people, which inevitably led us to talking about our favorite moments at sporting events! We hope you guys enjoy, thanks for listening!
“Paddleton” is a damn incredible movie.
Tanner is still not here, so Scott and Cameron go over NFL free agency and discuss the best receivers in the NFL, which makes Scott surprisingly angry.
This week on Kent Stop Talking, we talk about international women! We recorded on International Women's Day, so we decided to talk about the women in our lives who matter the most and make the biggest impact on us. It's also Scott's birthday, so he wishes himself happy birthday several times…
“Greta,” a fun, but ultimately watered-down play on a classic, campy cat-and-mouse movie, isn’t anything we haven’t seen before, but strong performances by Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert will a blatantly mediocre screenplay to the finish line.
The name of this album is “Drip or Drown 2." I think that name perfectly spells out that this album is to be enjoyed, not deeply analyzed. So put down the CBD latte because I think you’ll need something a bit stronger to properly digest "Drip or Drown 2," the latest studio release from the e…
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Kent Stop Talking. This week, the crew talk about the new single from the Jonas Brothers, the value of nostalgia, bands that do (and do not) still work after decades of performing, our favorite cartoons growing up (and Nick freaks out about Law …
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they talk through Steven Spielberg's antiquated views on streaming services, then talk about the horrific "The Emoji Movie," and finish with what might be the saddest movie of all-time, "Grave of the Fireflies."
Tanner is lost in the wind, so Scott and Cameron decided to make some top 10 lists. Join them this week as they discuss the top 10 NBA players of 2019, top 10 NFL quarterbacks and top 10 all-time athletes from sports outside of the "Big 3."
The “How to Train Your Dragon” series — criminally underappreciated since its opening installment released back in 2010 — is interestingly named. Sure, that was the plot of the first film: A weak young man named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) discovers a fierce dragon he nicknames Toothless and goes …
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they finally wipe their hands clean on a disappointing Oscars season, wonder why Peter Farrelly and his friends thought "Movie 43" was a good idea, then finish with 1975's Best Picture-winner, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Professional wrestling, itself one of the most elaborate performances in live television, hasn’t really gotten its due in terms of scripted movies. Other than “Ready to Rumble” or “Nacho Libre” if you want to stretch, the trials and tribulations of pro wrestlers has been largely ignored by H…
Improper Benefits is back after a brief hiatus to discuss the NBA's all-star festivities, Manny Machado's new deal and then make predictions about the Duke-UNC game while blissfully unaware of Zion Williamson's injury.
The third episode of KENT-repreneur focuses on Angel Kisses Blankets, a non-profit started by Kent State sophomore Kenzie Carlson that is helping sick kids and their families one blanket at a time.
Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Kent Stop Talking! This week, we look back on Valentine’s Day, what we did, who we did it with and how we feel about the holiday. Nick tries really hard to make a brief announcement. He also tells the tale of his ten-hour Greyhound journey home …
In a special Valentine's Day — yeah, we're a few days late — edition, Cameron and Nate finish their Oscars picks, talk about how unsexy "Fifty Shades of Grey" is, then wrap up with 1942's timeless "Casablanca." Plus, stay till the very end for a blooper where Nate forgets the name of the mov…
Even though its story beats are puzzlingly familiar, the technological advancements showcased in “Alita: Battle Angel” are enough to produce some of the best action of the last few years and easily carry the film through its muddled screenplay.
The 2019 Academy Awards is saturated with LGBTQ plotlines, characters and actors in a history-making batch of nominations, as more than half of the Best Picture nominees include an LGBTQ presence.
Letter from the reporter: Three Kent State females opened up to me about their long-distance relationships. With each of them, I felt how much they cared and how deeply their love reached the partners living miles away. Talking to them made me feel 1) hopeful and 2) uncertain. Love is a hope…
This week Nick was out of town, so you get a special bonus episode! The week before classes began, Scott, Cameron and Nick sat down to talk about winter break, the strangest depths of Pottermore, the Golden Globe-winning "Bohemian Rhapsody" and more! Unfortunately, the audio software was rec…
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they make half of their official Oscars predictions, investigate 2014's FIFA propaganda film, "United Passions" then look at 1976's classic boxing movie, "Rocky."
Real love stories don’t usually play out like they do in the movies. Watch enough cheesy Hallmark movies or films adapted from Nicholas Sparks novels, and it’s hard not to begin imagining a world where relationships go one way: You meet, you fall in love, you argue once or twice, you make up…
Join Tanner, Scott and Cameron as they discuss a puzzlingly dry Super Bowl Sunday, the NBA's recent flurry of trades and Kent State basketball.
KENT-repreneur is a deep dive into business, tech and entrepreneurial efforts at Kent state. The second episode focuses on Will’s Words, a KSU Honors College thesis project that could shake up how high school students learn Shakespeare.
Grab your eyeliner, leather jacket, rock T-shirt and combat boots because Thursday is International Clash Day.
“Miss Bala,” which opened last weekend’s box office with an unceremonious thud, is an exercise in lost potential, unfortunately squandering a breakout performance from Gina Rodriguez due to questionable screenwriting and clunky direction.
This week at Kent Stop Talking, we're a mess: Nick sat at the turned-off mic, Scott tells a story about fixing a flat-flat tire, Adriona talks about her dreams and Cameron doesn’t even show up! The gang also discusses music streaming services, pretending to like bands to impress people and w…
Dan Gilroy’s “Velvet Buzzsaw” is an enjoyable, campy satirical thriller that works a lot better when you don’t consider how you’re watching it.
Join Cameron and Nate this week as they wonder whether Stanley Kubrick faked the moon landing and dive into scientology’s worst creation, 2000’s “Battlefield Earth."
If you’ve been following the news at all recently, you’ve noticed Ted Bundy has suddenly become a trending topic.
The Oscars have a diversity problem. Or, rather, they have a representation problem, and we need to look no further than the Best Director’s race for proof.
Walking up the frozen Esplanade, the wind rushed into my face, effectively rendering my scarf, hat and hoodie useless. I saw only two or three people rushing from building to building. The PARTA bus stop by the Student Center was empty, and the Starbucks was closed.
In the span of just three days, Netflix released "Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes," a four-part documentary series, and Sundance premiered a trailer for "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile," a biographical movie starring Zac Efron. Whether we wanted or not, Ted Bundy…
