Opinions

Opinions

Explore a featured selection of my editorial work including my takes on social issues and reviews of music, movies, and TV shows.

The Tornado Times • 4th May 2021

Post-graduation plans pressure seniors

It’s interesting how something we’ve looked forward to all our lives suddenly turns into a sense of doom. With the end of the school year approaching, seniors are getting closer and closer to their graduation date ergo the end of their high school lives.

Kay's Space • 28th April 2021

‘Vincenzo’ brings the Italian Mafia to South Korea

Netflix’s “Vincenzo” premiered on Feb. 20 with high expectations from anticipating viewers and it can say with great confidence that the show exceeded them.

The Tornado Times • 20th October 2020

Being Black In America

This year has been hard for many of us but especially traumatic for Black people. From the explosive revival of the Black Lives Matter movement on social media due to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other innocent victims, to the discrimination we live within our daily lives, we’ve had, to say the least, a difficult year.

The Tornado Times • 24th February 2020

Tomlinson breaks 'Walls'

Since the split of the British boy band One Direction, the five ex-members have begun their solo careers. Louis Tomlinson is the last of the group to release a full-length album. “Walls” by Tomlinson was released on Jan. 31 and debuted at number nine on Billboards 200 chart.

The Tornado Times • 7th November 2019

Erivo causes #NotMyHarriet protest

Cynthia Erivo, a Black British actress, plays the African-American hero Harriet Tubman in the new biographical film “Harriet.”

The Tornado Times • 18th April 2019

‘Little’ takes on #BlackGirlMagic

With $15.6 million dollars at the box office on opening weekend, “Little” fills the theater with laughs while teaching a valuable lesson of loving yourself.

The Tornado Times • 1st April 2019

Captain Marvel leaves angry fanboys in dust

Disney’s “Captain Marvel” debuted on March 8 and proved that female superheroes can excel at the box office just as much as the previous male-dominated films.

With $153.4 million at the box office on opening weekend, “Captain Marvel” defies the boycott that was planned by angry, white fanboys against the film due to its female lead.

The Tornado Times • 1st October 2018

Starr shines in 'The Hate U Give'

“The Hate U Give,” released in select theaters on Oct. 5 but available at most on Oct. 19, faces the challenge of being as good as the popular book it’s based on. Thankfully, it succeeds.

The Tornado Times • 30th September 2018

Hollywood lacks representation of minorities

Representation in the media has been a topic of discussion for many years, and may always be. Hollywood has a preference of casting heterosexual white men for lead roles, but minority groups are demanding a change.