Initially, I was going to write something like this and share it at our very first Define American Gala at Rutgers-Camden, where we would’ve been celebrating the work we have accomplished, the present, and what’s to come in the future. It would have served as the closing of my chapter…

No ones ever really gone in this franchise, are they? Emperor Palpatine has returned in a terrifying (and weird) fashion. The resistance is struggling to court new allies in the battle against the First Order. General Leia Organa has become Rey’s Jedi master as it is revealed she received and…

As the Skywalker trilogy comes to an end this week in The Rise of Skywalker, I rewatched every Star Wars film, excluding the animated ones and T.V. shows in the lead-up to the final film. Before I begin my brief reaction to each film, I want to preface all of…

Ad Astra follows astronaut Roy McBride (Pitt) as he agrees to a mission across the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father, Clifford McBride, and his doomed expedition that 30 years later threatens human beings. …

REVIEW: Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning, Luke Perry, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Mike Moh and more in his love letter to the “Golden Age” of Hollywood. It has been 25 years…

The Art of Self-Defense is writer-director, Riley Stearns (Faults), latest feature starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots. The film follows Casey, played by a charismatic Eisenberg after he is attacked at random on the street and decides to enlist at a local karate dojo to learn how to…

Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) sharply…

Dear New American Leaders Team, Starting a new internship can be an arduous task; meeting new coworkers, establishing good first impressions and acclimating oneself into a new work setting, all of it can feel daunting. However, my first day at ‘New American Leaders’ (NAL) was the complete opposite. …

After a month of searching, police found the body of Mollie Tibbetts, a 20-year-old student from Brooklyn, Iowa. Soon after the discovery of her body, it was reported that the police had a suspect in custody, a young, undocumented man named Cristhian Bahena Rivera. …