There are several creative and artistic people here at Biola, both within and outside of art-related majors. Isabella Ye is a sophomore psychology major minoring in music and is a part of Torrey Honors. In her free time, Ye taps into her artistic side.  “I have been actively creating visual art...

Without collaboration across the art programs at Biola, individual departments miss out on opportunities for growth, especially Biola’s cinema and media arts program, which lacks the interconnectivity it needs in order to prepare students to thrive in the multi-faceted world of filmmaking. Performing...

Released last week, “The Snoopy Show” is yet another near-perfect “Peanuts” reboot. Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, the six-episode Apple TV+ miniseries simply expands a world that viewers already know and love.  Last year, Apple TV+ made a controversial decision to nab the broadcast...

Britain's favorite stop-motion sheep gets a sci-fi spin in a new Netflix original feature film that  follows Shaun, Bitzer the dog and the whole gang of farm animals as they find Lula, a mysterious encounter of the third kind. From there, the animals must escape countless obstacles—the government,...

Biola’s campus is populated with artistic students with quirky gifts and passions, as freshman business major Cam Anderson and freshman sociology major Chloe Roloson have recognized. The two have started a YouTube channel called Clam Chowder, where they host weekly episodes that showcase artistic students...

It is never good enough for Hollywood. Smartphone companies upgrade their products each year, and Hollywood seems to be doing the same with its movies. The smartphone cameras are slightly better, the resolution mildly improves and the overall specs are a tad greater. Similarly, Hollywood has been...

Modern children's films tend to have deeper meanings behind their seemingly light playful narratives. Disney Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” provides a great example of a colorful, fun family film with a complex narrative that can help kids deal with real-life issues. Sure, it is about a family of crime-fighting...

Since its conception, Pixar has revolutionized the film industry with their amazing animation and their powerfully emotional storytelling. “Toy Story” remains the first computer animated feature film ever as Pixar sought to combine perfect animation and a compelling story. More recently, “Inside...