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2 Peas in a PODcast – Episode 1

Hosted By: Naomi Morales and Tea Summers, Poly Spotlight Staffers Listen to Naomi and Tea’s take in this episode on summer movies, the beginning of the school year as well…

Poison in Death: Chapter 4

Written by: Amelia Chavez, Staff Writer MYSTERY: The fourth chapter in a spine-chilling series about a young girl in San Francisco. Wind whistled past her ears as she jumped to…

Reading Room

DISCLAIMER: These reviews contain personal opinions and spoilers. Written by: Delaney Norris, Staff Writer “A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara I remember scrolling under the review of “A Little Life”…

“Euphoria”: Our Generation’s Cultural Showpiece

Written by: Emma Pierce, Staff Writer STYLE AND SUBSTANCE: Sam Levinson creates a show with the “emotional realism” of teen culture today. HBO’s Euphoria takes us through the intoxicating lives…

An Up Close Look At Close-Up

Written by: Patrick Novak, Staff Writer CINEMA: An analysis of Abbas Kiarostami’s 1990 documentary Close-Up. Everyone has someone they aspire to be like someday, such as a family member, friend,…

How to Improve Your Drip Game: Disney Channel Edition

Written by: Jaidyn Gayman, Staff Writer QUESTIONABLE: Disney Channel celebrities had a chokehold on every tween’s fashion sense in the 2000s. Without a doubt, fashion icons like Hannah Montana and…

Midwinter – All Dressed Up

Written by: Emma Pierce, Staff Writer FASHIONABLE: This year, students’ formal attire at the recent dance was perfectly of the moment. Midwinter is one of the most anticipated and exciting…

Poison in Death: Chapter 3

Written by: Amelia Chavez, Staff Writer MYSTERY: The third chapter in a spine-chilling series about a young girl in San Francisco. It was now 2:30, and the sun shone dimly…

Surf’s Up Movie Review

Written by: Téa Summers, Staff Writer RADICAL: Watch as penguins face their own personal conundrums as well as 60-foot tall waves. Succeeding the release of Luc Jaquet’s popular documentary “March…

Current Movie and Song Reviews

GROUNDBREAKING: The Poly Spotlight brings you the latest and greatest media! A Review That Will Make You Scream Written by: Samantha Frandsen, Staff Writer GROUNDBREAKINNG As one might ask themselves…