There has been no shortage of buzz around this new film, so what do we think of it here at The Beacon? Spoilers are ahead, so don’t say you haven’t been warned. Let’s start with a bit of background behind why this release has been so highly anticipated. Beside... More »
2022 is a Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac, starting from February 1st, 2022, and lasting until January 21st, 2023. People born in a year of the Tiger are predicted to be brave, competitive, unpredictable, and confident. Every winter, a six... More »
2021 has been somewhat chaotic, especially with COVID-19 still being around. We are now already half a month into 2022. This year, AISG has granted students and teachers an extra week of a winter holiday with a total of three weeks. It allowed students to rela... More »
Wrapping up 2021, Netflix premiered the satirical science fiction film Don’t Look Up, written, produced, and directed by Adam McKay. Starring Hollywood favorites, the movie follows astronomers Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer L... More »
A “Harry Potter” special reunion, dubbed “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” will premiere on HBO Max on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022. This highly-anticipated reunion celebrates the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the first film, “Harry... More »
After Marvel announces the ‘Shang-Chi’s release, China refuses to allow the movie to open in its theaters. On the other hand, ‘Shang-chi’ was a massive success in other places of the world, receiving positive reviews. There is a reason behind why China react... More »
Cantonese Opera film – White Snake White Snake has been passed down orally since at least the Tang dynasty (618-907). It tells a story about a white snake who transformed into a young woman and fell in love with a man she met on the banks of Hangzhou’s West La... More »
Naruto and Team 7 has arrived in Fortnite after much anticipation. This collaboration that came seemingly out of nowhere, has fans laughing at popular characters from the anime dancing and emoting. Ever since the release of the Naruto Shippuden skins into the ... More »
Toei Animation, the studio that had produced culturally defining anime adaptations such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Sailor Moon, is facing harsh criticisms from the western anime community. The company copyright claimed over 150 videos from the Youtuber Tot... More »
PGL hosted its first CS: GO ‘Major” in two years, with a prize pool of 2 million dollars, the 23rd of October in Stockholm, Sweden. The first CS:GO ‘Major’ was hosted in Sweden in November of 2013, and this will be the third ‘Major’ hosted in the country. The ... More »
As Travis Scott, the popular Texas rapper, ascended the stage that Friday night on November 5, panic and despair rippled through the crowd of 50,000 primarily young people. A crowd surge at the concert turned one section of the audience into an epicenter of ma... More »
On November 28, Virgil Abloh, the founder of popular fashion label “Off-White” died in Chicago due to a rare cancer by the name of cardiac angiosarcoma. Abloh was battling his illness for two years from his diagnosis in 2019 to his eventual demise. Virgil Ablo... More »