The Highlander

Battle of the Fans: Mockingjay Part 2

December 16, 2015

A Fan of the Books Web Editor-In-Chief | Sanskriti Neupane After re-reading the books in anticipation of the release of the new movie, I was excited to finally be able to experience the last...

Victor Frankenstein is not to be revived

December 11, 2015

Taking a fresh, new viewpoint on the 200 year classic by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein received some expectation to live up to the masterpiece. The science fiction horror film, starring James McAvoy...

Fans: “I don’t have a bad feeling about this”

December 3, 2015

A generation ago in a movie theater perhaps not so far away, the original trilogy of the Star Wars saga ended. Sixteen years later came the generally reviled prequel trilogy, and two years ago came the...

Get caught up for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

November 12, 2015

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... news of the new Star Wars Ep VII: The Force Awakens was announced in October 12, 2013, when the franchise was bought by Walt Disney Studios. However,...

New Harry Potter movie excites McLean ‘Potterheads’

November 3, 2015

It's been nearly five years since the release of the last Harry Potter movie, which means nearly five years since Harry Potter fans, or Potterheads, have witnessed the end to one of their most beloved...

Hotel Transylvania 2 entertains with adorable sequel

October 29, 2015

After the huge buzz Hotel Transylvania created back when it was released in 2012, it was no surprise that a sequel would follow, and it exceeded my already high expectations. The movie starts by...

Editor’s Playlists

October 19, 2015

Check out the playlists featured in issue one of The Highlander! (A few of the songs are missing because they were not available on spotify) Ashiwin https://play.spotify.com/user/21lurnxj4zvfnsxllratyg4uy/playlist/2ZuytLXj7uqu2rHQDrw3Li Liam https://play.spotify.com/user/21lurnxj4zvfnsxllratyg4uy/playlist/33s9jLL3bzF9531OtK9MSK Melanie https://play.spotify.com/user/1219945801/playlist/74hPyWi0XziNVHaFRyB4on Jake https://play.spotify.com/user/barnetthome/playlist/21p9rCVBXgBDHlrkpoGQue (A...

Movie recap of the summer

October 15, 2015

The summer of 2015 brought with it a wide variety of blockbuster hits. The period from May to September brought many record-breaking hits that kept McLean residents going back to the movie theaters...

Album Review: Troye Sivan

October 13, 2015

4 stars: YouTube has become a platform for many artists to post covers and original songs in the hopes of getting discovered. Troye Sivan, started his YouTube channel with the same aspirations and...

Review: Czarface – Every Hero Needs a Villain

October 8, 2015

If one were to judge this album by its cover they would only be half mistaken, everything about the latest project of the collaborative hip-hop act Czarface is a juxtaposition of retro and modern. ...

The Scorch Trials: 7 differences between the movie and book

October 6, 2015

By: Young In Seo and Aisha Singh The Scorch Trials, which came out on September 18th, was filled with action-packed and nerve-wracking moments. Despite having great cinematography, the movie diverged...

Yeezus for 2020

October 6, 2015

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr were plastered with posters of Kanye West from the VMA Awards on August 30 after his acceptance speech left viewers in either complete hysteria, awe or something...