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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

A Chicken Jockey with Vindicators in the background in "A Minecraft Movie."

Review | Mine or craft

Bri Lucansky, Staff Writer April 24, 2025

As a group of teenagers walks into the movie theater, they find their seats excited to see the world they once used to play come to life on the big screen. “A Minecraft Movie” came out April 4,...

Opinion | Cancelled too soon

Opinion | Cancelled too soon

Beth Brackmann, A&E editor April 10, 2025

In December 2020, Disney announced a short spin-off series based on “Princess and the Frog” featuring the movie princess Tiana. The show was going to follow Tiana right after the events and try to...

Playboi Carti performs onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Review: I am “MUSIC”

Afton Ingraffia, Features Editor April 2, 2025

Rapper Jordan Terrell Carter, professionally known as Playboi Carti, released his highly anticipated album “MUSIC,” on Mar. 14 along with the extended version “MUSIC - SORRY 4 DA WAIT” after being...

Haliey Welch also known as the "Hawk tuah" girl countines her fame by creating the Talk Tuah podcast.

Review | Why ‘Talk Tuah’ struggles to engage listeners

Dominic Burnett, Puzzle Master November 13, 2024

The podcast “Talk Tuah” isn't living up to the hype. When you tune in on the podcast for the first 5-10 minutes you'll be listening but then after that it just turns into background noise. Who is...

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga perform in the movie "Joker: Folie à Deux," which was released earlier this month.

Review: Folly or fantastic?

Travis Norberg, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

The sequel for the previous and well known Joker movie, "Joker: Folie à Deux" is out now in theaters and fans are quite surprised and disappointed with how it deviates from the first film. Known informally...

This spring and summer, Hollywood has a slate of fun movies that will appeal to teenagers and their sense of nostalgia, including “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”

Review: The previews

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director April 28, 2023

2023 is a big year for high profile movies. These 5 in particular have been highly anticipated by fans, and are finally set to release this year.   “Five Nights At Freddy’s” The...

Tyler, The Creator performs on the Frank Stage on the final day of the three-day Day N Vegas hip-hop music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds in Las Vegas on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.

Review: Everything must remain

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 18, 2023

Tyler, The Creator’s “Call Me If You Get Lost,” released in the summer of 2021, would go on to win the Grammy for “Best Rap Album” and would be critically acclaimed upon release.  Many unreleased...

Messenger Mixtape Track 10: “The Great Gig In The Sky” by Pink Floyd

Messenger Mixtape Track 10: “The Great Gig In The Sky” by Pink Floyd

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 6, 2023

Submitted by features editor Alayna Majkrzak, “The Great Gig In The Sky” by Pink Floyd, while obviously a pop culture staple regardless, has seen some recent resurface due to its popularity on...

HBO's new spin on the Scooby Doo franchise is a messy misrepresentation of the classic characters

Review: Jinkies! Another bad reboot

Beth Brackmann, Contributing Writer March 13, 2023

With the first season being released on January 12 of this year, HBOMax’s new show “Velma” by Mindy Kaling has been met with a very poor reception. With a 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 1.4 on IMDB....

Celebrating Mac Miller

Celebrating Mac Miller

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 15, 2023

On Jan. 19, 1992, Malcolm McCormick — who would come to be known as Mac Miller — was born. From a young age Malcolm took interest in music, particularly hip hop. McCormick learned piano, guitar, bass,...

Released at the end of 2022, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” brought new energy and interesting visual effects to a franchise that seemed like it might have been at its end.

Review: The legend never dies

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director February 13, 2023

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” hit theaters Dec. 21, 2022 and has been a huge success ever since. This film centers around the beloved hero, Puss, who is on his last of nine lives, and has to compete...

Messenger Mixtape Track 07: "Alien Blues" by Vundabar

Messenger Mixtape Track 07: “Alien Blues” by Vundabar

Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor January 31, 2023

Music keeps us going here at the Messenger, and with this newest installment of the Messenger Mixtape that continues to ring true. Submitted by features editor Alayna Majkrzak, alternative rock...

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