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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Dull, cool ‘Tron: Ares’

Dull, cool ‘Tron: Ares’

Ezequiel Pena, Staff Writer October 14, 2025

The “Tron” franchise seems haunted. The sci-fi fantasy landscape in which “Tron” takes place, known as the Grid, is an endless digital world of possibilities to explore. Yet, attempts at making...

The film America needs to watch

The film America needs to watch

Ezequiel Pena, Staff Writer April 15, 2024

Alex Garland is no stranger to giving audiences a cinematic experience that makes them question themselves and their surroundings. From poignant existentialism and themes of self-destruction in annihilation...

‘Glass Onion:’ An underwhelming sequel

‘Glass Onion:’ An underwhelming sequel

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor February 21, 2023

Rating: 3.9 stars SPOILER-FREE “Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a murder and the killer is in plain sight.” In 2019, actor Daniel Craig had audiences on the edge of their seats in the...

The daring life of a parody polka player

The daring life of a parody polka player

Malaki Lingg, Assistant Web Editor November 15, 2022

Rating: 4.0 Over the past few years, the biopic genre has slowly become saturated with films on influential musicians — “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rocketman” and “Elvis,” to name a few. Music...

Passion over politics

Passion over politics

Laynie Clark, Managing Editor August 30, 2022

“You know you can let a guy help you and still be a feminist?” Falling in love — can you do it with someone who is politically different? A question asked by many but answered by few. We are rarely...

Illustration by Ethan Gullett

Roadrunner Films: ‘The Lodge’

Mason Hickok, Staff Writer November 3, 2020

“The Lodge” sets the stage for a slow, stylized descent into a Christmas nightmare. Set to a backdrop of hymns, madness and repentance, the film conjures an interesting foray into fanatical religious...

Movie Review: 'The Photograph'

Movie Review: ‘The Photograph’

Ebony Purks, Staff Purks March 4, 2020

This past week, I saw “The Photograph,” directed by Stella Meghie. The film, released in February 2020, follows two heartfelt love stories: one between Mae, the movie’s protagonist played by Issa...

Movie Review: 'Parasite'

Movie Review: ‘Parasite’

Tali Duarte, Assistant Magazine Editor February 25, 2020

*Spoiler Alert* “Parasite,” directed by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, is a cinematic masterpiece that has paved the path for foreign films in American theaters. After winning the Golden...

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