About Luke Righetti

Luke, a senior at Lick, is the Arts and Leisure editor for the Hyphen as well as a writer for the Paper Tiger. This is his first year with the journalism team and he is really excited to write for the Hyphen and the Paper Tiger. He first began writing fictional stories in pre-school, creating picture books and comics. He loves watching, talking, and writing about movies and his favorite director is Quentin Tarantino. He is really excited to bring his passion for cinema to the Paper Tiger and Hyphen.

Jon Favreau’s Jungle Book Redeems the Reputation of Movie Remakes

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Luke Righetti

No words quite come close to bringing so much dread to an audience as the words reboot and remake. Movies like Harald Zwart’s The Karate Kid (2010) and Len Wiseman’sTotal Recall (2012) have put a sour taste in people’s mouth. … Read More

Hollywood Whitewashing

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Luke Righetti

The Oscars have come and gone, however the controversy the Awards stirred up this year is still very present. For the second year in a row, no actor, actress, or director of African-American descent was nominated. In 2014, the brilliant … Read More

Gun Control

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Luke Righetti

On January 5, 2016, President Barack Obama unveiled his newest plan to curb gun violence and implement stricter gun control regulations. In a televised event in front of the families of some of those affected by gun violence, the President … Read More

The Hateful Eight Movie Review

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Luke Righetti

On December 25th, 2015 the Hateful Eight, directed by Quentin Tarantino, was released. Set four, five or maybe six years after the Civil War, this story follows the bounty hunter John Ruth “The Hangman” (Kurt Russell) and his prisoner Daisy … Read More

The Golden Globes Awards: 2016

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Luke Righetti

The 73rd Annual Golden Globes ceremony was held on January 10 at the Beverly Hilton. Ricky Gervais hosted the event and it was certainly full of laughs. However, many of the nominees and winners also caused viewers to laugh— in … Read More

Good New Flicks for Fall-Winter

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Luke Righetti

As 2015 draws to a close, Hollywood is pulling out all the stops for the 2015 holiday season. Below are a few anticipated movies coming out before the end of the year. Batman vs. Superman prom- ises to be more … Read More

8 Movies to See Before You Graduate High School

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Luke Righetti

Highlighting high moments and low moments, these are the eight must-see movies before you leave high school. 1. Starting off my list is the 1993 classic about high school in the 70’s, Dazed and Confused. Keg parties, freshman hazing, championship football … Read More