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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ entwines chess, personal demons

Sam Listiak November 19, 2020

When I first saw that “The Queen’s Gambit” was about chess, I had relatively low expectations. However, the show managed to deliver a shocking story of a chess prodigy who struggles with her internal...

Fair use from Netflix. Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) walks through the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Extraction was released on Netflix April 24.

‘Extraction’ thrills, but lacks development

Adam Gips May 17, 2020

I had high expectations before watching Netflix’s “Extraction” because Chris Hemsworth was starring in this new action thriller. The movie kept me on the edge of my seat with a moving story full...

Fair use from Netflix. James Coffee (Ed Helms) taking Kareem Manning (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) back to his home. Coffee and Kareem was released April 3.

‘Coffee and Kareem’ disappoints

Adam Gips April 15, 2020

One of Netflix’s most recent original additions, “Coffee and Kareem,” came with high expectations because it was starring Ed Helms and Taraji P. Henson, but left me feeling dissatisfied.  The...

Fair use from Netflix. Joe Exotic, star of “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” feeds a tiger. The eighth episode of the Netflix series was released April 12.

‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’ provides excitement, drama

Noah Orloff April 14, 2020

A distraction in life is important during this trying time and I cannot think of a better way to take a break from the outside world than entering into the life of Joe Maldonado-Passage, who goes by Joe...

‘Knock Down The House’ empowers working class

‘Knock Down The House’ empowers working class

Maddie Schutte May 9, 2019

Opening with a scene of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez getting ready before heading into her bartending shift, “Knock Down The House” immediately had me hooked on the journey she was about to take to...

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‘End of the f***ing world’ provides laughs and thrills

Muna Ali February 12, 2018

“End of the f***ing world” is a new British Netflix original series that debuted this January based on the graphic novel of the same name by Charles S. Forman. The show follows two teenagers, James...

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