Gavin McGinley (gavin-mcginley)

gmcginley20 [ at ] stuy [ dot ] edu

Gavin McGinley ('22) is an Arts and Entertainment Editor. His favorite topics to cover include television and video games, especially from a metatextual perspective. More generally, his favorite things are Weezer, the Nintendo Switch, Cherry Garcia ice cream, and ZA/UM's Disco Elysium.

Arts and Entertainment

Far Cry 6: Same Game, All Over Again

While not intelligent, meaningful, creative, or in any way more than a lazy money grab, Far Cry 6 is a lot of fun.

Issue 4, Volume 112

Arts and Entertainment

Trouble in the City That Never Sleeps

Gavin McGinley, Suah Chung

The Spectator reviews Soph-Frosh SING!

Issue 17, Volume 111

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Arts and Entertainment

Bo Burnham’s Internet Age Quarantine Fever Dream

Bo Burnham’s new special is not as comedic as many expected, but delivers as a piece of truly innovative and introspective art.

Issue 17, Volume 111

Arts and Entertainment

Mortal Kombat’s Kareless Konformity

Despite the insanity of its source material, the new “Mortal Kombat” movie feels disappointingly tame and underwhelming, though it does have moments of fun.

Issue 15, Volume 111

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Justice is Gray, Four Hours Long, and Uncomfortably Square

Zack Snyder’s four hour monstrosity of a movie does a lot to fix the flaws of the 2017 release of the “Justice League” but ultimately runs into an array of its own problems.

Issue 14, Volume 111

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Arts and Entertainment

3D Animation in Anime: What’s the Point?

Despite the past failings of CG animation, with sufficient time and resources it can give studios access to things impossible in 2D.

Issue 12, Volume 111

Arts and Entertainment

Cyberpunk 2077: Seven Years to Come Out Unfinished

While Cyberpunk has an amazing open world, and executes well on its characters and central narrative, it’s a broken and nearly unplayable game.

Issue 9, Volume 111

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The Crushing Mediocrity of “Blood of Zeus”

Despite its refined art style, “Blood of Zeus” lacks depth in story, characters, and themes, making it really tough to watch.

Issue 6, Volume 111

Arts and Entertainment

“The Boys”: All Gas, Some Brakes

Behind its exaggerated aesthetic of over the top violence and ridiculous set pieces, “The Boys” stands out as a surprisingly thoughtful and well written show.

Issue 4, Volume 111

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Arts and Entertainment

“Lovecraft Country”: Cthulhu and the Klan

Despite some issues with pacing, “Lovecraft Country” manages to project a meaningful and progressive political message through the often racist and xenophobic works of H. P. Lovecraft.

Issue 2, Volume 111

Arts and Entertainment

“Doom Eternal”: The Heavy Metal Gaming Experience

“Doom Eternal” is hilariously dark and violent and despite some hiccups in game design, manages to deliver a unique and entertaining experience.

Issue 14, Volume 110

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The Hunt: A One and a Half Hour Dumpster Fire

With a confusing political theme, a poorly conceived plot, and underwhelming characters, “The Hunt” utterly fails as either an action movie or meaningful social commentary.

Issue 13, Volume 110

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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

Gavin McGinley, Suah Chung

The Spectator reviewed Junior SING!.

Issue 11, Volume 110

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Arts and Entertainment

“Weathering with You”: Sorrow and Sogginess

While “Weathering with You” has some issues balancing its crowded narrative, its animation, score and writing make it well worth seeing.

Issue 10, Volume 110

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Arts and Entertainment

Check Out “Knives Out”

With brilliant writing and a talented cast “Knives Out” manages to put a creative twist on the murder mystery genre while avoiding some of the common pitfalls that movies in this genre face.

Issue 8, Volume 110

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The Failure of "It Chapter 2"

Despite its excellent predecessor, as well as having a talented cast and likable characters, “It Chapter 2” fails to scare, entertain, or justify its incredible...

Issue 3, Volume 110