Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Super-soldier AI program Ares is materialized into the human world along with large military vehicles. | Photo courtesy of Disney+

‘Tron: Ares’ skids off the Grid as aspects of the movie were left untouched

Though 'Tron: Ares' is visually and audibly pleasing, the film lacks depth
Ananda Singh
October 25, 2025
Members of the MV cheer team have an impressive stunt during their rally performance, with the top flyers raising their arms in celebration and smiling as the bases support them. Photo | Maahi Dev

MVHS students meet for their annual Homecoming Rally

Students pack the gym for games, performances and school spirit, closing Homecoming week with energy and excitement
Alexandra Perrault and Maahi Dev
October 10, 2025
“Lilo & Stitch” is a decent standalone movie with entertaining characters, visually pleasing sets and a fast-paced plot, but it falls short of the original animated movie and makes unnecessary, downgrading modifications. Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

‘Lilo & Stitch’ is enjoyable, but has a few sloppy stitches

The fun live action adaptation is enjoyable yet unfaithful to the original
Giljoon Lee and Ellie Wang
June 2, 2025
Jaime Lannister, Maleficent and Bowser are three examples of villains in media.

Embracing evil

Students and staff rethink the purpose of villains in media
Lillian Wang
May 27, 2024
Official Poster for “Turning Red,” released exclusively on Disney+ on March 11.

Disney’s “Turning Red” puts an Asian spin on the coming of age experience

The third Disney+ exclusive film is a joyful yet emotional ride
Krish Dev and Minjae Kang
March 16, 2022
"The Book of Boba Fett" features a number of familiar characters from other Star Wars media. Poster | Disney+

‘The Book of Boba Fett’ fails to carve out an unique identity

The Star Wars series struggles to define the titular character amid an incoherent plot
Justin E Kim
February 14, 2022
The "Encanto" movie poster features the Madrigal family, with Mirabel Madrigal as the focus of the picture

Disney’s ‘Encanto’ is the embodiment of accurate representation

Analyzing the impact of the representation within “Encanto”
Aashi Venkat
January 29, 2022
ILLUSTRATION | GAURI MANOJ

Tokenism and Tropes

Exploring the unnatural diversity portrayed in mainstream Hollywood media
Shreshta Ranganathan, Staff Writer
May 21, 2021
The Bad Batch with Omega. Photo | Disney

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ proves a captivating spinoff to ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’

The 70 minute premiere revamps what could have been its predecessor’s eighth season
Justin E Kim
May 7, 2021
An offical movie poster for the Disney live-action version of "Mulan."

Live action ‘Mulan’ is visually stunning and historically accurate, but lacks charm and focus

A fair stab at retelling the historical legend, but fails to meet expectations on-screen and sufficient Asian representation off-screen
Vivian Jiang
September 25, 2020
Load More Stories