Leandra Riera

Leandra Riera, 21, is a psychology major at West Campus. Riera, who graduated from Miami-Dade Virtual School in 2023, will serve as an A/E writer for The Reporter during the 2025-26 school year, analyzing a variety of literary and creative works. She aspires to build a career as an applied behavior analysis therapist, helping children with disabilities, while also pursuing her passion for writing fiction books.

A24s Backrooms Explores the Internet Legend Through the Human Psyche

One of the summer’s most anticipated films was released in theaters on May 29, pulling audiences through the haunting maze that is A24’s Backrooms.  The...

A24’s The Drama Asks, How Well Can You Really Know Someone You Love?

Acclaimed independent film company A24 returns to theaters with The Drama, a film starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya that leans into provoking intense and...

Project Hail Mary Finds Hope In The Face Of Extinction

Project Hail Mary was released in theaters on March 20 and less than a month later, it has already managed to move audiences.  Based on...

How The Housemaid Successfully Builds On Its Bestselling Source Material

The film adaptation of the bestselling novel, The Housemaid, directed by Paul Feig and starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney, was released in theaters...

How Sentimental Value Masterfully Portrays A Fractured Family

Mer Film and Eye Eye Pictures released Sentimental Value, directed and written by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier on Nov. 7.  The drama, which has nine...