Can expectations be any lower than when you know Adam Sandler is making another movie about himself and another person entering into “a wacky and totally unconventional relationship?” The answer is no, probably not — especially when the trailers that boast of this new story tell you that it’s a movie being shot out of the compost machine that...
There’s a quote by writer Gary Provost about the musicality of writing, and the way lines can bunch or fall or meld together to create many wonderful, panicked things. Short sentences? They suggest immediacy. Or jolts. Or monotony, if they’re used too often. Longer, flowing sentences can carry you like a riptide, twisting and curling into deep fathoms and...
Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Disney Channel are all names that spark a wave of nostalgia in me. As a kid growing up in the ‘90s, I had my fair share of sitting in front of a television watching cartoons for hours on end. For me, animation was a form of entertainment, and being able to see it as an...
As a band with Grammy-winning fame, the Black Keys have produced music that has become familiar to audiences of all different genres, ranging from ‘60s blues to modern alternative. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have worked together in this duo since 2001, cultivating a distinct garage rock sound with an authentic blues influence. With tracks like “Tighten Up” and...
“Child of Light” is the newest RPG from developer Ubisoft Montreal that uses the UbiArt Framework, the same game engine used to create “Rayman Legends.” It is a 2D, side-scrolling RPG that adds in some minor platforming and puzzle solving to its stellar turn-based combat system, and the gameplay instantly grabs your attention with its storybook-like art style, which...
Ever since their release of “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” Coldplay has steered away from their more traditional alternative and indie rock sounds of acoustic guitars, piano riffs and anthemic choruses. Those sounds have been replaced with more experimental electronic melodies that sometimes work, and other times fall flat. Some love this change, while others...
One thing I’ve wanted more of in “Orphan Black” is interaction between Helena and Sarah (both played by Tatiana Maslany). It was intriguing in season one that Helena, who had been killing clones, had several opportunities to kill Sarah but didn’t take them. The reveal that they were twin sisters was just icing on the cake, giving them a...
I was nervous for weeks on the lead-up to this movie — the memory of Roland Emmerich’s last abominable attempt to make an American “Godzilla” movie is still a fresh wound on my brain. Therefore, I hope it will give more credence when I say that this movie is different from what some people may expect, but still entirely...
White Arrows is no stranger to touring and performing in front of live audiences. Ever since their formation in 2011, the LA-based band has played all over the United States and the world, ranging from Australia and Amsterdam to massive music festivals such as Coachella. Now, with their brand new album finished, White Arrows is about to embark on...
On Wednesday night, the University Village theater was rumbling, but not because of the anxiety of seeing the new “Godzilla” movie. It was because of the second annual Media and Cultural Studies (MCS) Film Festival. Situated in a single theater, it was almost a full house of aspiring directors, actors and filmmakers waiting for their work to get on...