Amidst a post-summer binge of big-budget movies, director Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” combines all the entertainment of a blockbuster with a sense of intensity and intimacy rarely achieved in highly touted films. The result is a superb movie that not only uses crisp texture and haunting audio effects to bend the viewer’s imagination, but also challenges moviegoers to examine the...
Comedian Whitney Cummings’ short-lived TV show, “Whitney,” was excessively, painfully bad. We know this. We’ve accepted this. We’ve moved on. So, too, has Cummings, who brought her act to the Student Recreation Center as part of Welcome Week.
Quick segue here: When you have a flop on your resume, you can either poke fun at what happened, or ignore it...
Opening its old-fashioned wooden gates to a new school year, the Barn welcomed students with its first concert event of the year, featuring opener Gypsies & Judges and headliner Branches. The two bands’ contrasting styles made for an enjoyable and diverse night.
Operating mostly in different jazz styles, Gypsies & Judges consists of singer and trombonist Chloe Keedy, drummer Eric...
Crowds ebbing and flowing, multicolored lights igniting Pierce lawn, the smell of three different tents selling Korean BBQ wafting through the evening air –– Block Party 2013 was nothing short of memorable. The event began with an impressive array of student organizations and a packed crowd for Senryu Taiko’s performance at the Bell Tower, setting a high-energy tone for...
Technically, “Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX” does not provide anything new to fans as it is a remastering of the originals –– but it does offer advanced graphics, and introduces the Japanese exclusive “Final Mix” version of the original game to North America. The game remasters “Kingdom Hearts,” the 2002 title that brought Disney and Final Fantasy characters together....
Director Ron Howard’s newest film, “Rush,” garnered hype for the better part of the past year as fans eagerly awaited to be immersed in riveting controversy and a lot of fast cars. Howard’s film delivers on expectations, as his blend of sound, stunning visuals and a Formula One racing storyline entrances viewers.
“Rush” is based on the 1976 battle between...
Kings of Leon’s recently-released sixth album, “Mechanical Bull,” delves into family issues, hardships and the personal troubles of lead vocalist, Caleb Followill. Despite these darker themes, “Mechanical Bull” is full of fun songs intertwined with touching melodies of love, family and second chances.
Their first track and single, “Supersoaker,” is a bright summertime song with upbeat guitar melodies that create...
Here are some of October’s notable releases. They are ranked in order of what I am most excited for, but I suggest trying out any of the games on this list!
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3):
This game marks the second time Sony has partnered with QuanticDream. “Beyond: Two Souls” packs a punch with Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe starring in a...
Honestly, I wanted to like Grouplove’s latest effort, “Spreading Rumours.” I really did. And while not completely devoid of good songs, bland and uninteresting are some of the only words I can use to describe the band’s second album.
“Spreading Rumours” starts off on a fairly strong note. The haunting “I’m With You” proves that Grouplove is capable of a...
Back in 2007, MGMT’s platinum debut record “Oracular Spectacular” brought in unexpectedly high acclaim that surprised not only their audience, but themselves. The album’s mishmash of songs rarely stuck to a single genre, jumping from psychedelic rock to funk-inspired electronica — and yet, they maintained a unique sense of character that seemed to perfectly fit the emerging band.
After their...