Ranking the biggest events of the year, from the hot to the sultry to the disappointing
In addition to the celebrity lecturers, free early movie screenings and their fall and spring concert series, UCR’s Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) also hosts the three biggest events of every Highlander’s academic year: fall quarter’s Block Party, winter quarter’s Winter Soulstice and spring...
The trapped in TV land trope is one that has been explored many times over in film and television like “Stay Tuned,” “DramaWorld,” “Last Action Hero,” “Galaxy Quest,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Truman Show,” “Space Jam” and even in one-off episodes of “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons.” It's an incredibly fun subgenre of fantasy that creates hundreds of possibilities and...
‘The Silence of the Lambs’
By: Colin Carney, SSW
For those of you looking for a thriller to watch over the summer, look no further than one of the greatest psychological horror films of all time: “The Silence of the Lambs.” This critically acclaimed film follows FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she is plucked from the academy at Quantico...
In the months leading up to a new video game console launch, the anticipation and excitement from new trailers and reveals dominate the conversation on how games will look graphically. This year is no different with loads of new gameplay on next-generation hardware showcasing impressive first looks at all types of games. For the past few years, this effect...
Lag has always been the most despised part of any online video game experience. It causes frustration and anger in gamers everywhere because of its prevalence in the modern connected world. While each game and genre have their issues and irritation with latency, most notable is the fighting game community (FGC). These Esport players are dedicated to the infinite...
The weather forecast for his week calls for rain. Before Lady Gaga released her new album “Chromatica,” she let us have a taste of what is to come with a second single. “Rain On Me” featuring Ariana Grande was teased for weeks, with album art that resembled cover art from an old-school PlayStation 1 game. Then on the evening...
1981 was a year of various news: Reagan was made president, the shuttle Columbia was sent into space and in far lesser news, The Vapors released their second album “Magnets” to an unbeknownst audience. If The Vapors’ name escapes the average listener then perhaps they can be better identified as that one hit wonder band that wrote the popular...
Atlanta native and YSL signee Gunna is back with his sophomore album “WUNNA.” It’s been his first full-length project since his debut record “Drip or Drown,” a project that did not leave me fully invested and didn’t live up to the hype that his previous mixtape series “Drip Season” had vigorously built. I knew Gunna’s potential was immense after...
In the gaming world, downloadable content (DLC) and paid content updates give titles the longevity they need in order to be as lucrative as possible. It's all in the name of business but these types of additions to games are more tertiary and meant for players looking for something more out of the experience they’ve already invested in. For...
With several of The CW’s TV superhero series wrapping up, “Stargirl” is a welcome addition to a DC library of shows that is consistently impressive.
The series premiere opens on a flashback sequence set 10 years in the past, introducing viewers to the Justice Society of America (JSA). The team, led by Starman (Joel McHale), are defeated in battle by...