Riverside high school students yearning to test the waters of filmmaking were given the opportunity to do so this summer with the help of Off the Block. Off the Block is described as a “media literacy and video production workshop,” hosted by UC Riverside’s ARTSblock, that guides local students between the age of 15 and 19 through the necessary...
This article contains spoilers for George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “Day of the Dead” and parts of “Martin.”
Ghouls, monsters, walkers, runners, flesh eaters, walking dead, living dead. There’s more ways to refer to zombies than there are shades of gray, due in no small part to the overwhelming ubiquity of these creatures...
“Twin Peaks: The Return,” Showtime’s revival of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s beloved cult television series “Twin Peaks,” captivated audiences this summer just as the original did in 1990, albeit accompanied by a heightened sense of confusion. The show came to a close on September 3 with episodes 17 and 18 tying up a few loose ends, but not...
Tourist destinations cast an elysian Los Angeles on a laminated postcard. Their idyllic 8x5 sheen is an indulgence of city myths like the grandeur of the Hollywood sign or Venice Beach just above the 10 freeway. When Hollywood’s cameras visit the sparse neighborhoods of south Los Angeles they imperially blur their unique territorial idioms with gangster and cholo filters,...
Riverside gets a bad rep. “It’s too damn hot,” or “there’s nothing to do here” are the main shortcomings people point to about the city. I’ll co-sign the first one — the hot spell that has plagued Riverside seemingly perennially is futile to deny. But folks should think twice before putting stock in the second claim, says Michael Rey.
Rey,...
On our final “Things We Enjoyed …” column of the school year, we take a look at the releases that we’ve yet to discuss, yet nonetheless enjoyed as some of the best works released from September 2016 to June 2017.
Vagabon - “Infinite Worlds”
Vagabon is the indie rock project of Laetitia Tamko, a Cameroon-born New Yorker whose music is textured...
This year, the Arts & Entertainment section was rich with coverage of different types of media, with a keener eye for lesser known works we feel deserves more attention. Music has always been a cornerstone for the section and will continue to be one, but we also want to spread out our content to include other media like literature,...
Summer’s here, and with it comes a whole lotta good stuff. From video games to music to film, The Highlander looks at what’s on the radar of releases this summer.
Pyre
One of the most important purchases I made during my first Steam sale last year (it took me a long time to get into PC gaming) was a pair of...
In the crevices of social and political discourse dividing us from one another, there’s a unifying language by which internet users on any platform understand. That language is the meme, that shapeshifting construct that’s been both a blessing and a curse to the millennial. Though most of us would like to think we know a thing or two about...
The most effective type of horror flick is one which understands the various manifestations of fear. It can manifest in various forms, be it through explicit encounters with monstrous killers or subtle cinematic trickery like a sequence of atmospheric shots. “The Thing,” John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic, was the foremost point of reference to strike me upon seeing...