Now Playing Review – Green Lantern

As a character the Green Lantern doesn’t have as large of a fan base as the big names like Batman, Superman, and Spider-man. Heck, a lot of people who don’t proudly call themselves nerdy aren’t even aware of him. Luckily for the more obscure superheroes, the film swell for the genre is bringing more attention […]

Review of The Book of Mormon Recording

I should’ve known better. Once I heard that Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of such profane entertainment including Team America: World Police and South Park, were going to release a Broadway musical, I said to myself, “Maybe they can make a tasteful show.” Parker and Stone have already garnered an Oscar nomination in 2000 […]

Review of Foster The People’s “Torches”

When someone talks about the “Summer Album of the Year,” they usually are talking about someone like Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, or, for the sake of relativity, Lady Gaga. However, there are a couple of gems that shine out from the typical radio songs that get completly overplayed. Last year, it was Neon Trees who […]

Now Playing Review – Super 8

Those still plagued by their childhood fears of ET rejoice! Though J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 pays deep respect to Steven Spielberg’s beloved (by others) classic, we are now old enough to appreciate these films without cowering behind our blankets. And thank goodness because Super 8 is not one to be missed. In a time where […]

Review: Super 8

Super 8 is a fun and fine looking homage to Spielberg, as is intended. But I can’t help but feel it could have been more given a bit better characterization and fully engaging some of its really interesting ideas surrounding the secret of the film. There is no need to get into plot here because […]

Review of Raphael Saadiq’s “Stone Rollin'”

I remember when I was little; I would be in the car with my parents and would listen to KHITS 96 FM, listening to a great era of music, including The Beatles, Boston, Queen, and James Brown. I remember bobbing my head to his hits, like “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and “Get Up […]

Review of Brink (XBOX 360)

If you are on my friends list, you probably have heard me talk about Brink; Bethesda and Splash Damage’s new class based, wall-climbing, objective-completing first person shooter. With all of the beautiful videos (look up the E3 trailer), awesome graphics, and gameplay that looked smooth as silk. I was so ready for this multiplayer epic […]

Review of Manchester Orchestra’s “Simple Math”

Alternative music has never stopped evolving. From the punk of the 80’s, to today’s emo-screamo-killthemall type of headbanging clutter, the alternative scene always tries to move forward, although it does take some misteps (do not listen to Brokencyde aka the worst excuse of music I have ever heard). This past winter, one of the most […]

Review: The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is an attempt to capture a snapshot of a human and our planet’s life through film and I think that Terrence Malick accomplishes this daunting task while leaving you with plenty to mull over after the credits role. The film looks at the life of our protagonist, Jack, from his birth […]

Review: X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class is a great comic book film that is anchored by a fantastic cast and resets the X-Men universe in an era ripe for potential future films. The film opens up right where the franchise did, with Erik Lehnsherr being separated from his family at a Nazi concentration camp and ripping a fence […]