Film Review: Mirror, Mirror
Tarsem is back with an update of the Snow White fairy tale and the results are a cute and fresh story that blazes an original and interesting path out of the classic story.
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Film Review: Wrath of the Titans
2010’s Clash of the Titans may not be the best film by far, but for a blockbuster with quite the action and visual effects filled center, it is a movie I honestly don’t get sick of watching when I just want to get lost in something. With this base and quite the exciting trailer, Wrath […]
Read more "Film Review: Wrath of the Titans"Review of Dev’s “The Night The Sun Came Up”
If you don’t know who Dev is, then you must not go to the clubs that often. Maybe some songs that she was featured in could jog your memory? How about Far-East Movement’s “Like A G6,” or New Boyz’ “Backseat,” or anything really with The Cataracs. She’s been featured and sampled in numerous songs – […]
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If you don’t know who Dev is, then you must not go to the clubs that often. Maybe some songs that she was featured in could jog your memory? How about Far-East Movement’s “Like A G6,” or New Boyz’ “Backseat,” or anything really with The Cataracs. She’s been featured and sampled in numerous songs – […]
Read more "Review of Dev's "The Night The Sun Came Up""Review of Cathy Heller’s ‘Imagine Nation EP’
I’m not really old enough to say this, but I’m going to anyways – pop music isn’t what it once was. With the wave of electronic pop out there, it’s easy to forget that singer/songwriters still exist in today’s music. Hopefully, us music listeners will go back to basics and remember that a piano and […]
Read more "Review of Cathy Heller’s ‘Imagine Nation EP’"Review of Cathy Heller's 'Imagine Nation EP'
I’m not really old enough to say this, but I’m going to anyways – pop music isn’t what it once was. With the wave of electronic pop out there, it’s easy to forget that singer/songwriters still exist in today’s music. Hopefully, us music listeners will go back to basics and remember that a piano and […]
Read more "Review of Cathy Heller's 'Imagine Nation EP'"Review of The Mars Volta’s ‘Noctourniquet’
Years ago, I was flipping between the two MTV shows that were on. I don’t remember what was on the first one, but MTV2 had The Mars Volta’s music video for “The Widow” (off of their 2005 album Frances the Mute) playing. To this day, it is the only music video that legitimately scared me. […]
Read more "Review of The Mars Volta’s ‘Noctourniquet’"Review of The Mars Volta's 'Noctourniquet'
Years ago, I was flipping between the two MTV shows that were on. I don’t remember what was on the first one, but MTV2 had The Mars Volta’s music video for “The Widow” (off of their 2005 album Frances the Mute) playing. To this day, it is the only music video that legitimately scared me. […]
Read more "Review of The Mars Volta's 'Noctourniquet'"Film Review: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is among the year’s most anticipated films, but I have to say I thought it was mostly awful from start to finish.
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A child crawls out of the forest, looking for help that will never come. Instead he is skewered and beaten to death. Because he didn’t have the conch. Yep, that’s how Lord of the Flies worked. Ok, so maybe not, but this was still a rather gruesome thing to read even as a high schooler. […]
Read more "Film Review: The Hunger Games"Book Review: Monster by A. Lee Martinez
The word monster makes me think of the three things. First, of dancing along to the monster mash as my classmates and I scampered around the Halloween themed obstacle course constructed out of mats, ropes, and scooters in my elementary school gym. The day when the gym lights were turned off, ghoulish music blasted, and […]
Read more "Book Review: Monster by A. Lee Martinez"Review of Odd Future’s ‘The OF Tape, Vol. 2’
There are two ways I can approach writing this introductory paragraph for Odd Future, the most controversial rap collective since N.W.A.. One, I can fly my Wolf Gang flag in the air and say that their new album, The OF Tape, Vol. 2 is the best thing ever, or I can be like a lot […]
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There are two ways I can approach writing this introductory paragraph for Odd Future, the most controversial rap collective since N.W.A.. One, I can fly my Wolf Gang flag in the air and say that their new album, The OF Tape, Vol. 2 is the best thing ever, or I can be like a lot […]
Read more "Review of Odd Future's 'The OF Tape, Vol. 2'"Review of The Shins’ ‘Port of Morrow’
As my personal evolution into the alternative scene continued to expand over my teenage years, I happened to find a small little movie called Garden State. In this movie, Sam (played by Natalie Portman) hands over her headphones to Andrew (played by Zac Braff), and tells him that “this song will change your life.” The […]
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As my personal evolution into the alternative scene continued to expand over my teenage years, I happened to find a small little movie called Garden State. In this movie, Sam (played by Natalie Portman) hands over her headphones to Andrew (played by Zac Braff), and tells him that “this song will change your life.” The […]
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Heather: For our latest book club installment, I chose Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, which I hoped would win me some points with my game-obsessed fellow book club members. Why exactly did I think this? Well, if the title wasn’t enough, maybe this brief summary will clue you in. (Be sure to check out […]
Read more "Book Club in Session: Ready Player One"Review of The Ting Tings’ ‘Sounds from Nowheresville”
Remember years ago, when getting nominated for a MTV Video Music Award was a big deal? No? Well I don’t blame you. But in fact, there was once a time when a relatively unknown getting nominated for their biggest award was a huge deal. I mean, that’s what happened to English twosome The Ting Tings […]
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Remember years ago, when getting nominated for a MTV Video Music Award was a big deal? No? Well I don’t blame you. But in fact, there was once a time when a relatively unknown getting nominated for their biggest award was a huge deal. I mean, that’s what happened to English twosome The Ting Tings […]
Read more "Review of The Ting Tings' 'Sounds from Nowheresville""Review of Say Anything’s ‘Anarchy, My Dear’
Where do I begin with Say Anything? Max Bemis and Co. went from being in the green graces of the alternative scene by mixing in delightfully anthematic lyrics (more like poems) and some amazingly catchy riffs. Their first album …Is A Real Boy and their follow-up In The Defense Of The Genre were two amazing […]
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Where do I begin with Say Anything? Max Bemis and Co. went from being in the green graces of the alternative scene by mixing in delightfully anthematic lyrics (more like poems) and some amazingly catchy riffs. Their first album …Is A Real Boy and their follow-up In The Defense Of The Genre were two amazing […]
Read more "Review of Say Anything's 'Anarchy, My Dear'"HST… Film Review: John Carter
Lauren: Before Pandora became more than the name of a box thanks to a little film called Avatar, before Star Wars became a space opera deserving of more than just cultish, nerd admiration (I’ll include Episodes 1-3 for Zac), there was a man named John Carter who found himself fighting for the inhabitants of Mars. […]
Read more "HST… Film Review: John Carter"Book Review: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
I’ve read a lot of disappointing books as of late, but this story captured nearly every element of what I consider a great book, reminding me of why I love to read in the first place. It was deeply moving, incredibly powerful, heartbreaking, at times disturbing, and best of all, it had a conclusive ending… […]
Read more "Book Review: The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman"Review of SSX (XBOX 360)
Years ago, when “next-gen” meant the PS2, I was introduced to what would be one of my favorite sports franchises of all time when I played the original SSX back in 2000. I still remember the commentators telling me that “Snow plus Dream equals SnowDream.” From then on, the franchise has always had a soft […]
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Having Said That... 