Avengers assemble on screen at last
May 11, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Marvel Comics’ new movie The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, was released on Friday, May 4th , and it brought in $80.5 million dollars on opening day alone. In the first weekend it had $200.3 million dollar revenue in America, breaking world records for largest revenue for opening weekend. The Avengers... Read more »
The Lorax speaks for the trees
April 23, 2012 • Kate Alaks, Staff Reporter
Ted lives in Thneedville, a seemingly-perfect town in which “bushes” are inflatable, “trees” have multiple functions (such as Disco) and bottled air is delivered to everyone’s door daily. This mirrors our own consumption-driven society, and is very well done. I’m sure most people know the... Read more »
Who knew telekinesis was such a downer?
April 23, 2012 • Robby Filec, A&E Manager
What would you do if you had the power to move objects with your mind? In Chronicle, three friends, Matt (Alex Russell) Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan), attain telekinetic powers. What do they do with them? Andrew lives with an alcoholic father and a cancer stricken mother. He has... Read more »
Perseus and the Gods disappoint in ‘Titans’ Sequel
April 18, 2012 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
Already a decade after his heroic defeat of the ferocious Kraken, Perceus is back at it in the sequel of the 2010 blockbuster. Wrath of the Titans, starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson, is action packed for 99 minute screening and is visually appealing. The action scenes are aggressive and intense... Read more »
The Hunger Games whet my appetite
April 10, 2012 • Robby Filec, A&E Manager
With swords flashing, arrows flying, and stomachs rumbling, The Hunger Games was an awesome movie. Jennifer Lawrence, who starred in the lead role of Katniss Everdeen, was perfect: tough enough but also emotional enough. The best thing about the movie, though, was that it corresponded closely with the... Read more »
Tintin gets the Gold
January 26, 2012 • Nick Schliep, Staff Reporter
Spielberg’s latest cinematic escapade makes a tremendous impression on viewers. Based off of a graphic novel series, The Adventures of Tintin is a great balance between cinematic action for the adults and charming storytelling for children. A young reporter in London named Tintin buys a model of... Read more »
“The Help” a lovely, inspirational tale
January 20, 2012 • Katie Maxwell, Media Editor
The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett and directed by Tate Taylor is an inspirational story about a group of brave women who break through the racial barriers dividing the deeply segregated town of Jackson, Mississippi. This tale was set in the 1960s and it portrays the lives of rich white families and... Read more »
“War Horse” is one of the year’s best
January 13, 2012 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
Steven Spielberg, the world renowned director, has perhaps created his greatest movie yet. “War Horse,” which was first aired on Christmas Day, is the heartfelt story of a complex relationship between a young man and his horse Joey. Albert Narracott, played by Jeremy Irvine, is a young adult living... Read more »
“Game of Shadows” too simple to win
January 13, 2012 • Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
Robert Downey Jr. is back as Detective Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock Holmes 2: a Game of Shadows,” directed by Guy Ritchie. Jude Law returns as Doctor John Watson, soon to be married. Holmes unfortunately can do nothing about this and resigns himself to the fact that they will never work on a case... Read more »
Tower Heist a success, but not a steal
January 12, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Could you successfully steal 40 million dollars? The hilarious movie “Tower Heist” shows the story of hotel employees who try to steal their money back from a multi millionaire after he scammed them of all their money. Their funny escapade leads to many laughs, and suspense. “Tower Heist” is... Read more »
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