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 »
Will your decisions have a Mass(ive) Effect?
April 27, 2012 • William Voorhees, A&E Manager
It started off just like any other day in the year 2186. The people of Earth carried out their daily routines. That was when the Reapers attacked. Mass Effect 3 is a third person shooter/ RPG developed by Bioware and published by EA. It is the thrilling conclusion to the Mass Effect trilogy and... 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 »
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 »
Furies of Calderon an intensely good read
March 23, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Jim Butcher’s exciting and captivating book Furies of Calderon is a book that you cannot miss. In this novel, everyone has a fury. A fury is a manifestation of an element that allows the person with that type of fury to command that element. Everyone has a fury, except for Tavi. Tavi is an outcast... 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 »
Infamous: Festival of Blood is an electrifying experience
November 21, 2011 • William Voorhees, Staff Reporter
Are you tired of sparkly, brooding vampires tarnishing the reputation of the living dead? Well then, you should get back to the basics with Infamous: Festival of Blood. Infamous: Festival of Blood is the downloadable follow up to Sucker Punch’s open world game Infamous 2. Festival of Blood was... Read more »
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