Two questions: When did Bruce Willis become old enough to be the aged, retired character in a film and what possessed classy-lady Helen Mirren to man a sniper rifle as well as a high-powered machine gun? It was these questions that directed me to the theater to see “Red,” a […]

Most people have never heard of Die Antwoord, but for those who have, three things ring true. They’re vulgar, they’re ridiculous and they’re undoubtedly awesome. Riding the success of their 2009 single “Enter the Ninja,” the band, which hails from South Africa, has acquired a cult-like following. Their most recent […]

When A&M-Commerce theater graduate student Jeff Stirl is not on stage or behind the scenes as a director, he will likely be found tracking down elusive cases of the paranormal. The thirty-five year old Stirl taught at the high school and junior high levels for nine years before deciding to […]

Advertisements for “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” portray it as a thoughtful movie, with a lot of names and faces audiences will recognize, centered around a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward. Though on the surface, that is true, there are a lot of diversions and […]

Buy NBA 2K11. You can play as Michael Jordan. That should be enough of a review to get you to go out and pick up a copy of the latest installment in the 2K franchise. After all, Jordan’s appearance in video games throughout the past two decades has been almost […]

I’ve noticed a literary phenomenon in recent months when discussing classic novels with my friends: anytime I mention a book I like by John Steinbeck my sentiment is always met with groans and statements of avid distaste for the Californian’s work. I don’t know whether this has to do with […]

A major difficulty of basing films on true stories is presenting what happened in an unbiased fashion, while making the story feel important. Many films “based on true stories” have been known to blatantly alter facts to achieve a more interesting plot presentation, or fail to give the audience a […]

Few websites can compete with the hilarity of fmylife.com and textsfromlastnight.com, but somehow the picture proof of unfortunate situations and families that these websites cannot offer is what places awkwardfamilyphotos.com ahead of the curve. When entering the website the first text encountered, besides the title, is a sub-header, which reads, […]

Few books capture rebellion, hopelessness, reality and love like George Orwell’s “1984.” These themes are at the forefront of almost every college student’s mind at some point, and that’s why this book is a perfect mid-semester read. Set in London, “1984” depicts a world where personal freedom and ingenuity have […]

#8220;Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is the first time Oliver Stone has made a sequel to one of his films—ever. This factoid sets high expectations for the film, which is indeed a sequel to the 1987 hit film “Wall Street” and if the film does nothing else it definitely sets […]