Salivating for The Hunger Games

Ethan Perushek, Graphic Design Editor
April 4, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews, Top Stories

There was void left in the world of major fantasy series after the Harry Potter series finished up a few years ago and the movies ended last summer. And that is where Suzanne Collins and her best-selling “Hunger Games” and her dark world of Panem comes in. With its oppressive government, bleak districts,... Read more »

Efron and Swift star in The Lorax

Marielle Arostegui, Staff Writer
March 16, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews

“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." Dr. Seuss’ “The Lorax” educates children on the terrible repercussion that can come with the abuse of the environment, and while the movie takes on a lighthearted tone with bright in-your-face scenery,... Read more »

“The Vow” makes us swoon

Shannon Galvin, Staff Writer
February 23, 2012
Filed under A&E, a&e featured, Movie Reviews

For the lucky people who have found love in their lives, sometimes finding the perfect date night activity can be too much responsibility for one person to handle. Might I ease the burden with a simple suggestion: “The Vow.” It’s romantic, gushy, and the perfect movie choice for a date night with... Read more »

The Phantom Menace returns in 3D

Anna Landis, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...” Finally, for all the Star Wars geeks out there, George Lucas has deepened the meaning of life and also, the depth perception of his masterpieces, and given us what we have only dreamed of. (Dramatic pause) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D.... Read more »

The man who broke the bat

Ethan Perushek, Graphic Design Editor
February 12, 2012
Filed under A&E, a&e featured, Movie Reviews

The Villian––The Right Way Bane, contrary to the abomination that was the 1997 film “Batman and Robin,” displays the ideal image of the extremely intelligent villain. Bane was first introduced into the Batman world when the comic book “Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1” was published in 1993.... Read more »

Has Lisbeth lost her luster?

Ethan Perushek, Graphic Design Editor
February 10, 2012
Filed under A&E, a&e featured, Movie Reviews

Growing up, we all reach that moment where we realize that forces greater than us are keeping us down. Whether that force is real or imaginary is irrelevant, it feels as if our wings are being clipped. Not only have Stieg Larson’s Lisbeth Salander’s wings been clipped, but she has been broken,... Read more »

Don’t spend your money on this one

Mallory Hoch, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews

Based on the number one selling book series by Janet Evanovich, the film “One For the Money,” produced by Katherine Heigl adequately follows the story line of the book, but falls flat in theaters, ultimately confusing audience members who aren’t privy to the book’s complex characters and plot... Read more »

“Red Tails” is fast to fall out of the sky

Peter Best, Staff Writer
January 30, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews

Created by cinema legend George Lucas and inspired by true events, “Red Tails” strives to recount the story of a handful of World War II’s most inspirational soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen, the first corp of African American aviators in the United States military. The highly anticipated film had... Read more »

You Should’ve Stayed Home on “New Years Eve”

Marielle Arostegui, Staff Writer
January 17, 2012
Filed under A&E, Movie Reviews

Created by the same producer and director as “Valentine’s Day”, the new film “New Year’s Eve” embodies similar characteristics as the former, only set apart by the holiday it takes on. Packed with a cast of well-known actors, this film had the potential to be highly entertaining, however... Read more »

They Bought a Zoo- You Shouldn’t

Mallory Hoch, Staff Writer
January 12, 2012
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After a prolonged layoff from directing, Cameron Crowe returned this year with his new movie “We Bought A Zoo,” a true story based on an adaptation of writer Benjamin Mee’s memoir called “We bought a Zoo: True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their... Read more »