Weezy back as ‘Carter’
Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” is a tough album to review. On one hand, it’s not exactly the “epic” album one might expect. Lil Wayne was recently released from prison, but rather than the album opening with a heavy and…
Stay out of ocean as Shark Night 3D has plot incapable of holding water
The general goal of any commercially-released film should be to entertain an audience. Entertainment value is not inherently tied to the size of a film’s budget or the complexity of its production. Thus, an entertaining movie can be made on…
‘Houston, we have a problem’
Halloween is just around the corner, which means that there are a lot of movies coming out of either the slasher, thriller or horror genres to get you in the mood to give candy to some little kid dressed as…
Office Tavern delights
“I’ve literally never been to this place,” Ken says as we sit down at The Office Tavern. That surprises me; as a Mexico, N.Y. native Ken Sturtz knows all the Oswego eateries and many of the people who work there….
Justice League #1
With the release of “Justice League #1” last week DC Comics rebooted their entire fictional universe. The relaunch, known as “New 52” hit stores, including the one in Oswego on Wednesday. When DC announced that they were relaunching their entire…
Our Idiot Brother: Shining a light on the ‘good life’
Our Idiot Brother, directed by Jesse Peretz, is a hilarious comedy. That being said, the movie has a substantive under-current as well. Ned, played by the masterful Paul Rudd, is an ‘idiot’ only in the eyes of the real world….
Madden 12: great gameplay and graphics
Football and video game fans know what the month of August means: a new installment of EA Sports’ Madden franchise. It’s no secret, even to non-sport fans, that the NFL has been through tough times since the end of the…
“Re:(disc)covered”
With various hits like “She Hates Me,” “Control,” and “Away From Me,” Puddle of Mudd has made themselves known as a hardcore rock group. Their newest album, “Re:(disc)covered” is full of classic covers, including hits from AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and…
“I Am the Enemy”
Pop Punk band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is back with their third studio album “Am I the Enemy.” After their disappointing sophomore album “Lonely Road” (2009), Red Jumpsuit Apparatus went back to the basics that brought them to stardom in…
Look both ways while ‘Crossing the BLVD’
Crossing the BLVD, a project of EarSay, Inc., is a collaborative exhibit created by writer and photographer Warren Lehrer, and performer and oral historian Judith Sloan. The exhibit is a series of photographs and interviews that capture the different aspects…
