‘Weekly Spotify Breakdown’: Nov. 1, 2019
Friday, Nov. 1’s “New Music Friday” Spotify update lightly improved from that of the prior week. While listeners could notice a steep decline in the variety starting three weeks ago, Spotify has been trying to pick that up. While its…
Nautical nightmare ‘The Lighthouse’ explores descent to madness
Robert Eggers (“The Witch”) is one of many young American filmmakers, along with Ari Aster (“Midsommar”), Barry Jenkins (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) and Trey Edward Shults (“Waves”), in this fairly new wave of A24-produced, critically acclaimed and visionary independent…
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ travels back in time to kill franchise
This franchise needs to be terminated. Directed by Tim Miller (“Deadpool”), “Terminator: Dark Fate” is the newest installment in the long-running “Terminator” franchise. The brainchild of James Cameron (“Avatar”), “Terminator,” has been a staple of action cinema since the 1980s….
‘Outer Worlds’ provides fun gameplay despite annoying flaws
When “The Outer Worlds” was announced, the developers, Obsidian Entertainment, leaned heavily on the fact that some of their members created the original “Fallout” games and later developed the side-entry “Fallout: New Vegas,” which is thought by some to be…
Punk rock band My Chemical Romance announces reunion show
Fans might have come out of their emo phase when the band My Chemical Romance broke up in 2013, but they can now step back into the light and enjoy this music once again. Rumors were floating around that My…
Cigarettes After Sex’s new album ‘Cry’ reflects modern love
Few artists have the ability to create a blatantly erotic album and somehow play it off as a sweet message about lost love and heartbreak, and yet the indie band, Cigarettes After Sex, does this yet again with the recent…
Eddie Murphy returns to film with ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
After voicing the fan-favorite character Donkey for a fourth time in 2010’s “Shrek Forever After,” actor and comedian Eddie Murphy seemed to have hit a slump in his almost 40 year career, appearing in only three lackluster, unmemorable films since…
‘Bojack Horseman’ does not lose edge as series finale approaches
Netflix is having a bit of a hard time right now and with this hard time has come the end of one of its most ambitious projects: “Bojack Horseman.” Now, if you have not seen this show, here is a…
‘Hazbin Hotel’ debuts with masterful animation, strong writing
When audiences first take note of the jumpy, vibrant animation of “Hazbin Hotel,” they might fall into memories of shows like “Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends” and “The Powerpuff Girls.” The shows friendly and inviting character designs set a welcoming…
Men’s hockey gets 2 league points, still working on defensive zone
The streak of widespread scoring continues for the No. 6 Oswego State men’s hockey team in its 6-3 win over SUNY Cortland on Friday night. There were five different goal-scorers, with Max Novick leading the Lakers, adding two goals an…
