Student Spotlight (9/27/29): ‘Sky is Gone’
Janna left the house about an hour ago, based on the pressure gauge at the end of her oxygen pump. She wondered what her footsteps must sound like out here, on the frozen ground. She thought it would sound musical,…
Stephen’s Spiteful Sentiments (9/27/19): ‘I hate ‘Life Itself”
That is both accurate and inaccurate. “Oh, that movie? You’ll be in there by yourself,” the usher told me. How does that happen? This was opening weekend. You do not need me to tell you that this movie is bad….
‘Dead by Daylight’ adds Steve, Nancy of ‘Stranger Things’
“Dead by Daylight” has found a lot of success in its recent slew of crossover content. The asymmetric horror multiplayer game has already enjoyed its recent additions of Ash Williams (“Ash vs Evil Dead”) and Ghost Face (“Scream”), to the…
Breaking down Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist: Sept. 20
Last Friday, Sept. 20, Spotify updated its weekly “New Music Friday” playlist. This week’s edition includes another new 98 musical releases, featuring new hits from artists such as Lauv, Maroon 5, blink-182, Hailee Steinfeld, Alicia Keys, Liam Payne and Bebe…
‘Undone’ combines time travel with surreal visual effects
Who does not love a good time-travel story? Well, calling “Undone” a time-travel story may be oversimplifying it a bit. After all, it was co-created by Raphael Waksberg (“Bojack Horseman”), so viewers can be assured that the issue will be…
Bill Burr not afraid of pissing people off in new stand-up
In a world that increasingly holds its comedians to higher standards than its elected officials, one man has the courage to make fun of everything and everyone while somehow not stirring up controversy. That man is Bill Burr. For audiences…
‘Hustlers’ proves to be fun warm-up for upcoming Oscar films
“Hustlers,” a new film from director Lorene Scafraia (“The Meddler”), presents itself as a moderately unique look inside the infamous stripping industry. Instead of solely focusing on the business’ sexual aspects and the objectification of the women who work within…
Even Brad Pitt looks bored in ‘Ad Astra’ despite its great visuals
In space, nobody can hear you scream, because the audience has fallen asleep. “Ad Astra” is the newest film by James Gray (“The Lost City of Z”) and follows Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) as Roy McBride,…
NBC’s ‘The Office’ may be getting rebooted, someone stop it
For millennial America, it really is difficult to imagine a world without “The Office,’’ the NBC hit comedy series that ran from 2005 to 2013. The show was adapted from a U.K. series by the same name, and by the…
‘The Last of Us Part II’ sets release date for Feb. 21, 2020
On Sept. 24, Sony hosted their “State of Play” livestream that unveiled many new titles and ports to the console such as “Humanity,” “MediEvil” and “LA Noire VR.” One title quickly stood out among the rest, “The Last of Us…
