‘Salad Days’ combines irreverence with distinct maturity
Deemed a habitual jokester by listeners of his first release, the EP “Rock and Roll Night Club,” Mac Demarco completes what has been an evolution with his third album “Salad Days.” Known for his raunchy on-stage antics, the Canadian-born multi-instrumentalist’s…
‘Titanfall’ delivers big action for next-gen gamers
“Titanfall,” like all games, has its own flaws and has great room for improvement. With that in mind, the game still stands currently as the best competitive multiplayer shooter on the market. “Titanfall” takes everything that works that shooters fans…
Weekly EP Revue: Lil Debbie releases ‘Queen D’
In 2011, the all-female rap group, White Girl Mob split. Following years of disputing with fellow rappers Kreayshawn and V-Nasty, Jordan Capozzi, better known by her stage name Lil Debbie, decided to part ways with WGM in search for a…
‘Muppets’ full of laughs for everyone
“Muppets Most Wanted” is the sequel to “The Muppets,” which came out back in 2011. As they mention in the film, it’s the seventh sequel to the original “Muppet Movie.” This film actually begins at the exact second the last…
‘Divergent’ tackles latest young adult novel to hit big screen
On Friday “Divergent” became the latest film to be released in an increasingly larger influx of adaptations of young adult novels. Following the likes of films like “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games,” “Divergent” has high expectations. Like “The Hunger Games,”…
‘Need for Speed’ surpasses expectations in slow film genre
“Need for Speed” is a perfect example of a film whose very premise seems destined for failure. For one thing, it’s a vehicular action movie, a subgenre which is far-from-relevant in modern film, with the exception of franchises whose titles…
Suspense, action in Neeson’s latest ‘Non-Stop’
For better or worse, Liam Neeson has to some extent become synonymous with the archetype of the “washed-out, middle-aged man who shoots guns and shouts into phones.” Between 2008’s “Taken,” 2011’s “Unknown,” and 2012’s “Taken 2,” Neeson seems to have…
‘Kid Cudi Presents Satellite Flight’ brings back man on the moon
The announcement of Man on the Moon: III, which is set to be released in 2015, sent a shockwave amongst the Kid Cudi faithful. Coming off of a strong effort in “Indicud,” Cudi’s most eclectic album to date, the buzz…
‘Pompeii’ melts viewers’ hopes for good film
Ancient Rome and Greece are no strangers to the silver screen. “Troy,” “300,” “Spartacus” and “The Gladiator” are among the thousands of films that share the setting, each with their own unique way of manhandling the history and mythology of…
Weekly EP Revue: Grizfolk – From The Spark
When Swedish natives Fredrik Eriksson and Sebastian Fritze decided to form a band named Grizfolk, their dreams of stardom were laid out before them. Collecting members from Florida and other southern states, the now five-person band has released their debut…
