Scooby Doo Turns 50
Last September, Scooby-Doo turned 50 years old. Five decades of TV shows and films having reunited families and entertained many generations throughout the years. Throughout the aforementioned course of 50 years, the “gang” has chased down and unmasked evil civilians…
Breaking Down Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ Playlist: Oct. 4
Last Friday, Oct. 4, Spotify updated its weekly “New Music Friday playlist.” This week’s edition includes another new 98 musical releases featuring new songs from chart-topping artists such as Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, Charlie Puth, Halsey or Chris Brown. If…
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds outdoes everything, even death
Throughout most of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 35-year career, death served as a karmic plot device for the characters in Cave’s songs. Death was justice meted out to bad people who did bad things, a well-deserved emotional catharsis…
One Direction heartthrob Niall Horan kicks off new album
On Oct. 4, Niall Horan released his newest single, “Nice to Meet Ya,” along with a brand new, easter egg filled music video. This is Horan’s first single off of his upcoming new album, which has not yet been named…
‘Tall Girl’ shows just how hard life can be for slightly tall people
With Netflix in its death throes and suffering a veritable drought of overall acceptable content, “Tall Girl,” directed by Nzingha Stewart (“Pretty Little Liars”), offers an ominous but entertaining glimpse into the future. A teen rom-com starring teen rom-com actors,…
Nearly 40 years later, ‘The Shining’ holds up as cinema classic
Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece “The Shining” remains the most uneasy piece of cinema ever. In honor of the new 4K remaster, numerous theaters were showing the digitally enhanced version of the horror classic. Fortunately, Destiny USA in Syracuse was one…
‘Goodfellas’ director calls out superhero movies as ‘not cinema’
Director Martin Scorsese has long been established as a cinematic genius, serving as the mind behind masterpieces such as “Goodfellas,” and “Taxi Driver.” Recently, the 76-year-old filmmaker has made headlines, not only for the promotion of his upcoming film “The…
‘Mario Kart Tours’ sends blue shell after fans’ bank accounts
What should have been an easy sell for Nintendo is becoming the newest laughing stock of mobile games across the web. Nintendo’s latest release into the app store and Google Play store stormed its way into the market only for…
The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’ turns 50, still as influential as ever
The British Invasion rocked the foundations of music during the 1960s. With bands like The Who, The Kinks, The Animals, all the way to The Rolling Stones, music was slowly redefining itself. In the midst of it all emerged one…
