Movies & Music
If you liked the original Star Wars movies but found the pluck of the rebel alliance fighting against the evil empire a little too cheery, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may be
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December 16, 2016 // 0 Comments
Jeff Nichols’ Loving is one of those rare films where the trailer screams how it will be viewed as an “important historical drama” destined for recognition
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November 27, 2016 // 0 Comments
Throughout these retro reviews of sports movies, I have stated how I am more of a fan of these films than of the sports they celebrate, and I feel the need to bring that up
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November 3, 2016 // 0 Comments
Now that we’re firmly in football season, let’s revisit one of those sportsball movies which is always running when you turn the TV box on: Oliver Stone’s epic (and
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October 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
A film critic colleague of mine made the apt observation that Masterminds is one of those rare comedies funnier than what you see in the trailer. I would further add that the
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October 6, 2016 // 0 Comments
Now 16 years and five albums in, two conclusions are indisputable: Silversun Pickups no longer qualifies as a new band, and the quartet from Los Angeles isn’t going
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September 30, 2016 // 0 Comments
Among non-athletes like myself, there has always been the debate over if NASCAR driving should be considered a sport. I know to some this may seem like heresy, as there is a
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September 21, 2016 // 0 Comments
For some sports are a religion, and nowhere is that cliché better explored on film than through Brian Robbins’ 1999 ode to high school football Varsity Blues. This is
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August 23, 2016 // 1 Comment
Films about World War II are sometimes hard to watch and even more difficult to review. On the one hand you don’t want to minimize the all-too-real sacrifices actual
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August 11, 2016 // 0 Comments
Summer camps attract a different kind of individual, both in terms of who attends and works at them. Having been both a Boy Scout who spent several teenage weeks away from
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August 9, 2016 // 0 Comments