‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’
“The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004) is a quirky comedy with an underlying tone of sadness and loss throughout the film. Directed by…
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I used to think the world was black-and-white. It’s how I’ve always thought, and gray areas were simply escape routes for indecisive people in…
‘This Is Us’ faces real family issues head-on
Being a TV fanatic, I thought I was fulfilled with all the different television and Netflix shows that I watched. I didn’t think I…
‘Logan,’ a fitting sendoff for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine
“Let’s go see the new ‘X-Men’ movie,” your girlfriend suggests as you pull up to Tinseltown in Benton. While at first surprised that she…
‘If You’re Gonna Be Dumb,’ a word to the wise
When I was twelve, I heard the song “If You’re Gonna be Dumb,” by Roger Allen Wade for the first time. The song gets…
Gear VR headset offers affordable virtual reality experience
Virtual reality has become really popular within the last couple of years or so, and for good reason. It provides us with a unique,…
‘The Bachelor’: entertaining, yet so unrealistic
I love “The Bachelor.” My friends and I have Monday night watch parties and live-tweet every episode, and we even participated in a fantasy…
‘Phantom of the Opera’ lights up Robinson Center
“The Phantom of the Opera is there inside your mind.” That’s the greatest lyrical melody that a theatre fanatic could dream of hearing. For…
Disney’s tale as old as time retold
Tale as old as time… Disney brought their 1991 animated classic to life in their new movie, “Beauty and the Beast.” Almost following the…
‘Jackie’ reveals Kennedy’s humanity
“For me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy. It lets you understand a little bit more about different hopes, aspirations, dreams…