‘Ghost Protocol’ turns out to be the best ‘Mission’ yet
January 26, 2012 • Nikki Kelley, Features Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
From Transformers to Iron Man, action movies have exploded onto the scene in the past few years. Fans of these types of movies usually love the adrenaline rush they receive and the spontaneous moves made by the actors that leave them gripping their seats. Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol is... Read more »
‘Twilight’ cast improves in ‘Breaking Dawn’
December 28, 2011 • Stephanye Floyd, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
Breaking Dawn: Part One was the movie Twilight fans had been waiting for as the fiasco between Edward and Jacob over Bella continues. You might like this movie if you like weddings, honeymoons and fights between wolf packs. Viewers who haven’t seen any of the previous movies must see the other three... Read more »
Gnomes enhance Shakespeare’s classic romantic tale
March 23, 2011 • Jessica Wuensch, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
True love comes in all shapes, sizes, colors and varieties of plaster. Many times, true love has to overcome obstacles such as when the family doesn’t like the significant other. William Shakespeare’s timeless Romeo and Juliet is a classic example of a family feud keeping two lovers apart and eventually... Read more »
Action-packed ‘Red’ is worth your time
February 23, 2011 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
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Originally a comic book by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, Red is an action-comedy that blasts on screen with laughs, love and high explosives that combine for a 111-minute stew of a good time. The film features Bruce Willis as Frank Moses, a retired CIA black ops agent who has been labeled “RED,”... Read more »
It’s no dream that ‘Inception’ is really good
January 26, 2011 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
People say the world of dreams is a place of solitude. However, Leonardo DiCaprio and company offer a different idea in the film Inception. The movie features DiCaprio as Cobb, the world’s most skilled extractor, a person who steals ideas in another person’s dream, and his mission is to plant an... Read more »
‘Due Date’ brings big laughs, plus life lessons
December 1, 2010 • Robert Bowling II, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
Many thought director Todd Phillips reached his peak with the The Hangover, but his newest release Due Date will be an even bigger jewel in his crown. Not only does this movie have all the right punch lines and just the right amount of profanity, but it also provides several good life lessons. Right... Read more »
‘Lost Skeleton of Cadavra’ hits the funny bone
November 21, 2010 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
When people think of movies that are “so bad, they’re good,” some will recall director Ed Wood and his classic Plan 9 from Outer Space, still considered one of the worst movies ever made. However, some movies took this structure and made it an advantage. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a spoof... Read more »
‘The Crazies’ offers an intelligent gorefest
October 29, 2010 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
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Diseases are one of the biggest fears in today’s crowded society. What with H1N1, HIV, AIDS, and even the common cold and flu, diseases can be extremely scary. In Breck Eisner’s remake of the 1973 George A. Romero classic, The Crazies, fear isn’t the only thing people are catching from disease. Set... Read more »
‘Blade’ is still a cut above the rest
September 10, 2010 • Dakota Miller, Staff Writer
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What do you get when you combine lots of blood-sucking vampires, some mythical twists and one well-dressed Wesley Snipes? The 1998 classic action-horror movie, Blade. The movie is the tale of a half-vampire, Blade, played by Snipes, who lost his parents at birth, and his mentor, a veteran vampire hunter... Read more »
‘She’s out of My League’ is in a league of its own
March 23, 2010 • Justin Miles, Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment, Movie Reviews
If you had to rate your appearance on a scale from one to ten, what would you rate yourself? Dealing with your appearance as being a four or an eight can be tricky, but even trickier is thinking that you can only date someone two points higher than you or less. She’s out of My League is all about... Read more »
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