GAMIN’ WITH GABE: ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ adds new aspects to Fallout series with unique map design and player driven fates
February 28, 2017
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Fallout: New Vegas is an open world role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and Bethesda Softworks. This is the fourth Fallout game in the series before 2015’s Fallout 4. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Each game takes place in different locations around The United...
3 DOT POP: 2017 Oscars picks and problems
February 26, 2017
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The Oscars aren’t as white as they were last year … so I guess that counts for something..? Congrats, Academy, you got so much backlash from last year's nominees and winners that you’ve finally started at least diversifying your pick of the crop for this year's awards. It’s a step in the rig...
‘A Cure for Wellness’ shoots for shock and awe
February 24, 2017
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The newest Gore Verbinski film, A Cure for Wellness, comes off like a season of American Horror Story stretched across two and a half hours. While watching I found myself filled with disgust and riddled with fascination – the same feelings I get when viewing the FX series. This movie comes with a har...
ENTERTAINMENT: February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
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Senior Preston Walter breaks down the recent 'Alient Covenant' trailer, in which director Ridley Scott plays on the series' lore, grabbing the attentions of longtime fans.
FOREIGN FRIDAYS: Dark style of ‘Irreversible’ stresses fallout of abuse
February 24, 2017
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There is nothing beautiful about Irréversible, and for that reason I love it. Gaspar Noé’s infamous 2002 psychological thriller tells the tale of a woman being brutally raped and her boyfriend’s resulting descent into madness as he attempts to avenge her. The film presents their story in re...
DUST OFF THE VINYL: ‘Spiderland,’ an unsung influence on contemporary rock
February 23, 2017
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While you may not have heard of it, Spiderland is probably one of your favorite indie artist’s favorite albums. The 1991 record by the experimental math rock band Slint is a majestic and mysterious experience that conveys a wide range of emotion and experience through its twisting narratives and ir...
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: ‘Vanilla Sky’ proves a standout among recent Netflix releases
February 22, 2017
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Vanilla Sky is a mind bending thriller that boasts amazing visuals and an all-star cast to create an intriguing story that leaves the viewers guessing from beginning to end. Tom Cruise stars as magazine designer David Aames, who lives like there is no tomorrow until one day when his life turns upside...
ArtStreet exhibits rouse imagination
February 22, 2017
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I'm not an artist. I'm not one for drawing much past stick figures – although I can craft a collage or two if it comes to it. As a student, I've taken Art History and Art 1, but I wouldn't count myself as anymore cultured than the next gal. And in my experience, art museums ask for a sterile obser...
GAMIN’ WITH GABE: ‘Ark: Survival Evolved’ boasts a myriad of weapons, enemies and options
February 21, 2017
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Ark: Survival Evolved is a first-person action-adventure survival game set in an open world. This game has incredible gameplay and is visually stunning. Ark is currently in development and on early access which means there are constantly updates adding new items and adjusting certain elements of t...
TRAILER WATCH: Star-studded ‘Song to Song’ cast impresses, suburban humor of ‘The House’ sputters
ROMAN TYLER and PRESTON WALTER
February 20, 2017
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PRESTON WALTER The first trailer for Song to Song came out this past Friday and boasted an A list cast of Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara and Michael Fassbender. This movie, which is set against the music scene in Austin,Texas, follows the story of an intersecting love triangle between Gosling,...
FOREIGN FRIDAYS: ‘Your name’ contends with animated Japanese classics
February 17, 2017
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In "Foreign Fridays," junior Adam Hagen highlights high-quality pieces of pop culture from oustide the states. Your Name is a rollercoaster of emotion that starts off slow and builds itself to amazing heights only to come back again to a subtle end. The film’s magnetic plot in combination wit...
WALTER: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ improves on predecessor
February 16, 2017
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John Wick Chapter 2 is a sequel that builds up on the first movie and brings back the non-stop action that is the staple of the franchise. Directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Derek Kolstad, John Wick Chapter 2 brings back the same cast and crew as the original and of course welcomes new editions in Com...