Category: Reviews

There are some television shows that just capture a nation, and a great example would be The Bachelor. For over a decade now, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have been a hot TV show on ABC, and it seems as though every year it captures the hearts of more and more people.  The Bachelor is where… Continue reading ‘The Bachelor’ remains a fan favorite

What are the keys to success in life? For many, it’s happiness, ambition and personal success, but according to Martin Scorsese’s Wolf on Wall Street it’s more. The Wolf on Wall Street can be easily summed up in three words: sex, money and greed, mixed with cocaine. Described as shameless, outrageous and unconventional, the film… Continue reading Review: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ proves that money can buy everything

When you’re a 21-year-old, it’s not a common experience to say a band has been your favorite for eight years, because so much changes in your tastes from ages 13 to 21. Yet, somehow Switchfoot has been just that for me. As a 13-year-old, I can remember loving them in a more superficial way, jamming… Continue reading Review: Switchfoot continues to sing to the heart

Anchorman 2 was released Dec. 18 and was, overall, an excellent movie in many ways. For one, the movie has many big-time actors and actresses in it. Kristen Wiig plays the new love interest, Chani Lastnamé, of weatherman Brick Tamland, played by Steve Carell, and James Marsden portrays Jack Lime, the new rival of Ron… Continue reading Review: ‘Anchorman 2’ amuses viewers

Betrayal is a romantic drama television show filled with suspense. The series began airing Sept. 29, 2013 and the finale aired Sunday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. If you haven’t been watching or keeping up with it this season, I would suggest doing so, either on TV or on abc.com. In the very first episode… Continue reading Review: ‘Betrayal’ captures audience

Greetings and salutations, nostalgia addicts; it’s time for another Forgotten Favorite. This week I have decided to dust off one of the greatest superhero films of all time. Of course I’m talking about Mystery Men. Mystery Men, directed by Kinka Usher, and written by Neil Cuthbert and Bob Burden, is loosely based on Burden’s Flaming Carrot Comics… Continue reading Forgotten Favorite: ‘Mystery Men’

Tracy Letts’ 2007 award-friendly play gets the big screen treatment, with an astonishing cast in memorably horrible form. In Osage County, Okla., we meet drunk, depressed Beverly Weston (Sam Shepard) as he hires Johnna (Misty Upham) to care for his cancer suffering, pill-popping, drama-queen wife Violet (Meryl Streep, who is at full form as usual). When Beverly winds up dead, the… Continue reading Review: ‘August: Osage County’ shows family feud at its finest

What do the words honor, brotherhood and the homeland mean to people? For many, these three words are what to fight for in the ever-growing struggle against terrorism. This theme is what the 2013 American war film Lone Survivor speaks on. In its attempt to explain these concepts, however, it has some viewers scratching their… Continue reading Review: ‘Lone Survivor’ falls short of Bringing the Rain to audiences

I am not the person you will find scheduling plans around the newest episode of Pretty Little Liars, Breaking Bad or Scandal. I don’t watch TV a lot, and when I do, I always tend to watch re-runs of Duck Dynasty. However, over Christmas I gave myself a little gift: Netflix. Now, I am always… Continue reading Review: Why ‘Mad Men’ should be next series you watch