Category: Reviews

“I’m not even supposed to be here today!” This is a saying many of us relate to all too often. Hello, and welcome back to my nostalgic dungeon where I brew up some memories you probably don’t remember. This week I’m remembering the timeless classic, Clerks. Clerks was super geek Kevin Smith’s first and, some… Continue reading Forgotten Favorites: ‘Clerks’ elicits laughter with simplicity

I know, it’s early for Christmas music, but if you are one of those who like to get in the holiday spirit early, definitely check out Kelly Clarkson’s new Christmas Album, Wrapped in Red. Clarkson features the typical Christmas songs like “Silent Night,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “White Christmas.” Her clear vocals on these… Continue reading Review: Clarkson’s Wrapped in Red impresses audience

That time of the year is once again upon us. The leaves are blowing in the wind, the air is chilly and the jack-o’-lanterns are scaring away ghouls on front porches. Of course, I’m referring to one of the most beloved holidays, Halloween. Halloween is a wonderful time of the year to dress up as… Continue reading Review: Classic horror never dies

Space Cowboys and Apollo 13, watch out; Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity takes audiences for a ride to hell and back. Imagine sitting in the theater and watching the majestic view of Earth from space. It is so quiet that nobody can hear anything except for the sound of people eating popcorn. Gradually, the audience starts to hear… Continue reading Review: ‘Gravity’ film shows that silence is indeed everything

Draw the shades, turn down the lights and open your computer. Actually, wait, don’t do that. It’s bad for your eyes. Do, however, open your computer and read this week’s installment of Forgotten Favorites. Since it is now October, one of the greatest months in the whole year, I thought I would spend some time… Continue reading Forgotten Favorites: ‘The Frighteners’ is scary good

This is usually the part where I give insight and background information for a new album, along with reasons why you should not waste another minute to buy it. I’ve chosen to devote efforts to a band that skips the consumerism and helps us survive a decade that included Creed, which was polled the worst… Continue reading Review: Paying tribute to Third Eye Blind

As an avid Grey’s Anatomy fan, I have been anxiously awaiting the return of the beloved medical drama ever since the ninth season left us not knowing if Chief Webber would survive. Whether you are one of those who has been a fan from the show’s birth, or if you are one, like me, who… Continue reading Review: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 10 Premiere did not disappoint

He was sitting there, clean shaven, shirt buttoned with a small smile on his face, trying to avoid eye contact with a huge camera while answering questions in the interview. Christopher Breaux, who would be known to his fans as Frank Ocean, was proving to be the coy, brilliant mind that friends and critics claim… Continue reading Review: Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’ provokes thought

Hit that drink one more time and spin that track again, because there’s a musical genius speaking through Janelle Monáe’s album The Electric Lady. She’s a genre all her own, like the Beatles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson. An artist, like those listed, who not only have felt the soul of music but… Continue reading Review: Janelle Monáe creates genre all her own through ‘The Electric Lady’

Hello and welcome back for another round of Forgotten Favorites. Please take a seat or stand; I’m not the boss of you, and enjoy this week’s nostalgic memory. Today I’d like to reach into the memory bag and pull out a horror movie that most of you have probably forgotten through the years. I am… Continue reading Forgotten Favorites: ‘The Faculty’ gives horror at Christmastime