Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
“Dearest Arlette: Everyday Life in Postwar America and France, 1945-1955,” by Emily Hosmer de Montluzin and Emily Lorraine de Motluzin reminds the reader of the nearly-lost art of writing letters for correspondence.
The...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
November 30, 2011
The most powerful man in the United States is not always the president. The film “J. Edgar” shows that the first director of the FBI often held more control over the affairs of America than even the elected leaders of the...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
November 8, 2011
Shrek’s Spanish feline companion has gotten his very own film, but is it able to hold up to the reputation of its longstanding predecessor?
Coming from the same fairy tale universe as “Shrek,” I had certain expectations...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
October 19, 2011
A title like “Abduction” would generally lead a viewer to believe that the film’s premise revolves around the main character being kidnapped. However, this never happened.
With the poor reviews this movie has been receiving,...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
September 28, 2011
Movies chronicling the rise of a fighter from obscurity to world champion come out like clockwork from Hollywood. “Warrior,” from all early indications, seemed to be a straightforward film following that formulaic narrative....
Joseph Conner, Copy Editor
September 7, 2011
After six long years, “A Dance with Dragons” exploded onto the marketplace, debuting at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. The fifth installment in George R. R. Martin’s epic series “A Song of Ice and Fire” ...
Staci Poston, Managing Editor
September 7, 2011
“Undead or Alive” (2007) is one of my favorite zombie movies ever. It’s right up there with “Zombieland” but not as campy. And this western/comedy/horror act-ually has decent acting; if anything, it’s the storyline...
Staci Poston, Managing Editor
August 21, 2011
I was recently perusing Netflix and happened to see a rather interesting title: “Zombie Strippers” (2008). Being somewhat of a connoisseur of bad horror movies, I settled down to watch this flick, starring none other than...
Jessica M. Upchurch, Entertainment Reviewer
March 30, 2011
I was flipping through a literary magazine and paused at the pages that introduce the reader to up-and-coming authors. I am interested in looking at these things because it would make my day to be among those writers.
Regardless,...
Jessica M. Upchurch, Entertainment Reviewer
March 2, 2011
As a fan of the teen novel "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist," written by Rachel Cohn and David Leviathan, I was thrilled to see that this duo wrote another novel titled "Dash and Lily's Book of Dares" (published by Alfred...
Shannon Beaudry, Staff Writer
November 17, 2010
If you pay just a little attention to movie trailers these days, it's easy to see a pattern. Studios seem to be scrambling to produce the next popular action film or "older people reuniting to prove they've still got it" movie....
Jessica M. Upchurch, Entertainment Reviewer
November 3, 2010
All through middle school and high school, students are assigned to read books with a World War II setting, and quick to follow is the innocent fascination with the time period and, particularly, with the horrors. (How many...