Pratik Patel, Staff Writer
August 21, 2012
Christopher Nolan concludes the Batman series, which commenced with “Batman Begins” (2005), followed by “The Dark Knight” (2008), with “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012).
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), the eccentric...
Veronica Stark, Assistant Editor
February 28, 2012
“The Vow” is a heart-warming story of a married couple who are deeply in love, but their marriage is put to the test when the wife loses her memory due to a terrible accident.
This story is based off of the true events...
Jonathan Rainey, Staff Writer
February 28, 2012
CIA intrigue and lies. You’ve seen it before, and here it is again with “Safe House.” The film, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds and directed by Daniel Espinosa, fails to break any new ground on the tiring...
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” ...