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They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

By Aly Baker, Staff Writer March 27, 2013

First thing that comes to mind when I think of They Might Be Giants? Craziness. Not in a bad way, though. They exude an attitude of outright wackiness combined with a prominent musical prowess. You’d...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Review

“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” Review

By Joseph Swit, Staff Writer March 19, 2013

About halfway through “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone”, I reflected back on the series of events that had conspired to place me into a half empty movie theatre watching an utterly predictable and...

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

By Taylor Knudson, Staff Writer March 7, 2013

It takes a great cast to make mental illness, broken marriages and addiction seem almost heart-warming. But, with the unfiltered yet bizarrely loveable Jennifer Lawrence and the dreamy, emotionally striking...

Foxygen Album Review

Foxygen Album Review

By Emily Hall, Online Arts Editor March 6, 2013

Up-and-coming band Foxygen’s new album contains significantly less mention of cute animals or scientific elements than expected, but what it does contain is some of the most refreshing indie-pop to be...

Warm Bodies

By Alia Newman-Boulle, Staff Writer March 4, 2013

To say that zombies are becoming as overused in today’s culture as vampires once were is an understatement. “The Walking Dead,” “Left 4 Dead,” and even “Plants vs. Zombies” are just a few...

Safe Haven

Safe Haven

By Kylie Necochea, Staff Writer February 21, 2013

Hair clomped between a large hair clip that could pass as the kind that keep chip bags closed and body loosely encompassed by an over-sized, dreary colored hoodie, I filed into the dimly lit theater in...

Mama

“Mama”

By Andrew Walker, Staff Writer February 20, 2013

“Mama” is a nightmare of maternal instincts that comes very close to stepping over the PG-13 line many times during the movie. This was no splatter fest; the faint of heart will feel at ease when they...

“Boundless” by Cynthia Hand Review

By Becca Von Zweck, Staff Writer February 19, 2013

After the heart-wrenching, bittersweet ending to “Hallowed,” I’ve been waiting eagerly for the 3rd and final installment to Cynthia Hand’s “Unearthly” series. Clara Gardner is a part-angel...

Zero Dark Thirty Review

By Joseph Swit, Staff Writer February 14, 2013

From beginning to end ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ manages to thrill and inform its audience.  We follow the decade long manhunt for Osama Bin Laden through the eyes of CIA analyst Maya (Jessica Chastain) as...

“The End of It” Review

By Kira Elliott, Staff Writer February 8, 2013

Walking into the theater lobby to see alumni play “The End of It”, a feeling of slight embarrassment washed over me. I had to be the youngest person there, and I desperately began scanning the laugh-lined...

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