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Arg Reviews — Into Darkness
I’m just going to say it, I love Star Trek. I especially love “Star Trek: The Original Series,” which ran as a TV show from 1966-69 and the series of movies from 1979-1991. It’s difficult …
Arg Reviews — Iron Man 3
Director Shane Black took over the Iron Man franchise with the mediocre addition of Iron Man 3. While fun and entertaining, this film did have some outstanding problems.
One bad cat: ‘Cats and Dogs’
In a world where dogs double as secret agents and cats are trained ninjas with a fierce leader attempting to rule over the human race, there is only one question: who will rise to the …
Rawr reviews — ‘Zombies, Run!’
I hate running. I never do it unless I absolutely have to — catching planes and getting to class on time would be the only times I ever run. I’ve also wanted to take part …
ZZZZ…Zombies — Zombie love story a snoozer
Terror is inspired in people everywhere when they see the logo for Summit Entertainment — a simple white line over a black background that forms a mountain. Doesn’t sound familiar? Summit Entertainment is the film …
Rango — Lively characters and classic Western plot elements form film worth watching
After a theatrical pet chameleon is accidently thrown out of his owner’s car, he finds himself in an Old West town populated by desert animals. Wanting to fit in and make something of himself, he …
Linden String Quartet — Cleveland based string quartet played concert Jan 17. in administration auditorium
The Auditorium Chamber Music Series continued Jan. 17 as the Linden String Quartet played a concert at the University of Idaho’s Administration Auditorium. The Linden String Quartet is the third chamber ensemble to play at …
Django — A spaghetti western and nothing more
“Django Un- chained” has all the workings for a classic Quentin Tarantino movie and it does deliver.
Django — Despite controversy, Tarantino’s latest is award worthy
In Quentin Tarintino’s lat- est film, Django Unchained, the director pays homage toward the spaghetti west- erns of the 60s while also portraying the brutality of slave culture.
Wreck-it Ralph — Childhood video arcade games recieve the nostalgia they deserve on the big screen
Many die-hard fans of childhood simplicity moaned at the ending of the “Toy Story” trilogy in 2010.
Metal riffs — Local bands cultivate metal music culture in Moscow, surrounding region
There aren’t many metal bands around Moscow and Pullman, but groups like The Persevering Promise and Strychnine stick it out for the love of the music.
With fiddle and soul — “Sigh No More” offers beauty, concentrated honesty
These boys made me fall in love with the banjo all over again.
More than a fairytale — Humor and adventure in one cinematic experience
There are a lot of things wrong with the film Ladyhawke. The soundtrack is jarring and out of place with the setting, some of the acting is a little on the campy side and the …
Lorax love — Dr. Suess does it again
I have officially decided The Lorax is my favorite Dr. Seuss movie adaptation.
No kidding
If you’re a fan of any Jonah Hill movie, then you’re aware that he is a most unsuitable babysitter.
True colors
The band Baroness does not seem to repeat themselves—ever. It seems the Georgia based quartet is a bit shifty that way. The band is notorious for finding a sound, fiddling with it, honing it, then …
Batman rises to the occasion
It’s dark. It’s cerebral. It’s a genuinely fascinating study of human nature with real-world implications. As the finale to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, it is almost perfect.
‘Intelligence turns me on’
A writer writing about the emotional and mental complexities of being a writer — “Lucinella” by Lore Segal is within itself a collection of witticism and truth, thrown against the stark contrast between Lucinella’s routine …
Review: The Princess and the Frog
Disney princesses have been busy being distressed, falling in love and getting married since 1937 when Walt brought Snow White to the big screen.
C’est très magnifique
French metal band Gojira has such an extensive pedigree that they’ve had a superlative formulated especially for them.
Best Coast is banal at best
Pain, loss and yearning have been at the root of a lot of great pop singles. Crazy For You, the first full-length record by Bethany Cosentino and her Best Coast collaborator Bobb Bruno got a …
Reading into Snow White
Mustachioed dictators and bacon-and-sauerkraut casserole aren’t the only dark patches in Germany’s history. The Grimm Brothers’ 1812 fairy tale “Little Snow-White” is a barbaric tapestry woven with jealousy, torture and human organs salted to taste.
Reed Turner’s EP “Side One: See How Far I Get”
I don’t listen to folk music, but Reed Turner’s Side One: See How Far I Get makes me want to travel country back-roads with nothing but a guitar, an unkempt beard and a knapsack full …
Retro reviews
Music – A wise man from a few decades ago said, “we can dance if we want to.” I embrace that maxim and admit my affection for *NSYNC’s album “No Strings Attached” without fear of …
Rawr Reviews – The Hunger Games
This week Joseph Engle and Jens Olson duel to the death in their review of The Hunger Games.
