Entertainment

“Spring Breakers” is surreal, oddly-executed, vulgar, raunchy, ambitious, unique, powerful and effective. It was written and directed by Harmony Korine and is like a bizarre, candy-colored fantasy about wild, reckless teenage girls having a blast on a most peculiar spring break. Anyone who knows of Korine’s work will most likely [...]

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” reminded fans why television is awful. It concluded its third season March 31, and the episode felt less like a finale than December’s mid-season finale did. “The Walking Dead” was developed by Frank Darabont and produced by Robert Kirkman, the author of the graphic novels, as [...]

“Bates Motel” premiered March 18 on A&E. Ten episodes are included in the first season. Vera Farmiga plays Norma Louise Bates and Freddie Highmore plays Norman Bates. This drama was based on the novel “Psycho” by Robert Bloch and Alfred Hitchcock’s film, “Psycho.” It tells the story of Norman and [...]

1. Shotgun A shotgun is perfect for killing zombies for several reasons. From more than 40 yards away, depending on the gun, a shotgun can blow a zombie’s head off. Shotguns are relatively inexpensive, easy to acquire and easy to maintain. Shotguns come in a variety of variants from a [...]

“Oz the Great and Powerful” serves as a prequel which takes place 20 years before the iconic 1939 film, “The Wizard of Oz.” The prequel stars James Franco as Oscar Diggs. Diggs is a low-end carnival magician in Kansas who goes by the name of Oz. Diggs, questioning his career [...]

“The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct” is the next in a line of video games that spin off from films and television shows that don’t live up to expectations. As an avid “Walking Dead” fan, I was excited about the game before I played it. The player assumes the role of [...]

Justin Timberlake isn’t required to keep making music. In fact, he already quit music once to pursue acting and flipping low-rent Internet properties in lieu of the craft that made him famous. This means, in some respect, that the masses demanded Timberlake’s third studio album, “The 20/20 Experience.” Like the [...]

“Olympus has Fallen” could not have come out at a better time in the wake of North Korea threatening nuclear warfare. The director of this film, Antoine Fuqua, cast the perfect group of actors for this movie. Some of the big-name actors include the main character, played by Gerard Butler, [...]

1. Young Frankenstein (1974) This is an affectionate parody of the classical horror film genre, directed by Mel Brooks. The film features a great deal of insanity, a manic performance by Gene Wilder and the best kind of jokes Brooks could write. This movie makes me laugh every time I [...]

Starting viewers off with a family get together; “Dark Skies” takes place in a suburban community, perfect for filming a thriller. Scott Stewart, writer and director of “Dark Skies,” has the movie slowly build up after depicting a family’s everyday life. You get the adolescence and adult viewpoints in one [...]

Going by the marketing for “Jack the Giant Slayer,” I really wasn’t expecting much. It looked like a throwaway Computer Generated Imagery action flick with nothing particularly special to deliver to its audience. It looked generic and not worth watching. I guess you can’t judge a book by its cover, [...]

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. subsidiary, 2k Sports and developer Visual Concepts released its newest installment of the Major League Baseball game franchise called “MLB 2k13” March 5. The game features Tampa Bay Rays’ ace starting pitcher David Price. Price, the reigning American League Cy Young winner barely edged out Tigers’ [...]

1. “Cast Away” (2000) “Cast Away” was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks as FedEx employee Chuck Noland stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his survival on the island using remnants of his plane’s cargo. His performance was [...]

Birmingham-based rapper Radric Davis, better know by his stage-name Gucci Mane, has had a busy winter in preparation for his seventh full-length album. Gucci Mane released his sixth mixtape, “Trap God 2,” Feb. 12. “Trap God 2” showcases 23 original tracks from Davis, featuring artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Lil [...]

“Crysis 3” is the most recent installment in the blockbuster “Crysis” series of video games. While the game is predictable and fails to mark any truly new territory for the series, it is still an enjoyable and play-worthy addition to game library. As with previous “Crysis” games, the major standout [...]

1. “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978) This is the quintessential college comedy, directed by John Landis. Who doesn’t remember the toga party or the road trip? The sloppy, animalistic Deltas delivering the comeuppance of the snooty Omegas isn’t likely to be forgotten anytime soon. So many iconic, memorable moments of [...]