Icon vs. Icon

Fresh off the success of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster ‘Jaws,’ many producers rushed low budget rip-offs to theaters in order to capitalize off the now famous ocean horror story.  It was this atmosphere that created some of film’s less than finer moments.  Audiences were pounded over the head with such fine cinema as ‘Mako: The [...]

The “Transformers” franchise has reemerged thanks to Michael Bay and Steven Spielbergʼs big-budget film trilogy; however, those of us between 25 and 35 have fond memories of the cartoon series, comics and toys from the ʻ80s. The original Transformers toys are still WAY cooler than anything today. Given its popularity during the ʻ80s home video [...]

Every misunderstood celebrity should write a tell-all book. I’m not being sarcastic. It’s a great way to give their fans and enemies a chance to see their side of the story with no interruptions. It’s also an inside look at the life of the celebrity/rockstar, with horny groupies, screaming, obsessed fans and non-stop attention. In Steven Adler’s “My Appetite [...]

In “I Am Number Four: Book One of the Lorien Legacies,” nine infant humanoid aliens and their guardians, the Loriens, travel to Earth after their planet is ravaged by the Mogadorians, a violent species. After reaching Earth, the Loriens discover that the Mogadorians are on their trail, planning to annihilate them, and eventually humans, in [...]

The western genre has never established itself in video games. The last good western game I can remember is “The Lone Ranger” on the NES. Well, it took 20 years or so, but weʼve finally got another great one, Rockstarʼs “Red Dead Redemption” (“RDR”). RDR is brought to you by Rockstar Games, most famous for [...]

I’m going to start this review like an AA meeting. Hi. My name is Kate and I am biased. When I picked up Carla Collins’ book, “Angels, Vampires and Douche Bags,” I took one look at her mug on the cover and thought, “What does some chick who looks like Tori Spelling if she’d eat [...]

The past year has proved to be one of the most exciting in recent memory, especially if you are a fan of the cult classic ‘Boondock Saints’. The fall of 2009 ushered in an exciting new chapter in the franchise with the arrival of Troy Duffy’s ‘Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day’. The excitement did [...]

Maybe it’s because I burned my brain cells on the likes of T.S. Eliot and James Joyce as an English major, but I prefer reading books that are enjoyable while also not serious, or “light reading.” That’s not to say I dislike fine literature; I just don’t want to spend what little free time I [...]