SCARIEST MUSIC VIDEOS // SOME ARE UNINTENTIONAL Trey Daniels October 31, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 8 Comments SCARIEST MUSIC VIDEOS // SOME ARE UNINTENTIONAL Ever since MTV first showed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video, the use of gothic and macabre imagery in music videos has been a staple of the art form....
“GONE GIRL” // FAITHFUL TO THE BOOK AND DEFIES EXPECTATIONS Van Roberts October 31, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 12 Comments "GONE GIRL" // FAITHFUL TO THE BOOK AND DEFIES EXPECTATIONS Watching David Fincher’s deliriously tantalizing whodunit “Gone Girl,” a melodrama about a troubled married couple wrestling with...
ELVIRA’S 20 BEST // ON HULU Cara Brake October 31, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 4 Comments ELVIRA'S 20 BEST // ON HULU Halloween is the time for television networks to broadcast their spookiest, scariest movies and television shows for the entertainment of the costumed masses. While one might...
FREAK SHOW // MORE TERRIFYING THAN PREVIEWS Cara Brake October 20, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 43 Comments FREAK SHOW // MORE TERRIFYING THAN PREVIEWS The internet has been abuzz with previews, promotional photos, and behind the scenes videos of the newest installment of the American Horror Story franchise. The...
“THE MAZE RUNNER” // THIS SAGA IS PRETTY AMAZING // BETTER THAN THE BOOK Van Roberts October 20, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 10 Comments "THE MAZE RUNNER" // THIS SAGA IS PRETTY AMAZING // BETTER THAN THE BOOK Usually, Hollywood does little justice to novels. Undoubtedly, this has something to do the sense of unity the author or authors...
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE // OUR LANDSCAPE ON FILM William Barshop October 6, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 4 Comments SOUTHERN EXPOSURE // OUR LANDSCAPE ON FILM A young girl squeals at a toad hopping up her arm. Another cups her hands for a long, black millipede squirming around. This exploration of Alabama wildlife is...
2014 // A HALLOWEEN HORROR STORY Jim Reed October 6, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 12 Comments 2014 // A HALLOWEEN HORROR STORY Beware of Martians and Terrorists Bearing Gifts. Winning at any cost is not something we humans get to do very often. To win at any cost usually translates into some...
“THE EQUALIZER” // MEMORABLE ACTION AND THE CHARISMA OF DENZEL Van Roberts October 6, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 9 Comments "THE EQUALIZER" // MEMORABLE ACTION AND THE CHARISMA OF DENZEL Although he neither dons a mask nor fires silver bullets, Denzel Washington does virtually everything else that The Lone Ranger would in the...
THREE GOOD ONES // “GOTHAM,” “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER,” “FOREVER” Cara Brake October 6, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 7 Comments THREE GOOD ONES // "GOTHAM," "HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER," "FOREVER" Pilot episodes of television shows are often hit or miss; either the show will grab the attention of the viewer immediately and keep it,...
SOUTHBOUND AUTHOR TO APPEAR AT BOOK SIGNING AT B&N Linda Johnson October 6, 2014 Entertainment, Reviews 9 Comments SOUTHBOUND AUTHOR TO APPEAR AT BOOK SIGNING AT B&N Southbound, by Scott B. Bomar, chronicles the birth and growth of Southern rock, a tradition rooted in blues, soul, and country music that has outgrown...