Movies
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
4 out of 5 stars For most people, the “Christmas movie” genre is the last thing they would ever associate with a baby on cocaine or an accidental burning down of a Christmas tree by a joint. Sadly, A Very …
Campus Flashback: Disney Channel Original Movies
Do you ever wonder what Walt Disney would think if he saw his classic 1930s characters replaced with 20th century teen idols? Disney Channel was introduced to the cable world around 1983, but the channel really generated popularity when it …
Fright Night Films: These Classics Will Make You Scream
It’s Halloween, so here’s a selection of movies from various decades that depict the terrifyingly gruesome plots we all love during this time of year. Even if you’ve seen the remakes of some of the following movies, check out these …
Fall Movies Light Up Late Autumn
Hugo 3D has now flatlined with both critics and the general public, and Martin Scorsese hopes to be its defibrillator with his take on a family movie, involving an orphan boy who encounters a variety of bizarre characters as he …
50/50 Finds Humor in the Plight of Cancer
50/50 4 out of 5 stars There’s a reason the title of the movie isn’t “The Hardships of Cancer.” 50/50 is appropriately named not only for protagonist Adam’s (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) odds of survival, but for its knack for harmonizing saddening …
Contagion Realistic, But Not an All-Time Great
3.5 out of 5 stars Let’s face it, most disaster movies tend to be over-budgeted films that focus on action for the sake of action and have very little character development. Contagion, however, is not in this category. The film’s …
Fall Movie Previews Light Up Cinemas this Semester
Where else can you escape from school and life’s problems for two or three hours and find yourself caring about fictional people? Why the movies of course, and it’s fantastic. There are a lot of great-looking films coming out this …
Movie Review: Horrible Bosses
3.5 out of 5 stars It’s summertime, so if you aren’t on vacation you’re probably at work, and odds are, you work for somebody. That person is, of course, your boss. For the unlucky few that have to deal with …
Movie Review: Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher Review 3 out of 5 stars It’s date night, you’re looking for anything worth seeing at the movies, something funny, maybe something romantic. Well, it’s far from romantic, but Bad Teacher is funny. Not to the level of …
Movie review: Green Lantern
2.5 out of 5 stars Contains spoilers Most summer superhero blockbusters deliver fun superhero action movies without any real substance. They are fun and likeable, but by the time the movie is over, the audience will leave with a shallow …
