THE BOX OFFICE AWAKENS – 2015 produced some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, including ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Furious 7,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’ In the realm of film, 2015 was a year full of the expected. There were movies on various ends […]
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‘The Boy’ disappoints
What can be said about The Boy? It's ostensibly a horror movie- the story of Greta, an American woman with a blandly haunted past who takes a nanny job in rural England. It's a nannying gig like any other: tuck the kid into bed, make sure he eats his vegetables, […]
Frist ‘Phantom Bodies’ exhibit draws to a close
Nashville’s Frist Center for the Visual Arts will conclude its exhibition “Phantom Bodies” Sunday, Feb. 14, offering visitors a last chance to immerse themselves in its diverse collection of works representing the human aura’s fleeting presence. “The exhibition includes artworks that indicate such presences through surrogates: shadows, imprints, or masks; […]
Shia LeBeouf gets personal in latest stunt
ARTSY – LeBeouf practiced performance art at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival, walking the red carpet with a paper bag over his head that read, "I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE." Watching or hearing your own voice often leads to embarrassment. We don’t want to do either; the validity that we […]
‘Fallout’ less immersive, still impressive
Since the launch of “Skyrim” in 2011, Bethesda Game Studios has been laying low, plotting the return of arguably its most beloved franchise, “Fallout.” Set in a future nuclear wasteland, the role-playing game series has always been adored for its rich lore, combat and dialogue system. It has all the […]
‘Bob and David’ return by way of Netflix
ABSO-LUTELY – Comedic duo Tim and Eric are executive producers for "With Bob and David." While I’m basically familiar with the late nineties cult classic “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” my knowledge of it stems mostly from nostalgic Buzzfeed articles and my dad’s complaints that TV just isn’t what […]
Coheed and Cambria craft tight return
VISUALLY SOUND – Before the band was formed, Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez wrote "The Amory Wars," a science-fiction comic book series from which the band bases its lyrics and themese for the first seven albums. Admittedly, I know very little about the vast comic book universe tied […]
‘Master of None’ filled with hilarious honesty from Aziz Ansari
MODERN LOVE – Ansari collaborated with sociologist Eric Klinenberg to write his first book, "Modern Romance," which was released June 16, 2015 More and more, comedians are starting to embrace television as an outlet to complement their material, and more accurately, their psyche. This has happened with Louis C.K. and […]
Jon Foreman plays with all the hours in a day on ambitious yet intimate ‘The Wonderlands’
TICKING AWAY – Jon Foreman previously experimented with concepts based around time by releasing an EP for each season in 2008. On Oct. 23, Jon Foreman gave his fans the final installment of “The Wonderlands,” the Switchfoot frontman’s second solo EP compilation. It has been 10 years in the making […]
‘Art Angels’ exhibits a shaky, simplistic venture into electro-pop for Grimes
Grimes’ 2012 album, “Visions,” arrived to much fanfare despite the echoing electric contemplation it displayed, mostly due to its only single, “Genesis,” being a runaway hit. Grimes (aka Claire Boucher) has long-focused on making her music work as effective synth-pop and atmospheric dreampop without many frills and a lot of […]