Ho-Hum, Silver! Away! The Lone Ranger Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 6 2013 02:01 PM
Just under seven months ago, Quentin Tarantino proved that there was still some life in the
western genre with his bold and brutal Django Unchained, which nabbed two Academy Awards and a nomination for Best Picture. Not only did it ...
The Wild, Wild Wimbledon 2013
In Sports | By Bryan Lienesch | On July 2 2013 12:36 AM
Photo courtesy Zeenews.com
What happens when one big tennis star is upset at a grand slam? Say, in the first round? Big news. Let's say more go down. Bigger news. But what happens when more of tennis' household names are ...
Zombies Go Global: World War Z Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 22 2013 10:58 AM
In 1968, Duane Jones and a rag-tag group of desperate and confused survivors holed up in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse as undead cannibals roamed the yard waiting for their meals to emerge from their boarded up safe-haven. The survivors, who ...
Home Invasion Clichés: The Purge Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 9 2013 09:12 AM
After four weeks of hulking action blockbusters, Hollywood has finally decided to take a breather and offer up a smaller scale horror-thriller. On paper and in the Universal Studios boardroom, director James DeMonaco’s The Purge probably sounded like a great ...
Basic Cable Entertainment: Now You See Me Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 2 2013 08:17 AM
French director Louis Leterrier is the type of guy who makes movies that you watch on HBO. They’re the stuff of sweatpants and lazy Sunday afternoons when you have absolutely nothing else pressing to do. You really don’t have to ...
Abrams Hits Warp Speed: Star Trek Into Darkness Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 19 2013 09:24 AM
It has been four long years since JJ Abrams ventured into the Star Trek universe and left both die hard Trekkies and casual moviegoers hungry for more deep space adventures from the brash Captain James T. Kirk and the brilliant ...
English Class Meets Jay-Z: The Great Gatsby Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 11 2013 05:34 PM
It has been nearly five long years since we heard from the flamboyant Australian director Baz Luhrmann, the man behind such eye-popping spectacles like the contemporary kids-with-guns retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romero + Juliet, the gonzo jukebox musical Moulin Rogue!, ...
NFL Draft 2013: The Big Board To End All Big Boards
In NCAA Football | By Bryan Lienesch | On April 11 2013 05:08 PM
DAWG PACK: These three Georgia defenders are on the Big Board, but where are they ranked? Photo courtesy Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Folks, I like to rank things. I really, really like it. I'd even say I love it, though ...
NFL Draft 2013: The Big Board Part I
In NCAA Football | By Bryan Lienesch | On April 8 2013 07:43 AM
AGGIE-VATED ASSAULT: Luke Joeckel will wreak havoc on defenders at the next level. Photo courtesy AP
After a hardy first-go at a mock draft, there's a good idea of where everyone RELATIVELY should land. But do they deserve said spots? ...
“We’re gonna get you…” Evil Dead Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On April 5 2013 04:25 PM
I think that most horror fans would agree that Sam Raimi’s 1981 ultra-low budget horror film The Evil Dead stands as one of the scariest and most influential efforts within the horror genre. The very idea of trying to remake ...