Album shows no growth
Ingrid Michaelson’s new album fails to give new life to her mellow music and lyrics.
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New comedy disappoints on every front
A mediocre script, subpar performances and bad direction create the perfect trifecta for an uninspired, boring cinematic venture.
New origin story places mutants in center of history
There are bound to be fans of the X-Men saga who will be pleased with last weekend’s long-awaited prequel, X-Men: First Class. Although the film does breathe some new life into the sagging franchise, it’s emphatically not the fantastic film it could have been, and it most likely won’t age particularly well. Unimaginative dialogue, a […]
Filmmaking juggernauts team up for 1970s thriller
J.J. Abrams keeps on coming back to a box he received in his childhood. As a boy, Abrams was given a ‘mystery box’ — unknown items inside a box labeled only with a question mark. Abrams, now nearly 45, has never opened it, but has said the box’s tug on his imagination greatly influences his […]
MTV: Network on the prowl
In what might be the finest instance of audience targeting ever orchestrated, MTV debuted its new supernatural thriller Teen Wolf Sunday night, immediately following the conclusion of the network’s two-hour Movie Awards telecast. After the 120-minute Twilight lovefest ran its course (the stars of Eclipse, the latest installment in the still-unfolding franchise, accepted awards for […]
JEP pays greater dividends than grade boost
Possibly one of the most beloved community service programs on campus, the Joint Educational Program is a service-learning program that more than 2,000 USC students participate in annually. Students can become Project Read and Math mentors, work in shelters, or work with foster care children. The most popular division is teaching, where students can participate […]
Gnomeo & Juliet mostly cheesy and safe
The animated movie is only enjoyed if viewers ignore flaws.
Arizona field goal call reversed
After reviewing video footage of the team’s 24-21 loss to USC last Saturday, Arizona Wildcats officials changed Arizona kicker Alex Zendejas’ missed field goal to a blocked kick.
Recent production doesn’t quite capture spirit of the original
A Chorus Line set itself up for easy billboard praise the moment the lyric “one singular sensation” was included in its signature song, and when it opened on Broadway in 1975, that’s exactly what the musical deserved to be called. Picking up nearly every award that mattered, including a Pulitzer Prize and an embarrassment of […]
Wild Things has indie cred, not nostalgia
Saying this won’t halt any productions, but I wish Hollywood would stop co-opting my childhood to turn a profit. Coming soon to a theater near you is a slate of board game and action figure-based movies inspired by the success of Transformers and G.I. Joe — which if you haven’t heard about, gaze ye upon […]