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Reviews

Star Trek: Into Darkness Review

Daniel Woodhouse Jun 8, 2013
The second installment of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek series doesn't disappoint. The film provides dazzling aesthetics along with gritty action sequences to keep its audience entertained.
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“Evil Dead” rises from the grave to a new generation

Daniel Woodhouse Apr 10, 2013
All remakes suck? Not this one. The remake of the ‘80s horror classic is a fine film.
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“G.I. Joe: Retaliation:” return of the Hasbro toys

Daniel Woodhouse Apr 3, 2013
The Hasbro franchise apparently inspires lifelong interest in its toys, and sub-par movies in Hollywood.
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‘Oz The Great and Powerful:’ high on visuals, low on substance

Daniel Woodhouse Mar 13, 2013
We’re off to see the wizard: Seeing him might be great, but there’s not much to him.
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Fee-fi-fo-fum, Jack the Giant Slayer is the exception this once

Daniel Woodhouse Mar 6, 2013
Giants on the loose: No need to fear, Jack the Giant Slayer is here! But he looks better in 2D.
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“A Good Day to Die Hard,” but not a good day for “Die Hard” fans

Daniel Woodhouse Feb 20, 2013
Some of us were surprised with the third "Die Hard", many of us with the fourth, and most us were just wondering how they could keep it interesting with a fifth installment, and now we see that they couldn't.
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“Mama:” Another film of a decidedly played-out genre

Daniel Woodhouse Jan 30, 2013
Horror film "Mama" is definitely horrifying — but not necessarily in a good way. Spinnaker movie critic claims the film is yet another Hollywood blunder of a tired genre.
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Movie Review: ‘Pitch Perfect’ hits all the right notes

Katie Gile Oct 16, 2012

Welcoming the fall season with open arms is the auto-tuned, hilarious love letter to collegiate a capella, Pitch Perfect. In essence, imagine Glee without the hallway drama, with an added a...

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Album Review: Centipede Hz by Animal Collective

Mason McGough Aug 28, 2012
For a group with a track record as long as Animal Collective’s, it’s astounding how little Centipede Hz sounds like their past work. If anything, it most closely approximates the underworld sounds of Avey Tare’s solo album Down There. Animal Collective is not the band people think it is, simply because it’s never been.
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Album Review: NO by Old Man Gloom

Mason McGough Aug 28, 2012
“YES” seems a more appropriate name for this album, at least cosmetically. No cavern is left untrodden, no matter how dark or foreboding. And the earth-shattering metal that intersperses them is the best part.
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Album Review: channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean

Michael Radcliffe Jul 23, 2012
Frank Ocean’s debut LP, channel ORANGE, is an album of undirected life and young love. These concepts have been seen before, but it’s the angle in which Ocean sees them that makes them fresh.
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Album Review: Swing Lo Magellan by Dirty Projectors

Mason McGough Jul 13, 2012

“There’s an answer/ I haven’t found it/ But I will keep dancing ‘til I do,” sings Dave Longstreth on Dirty Projectors' single “Dance for You.” It’s clear from Swing Lo Magellan and...

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