Film & TV
‘The Detour’ turns a family vacation into a twisted comedy | TV Review
By Lewis Lockridge // Contributing Writer Like taking a page from the 1983 hit National Lampoon’s Vacation, TBS’s The Detour is a nice trifecta of comedy with its use of gross-out humor, road trip hijinks and a sassy family. Created by real-life couple Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, The Detour is an American comedy about …
‘Hardcore Henry’ is light on story, heavy on personality | Film Review
Hardcore Henry is a movie advertised as the first of its kind; it’s shot entirely from a first-person perspective.With that adage, people may walk into the movie believing they will receive feelings of motion sickness. However, for many moviegoers, the prevailing feelings will be that of excitement, laughter, adrenaline and over-the-top machismo. Hardcore Henry lives …
‘Fear The Walking Dead’ opens with a slow season two premiere
After a powerful season one finale back in October, the AMC spin-off-but-not-spin-off Fear the Walking Dead opened its second season Sunday at what some would say is the most critical juncture thus far. It’s widely regarded that the second season of its counterpart The Walking Dead is one of its weakest, so the showrunners for the …
‘Outlander’ brings Highland culture and French fashion in season two premiere
If you’re still reeling from that Walking Dead finale or maybe just suffering from a lack of The People vs. OJ, then don’t feel too bad, because STARZ has got your back, bringing us back to the Scottish Highlands and giving us the long-awaited season two of one of its hit period pieces. Hide your …
‘Rush Hour’ a predictable mess of overused plots and stereotypes | TV Review
By L. N. Harrison // Contributing Writer In what is seemingly an age of prequels, sequels, and reboots both on the big screen and the TV, it was hardly surprising that Rush Hour would eventually be rebooted due to its success with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. CBS’ Rush Hour is a reboot TV series that follows the …
‘The Walking Dead’ finale is a painful build up with another cliffhanger
By Emily Austin // Contributing Writer If you thought The Governor (David Morrissey) was The Walking Dead’s most dastardly villain, think again, because Negan makes that psychopath’s antics look like child’s play. The long-awaited appearance of Negan was finally revealed in the season six finale, “Last Day on Earth” with an unnecessary amount of build-up. …