Seth Ritchie, Contributing writer
• March 16, 2016
10 Cloverfield Lane, released March 11, 2016, is a spiritual successor to the 2008 film Cloverfield and follows Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a woman who is brought to a bunker after a car crash...
The combination of soft piano melodies and her simple vocals prevent the songs’ messages from getting lost among the music.
With her smooth, melodic voice, Ruth B’s songs could be equally beautiful without any instruments. She brings the narrative songs of Adele and the gentle melodies of Regina Spektor together to create uniquely beautiful songs and messages.
Eddie the Eagle, released Feb. 26, tells the real life story of Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards (Taron Egerton), a rather inept ski jumper who strives to go to the Olympics with aid from his washed up coach...
Seth Ritchie, Contributing Writer
• February 23, 2016
Risen, released Feb. 15, follows a roman military tribune named Clavius (Joseph Fiennes) as he and his aide Lucius (Tom Felton) scramble to find the disappeared body of Jesus Christ to prevent a revolt...
Seth Ritchie, contributing writer
• February 11, 2016
All being said, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a fun movie. What it lacks in narrative weight it makes up for in a well-cast, well-executed and hilariously strange premise that will delight some who are willing to accept its faults.
Seth Ritchie, Contributing Writer
• December 29, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, released December 18, 2015, is the latest installment in the wildly successful Star Wars franchise. It takes place 30 years after Return of the Jedi and has two new...
Maddie & Tae’s music is enjoyable to listen to and their overlapping voices create beautiful harmonies, but for those who have been around the block with country music, Maddie & Tae’s music offers no surprises.
All in all, “My All-American” is enjoyable and bittersweet, regardless of viewers’ college allegiance or interest in football. It stands above other sports movie with its remarkable faithfulness to Freddie’s story, to college life and to Texas football.
Insurgent picks up immediately where Divergent left off. The “divergent” heroine Tris (Shaliene Woodley) is on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the evil enforcers of her strictly enforced, segregation-centric...
A 35 to 40 minute drive might be all it takes to enjoy a low budget weekend in the art-filled city of Houston.
Lawndale Art Center
The Lawndale Art Center is a perfect place to admire contemporary...
Best Picture
What will win: Boyhood
Possible upset: Birdman
The nominees: American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything, Whiplash
This...
