Category: Entertainment
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‘Fallout 4: Wasteland’ introduces players to extreme new setting, features
by: RILEY GOLDEN/Staff Writer Imagine a futuristically stylized 1950s Boston… getting almost completely annihilated by nuclear warfare. “Fallout 4” starts in the year 2077, as you and your family are barely able to make it into Vault 111 just in time to watch the bombs land miles away. For those unfamiliar with the series, Vaults were…
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Band students perform ‘An Evening of Jazz’
by: SARA MARSHALL/Photo Editor As the sound of the instruments blended in the air, audience members waited in anticipation for the timeless music to being. The South Plains College Fine Arts Department presented their fall concert, “An Evening of Jazz,” featuring the South Plains Jazz Band, under the direction of Dr. John Kennedy, associate professor…
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‘Green Inferno’ impresses with violent, terrifying story
by: SKYLAR HERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Blood, guts, and cannibalism are the ingredients for a horrific, terrifying, but well done Eli Roth movie. If you have a weak stomach and cannot handle some blood, this movie is definitely not for you. However, if you have been waiting for another Roth movie because “Hostel 2” was just not…
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Larue making impact in red dirt Texas Country
by: SKYLAR HERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Being the most recognized Texas country artist in the past decade, Stoney Larue has accomplished more than he could ever dream about. Larue has made a big name for himself in the Texas country scene. Fans in both Oklahoma and Texas have been very good to him. He is known for his…
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‘The Last Witch Hunter’ entertains despite awkward plotline
by:GABRIELLA GAMBOA/Staff Writer Many films try and fail to pull off the action-packed fantasy that director Breck Eisner nails in “The Last Witch Hunter.” The keys to Eisner’s success are confidence and patience, both of which compensate for the film’s script whenever it becomes oddly thin (especially during its rushed finale). Still, if nothing else,…
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Jobs portrayed as egotistical in new movie
by: CHESANIE BRANTLEY/Editor-in-Chief There is a whole other world behind the scenes that outsiders seldom have the opportunity to see. The movie “Steve Jobs” gives the audience the chance to see the other side of the three major launches during the career of Jobs’ who was played by Michael Fassbender. Steve Wozniak, the engineer behind…
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‘Syndicate’ leads ‘Assassin’s Creed’ franchise in right direction
by: RILEY GOLDEN/Staff Writer Every year, the “Assassin’s Creed” series struggles with putting just the right amount of Assassin-Templar lore into the game. But it seems like “Syndicate” hit the mark. London in 1868 was a bustling, heavily industrialized city, at the heart of an unprecedented empire. It feels like a different type of place…
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Riggs burst onto music scene with unique country sound
by: SKYLAR HERNANDEZ/Staff Writer Sam Riggs and the Night People are making those red dirt, country rock, wide-open records, with songs about taking leaps of faith, overcoming shattered hearts and letting go. Riggs, who grew up in Florida, wanted to pursue his dream as a musician and had the choice between moving to Nashville or…
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Youtubers release scrapbook focusing on online community
by: RACHEL MEANS/Staff Writer In this new digital age, more and more people are turning to the Internet for employment. In the past five years, “youtuber” has become a viable career choice for many. Two people who took this path are Dan Howell and Phil Lester. Since 2009, these two close friends have been working,…
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Cyrus releases free album inspired by deceased pets
by: MATT MOLINAR/Opinion Editor In a free album written by Miley Cyrus dedicated to dead animals and marijuana, you wouldn’t expect the emotional element she delivers. Cyrus hosted the 2015 Video Music Awards. At the conclusion of the award show, Cyrus performed a song titled “Dooo It!” featuring the lead singer of “Flaming Lips” and…
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Sixth season of ‘The Walking Dead’ premiers with intense, emotional plot lines
by:CHESANIE BRANTLEY/Editor-in-Chief Biters. Geeks. Walkers. The sixth season of the hit TV show “The Walking Dead” premiered on Oct. 11 with “First Time Again.” The episode had a series of flashbacks in black-and-white, intertwined with what was happening in color. “First Time Again” began with Rick, played by Andrew Lincoln, Michonne, played by Danai Gurira,…
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‘The Intern’ highlights social issues in workplace through touching story
by: PAMELA GANDY/Entertainment Editor Sweet. Sincere. Stirring. Director Nancy Meyers highlights an atypical friendship between two very different people while also presenting work-related social issues and inequalities in the new film, “The Intern.” Ben Whitaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old widower who has become bored with retirement. Whitaker was once a busy and successful…
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‘Crimson Peak’ fails to entertain audience with predictable plot
by: JESSICA COX/Staff Writer Filled with ghost sightings and images of the past, “Crimson Peak” is definitely a one-of-a-kind film. “Crimson Peak” begins with Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) saying, in a voice too innocent for her words, “ghosts are real…this much I know.” Her mother’s ghost appears a few times in the beginning of the…
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“Turbo Kid’ intrigues audience with retro theme, superhero movie
by: NICOLE TRUGILLO/Editor-in-Chief Imagine witnessing your parents die right before your eyes and you’re all alone in an apocalyptic world where the only chance of surviving is keeping to yourself. Sounds like a depressing movie, right? Nope. This movie is quite the opposite. “Turbo Kid” starts off with the narrator explaining that the world in…
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‘Malevolence’ showcases melodic style, dark sensations
by: HANNAH NELSON/Staff Writer New Years Day’s newest album is hard-hitting and full of songs that are perfect for head banging in the pit at a show, or shameless bathroom mirror singing. “Malevolence” was released on Oct. 2 through Another Century records. It was produced by Erik Ron, who has worked with many different bands,…
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‘Syndicate’ has potential to restore ‘Assassin’s Creed’ franchise
by: RILEY GOLDEN/Staff Writer London, 1886. The Industrial revolution has sparked an intense age of inventions, technology, and power. Too much power is in too many of the wrong hands. But, still, “it’s a bloody marvelous time to be alive…” says main protagonist, Jacob Frye. In Ubisoft’s 10th installment of the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise, “Assassin’s…
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Damon masters role as brave astronaut in ‘The Martian’
by: JESSICA COX/Staff Writer Imagine a child in a grocery store, unable to find his mother. That child would urgently search for his mother, feeling struck with the fear of abandonment. Now imagine that same feeling, but being stranded on a desolate planet, knowing that it will be years until someone returns. I imagine that’s…
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Varied music performances attract diverse crowd at ACL festival
by:SERGIO MADRID/Staff Writer AUSTIN – Only a chosen few events around the world bring together people from every corner of the world. Austin City Limits is what gives Austin, Texas the name “The music capitol of the world”. One of the few places on earth that is truly accepting of all people of all ages…
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Performance of ‘The Uninvited’ set stage for Halloween season
by:MALLORY CARVER/News Editor Spine-chilling ghost stories and haunted houses are just what the month of October calls for. The theatre students at South Plains College recently performed the thrilling ghost story, “The Uninvited,” in the Helen DeVitt Jones Theatre from Oct. 15-Oct.17. Directed by Dr. Dan Nazworth, the play was a spooky ghost story—perfect for…
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FIFA 16 impresses with realistic game
by: NICK ALVARADO/Editorial Assistant The excitement is back for another great soccer game franchise, FIFA 16. For those who don’t know, the FIFA game series is produced by EA Sports Canada and is released worldwide on various dates. This year will be a groundbreaking release for the series, with women appearing for the first time…