Category: Entertainment
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‘Master Race’ delivers classic Dark Knight tale
Bruce Wayne is old and battered. Superman has frozen himself in his Fortress of Solitude. Having been beaten nearly to death, in “Batman: The Dark Knight – Master Race,” the third installment in the “Dark Knight” saga, Batman, AKA Bruce Wayne, is being taken care of by his latest Robin, Carrie Kelley. In 1986, Frank…
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‘Doom’ raises Hell on Switch
All Hell breaks loose and it’s up to the “Doom Marine” to save the Solar System. The original “Doom” came out on PC in 1993, and before last year’s reboot, “Doom 3” came out in 2004. On Nov. 10, Bethesda’s 2016 First-Person Horror Shooter “Doom” (stylized “DOOM” reboot brought Hell to the Switch. In “Doom,”…
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‘The Haunting of Hill House’ leaves audience spooked
The scariest moment of “The Haunting of Hill House” was a perfect metaphor for the performance of the play itself. Two women who are guests in the house sat huddled on top of a bed together, holding each other for comfort. As an intangible knocking sound emanated from the depths of the house, a spectral…
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‘Jigsaw’ disappoints with lack of creativity
After seven sequels of the movie “Saw”, the movie “Jigsaw” promised to deliver an expectable twist to it. “Jigsaw” starts with a man named Edgar (played by Josiah Black) running away from the cops claiming that if he pressed the trigger he had in his hand new games would start. As he gets shot, he…
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Newest Mario game sends players on nostalgic Odyssey
Join Mario and his unlikely friend Cappy are on a nostalgia-filled Odyssey to rescue Princess Peach from her forced marriage to the King Koopa. Exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, the 3D platform game “Super Mario Odyssey” brings the familiar basic format of a story Nintendo has been telling since its creation in the ‘80s in…
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‘Thor: Ragnorak’ sacrifices intensity for humor
Thor, Loki, and Hulk go on a cosmic mission to save Asgard. “Thor: Ragnorak,” the third Thor film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, premiered on Nov. 3 and had a largely successful opening weekend. The movie begins with Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth) imprisoned by Surtur (Taika Waititi), a Fire Giant of Musplheim. Thor is telling…
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Video game composer discovers niche through unexpected events
Grant Kirkhope can’t understand how he got so lucky. When he was growing up, Kirkhope never considered being a video game composer. He went to school in the United Kingdom, and music has always been part of the majority of his life. “I played the trumpet and recorder when I was younger,” says Kirkhope. “I…
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‘Origins’ of Assassin’s Creed executes best game in years
In “Assassin’s Creed: Origins,” players take control of Bayek, a man driven by vengeance, like so many assassins that follow in his footsteps.
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Lovett inspires fans by describing his fulfilling career in music
Being able to look into the mind of one’s favorite music artist is something that many people wish they had the chance to do. Fans of singer Lyle Lovett had that opportunity on Oct. 12 at the Allen Theatre on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. “An Evening of Conversation with Lyle Lovett”…
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Thursday Night Live returns with exciting changes
Going to watch a live music performance is not feasible for many college students who do not have the time or the money for such luxuries. But for music lovers at South Plains College, the event known as “Thursday Nite Live” gives students a chance to hear a variety of music genres being represented in…
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College student relives murder in ‘Happy Death Day’
No one wants to wake up on their birthday to find out they are constantly dying. In the movie “Happy Death Day,” a college student must relive the day of her murder over and over, in a loop that will only end when she can identify her killer. The movie features Jessica Rothe as Tree…
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Gamers anticipating impressive fall, winter lineup
The fall and winter are almost always amazing times to be a gamer, and the next five months are shaping up to be no different. Owning a Nintendo Switch, Nintendo’s newest console that’s a 2-in-1 home console and portable console, is finally starting to payoff with AAA, or “triple A,” games. The three As don’t…
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‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ brings new hope to fans
The dark side is once again trying to take over the galaxy, and it’s up to the Rebellion to stop them. The “Star Wars Battlefront II” beta ran from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12. However, if you had already pre-ordered the game, you had early access beginning on Oct. 4. Betas are wonderful to the…
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Impressive survival game floats onto Switch
Survival. Most people don’t have it on their minds all of the time. But now Switch owners can survive “The Flame in the Flood” anywhere they go. In 2016, the indie survival game “The Flame in the Flood” was released to critical acclaim, and on Oct. 12 “the Flood” came to the Switch. The “Flame…
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New season of ‘Rick and Morty’ darker than ever
The return of Adult Swim’s animated show “Rick and Morty” was long awaited by many fans.
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‘Grand Theft Auto’ remembered for changing world of games
With 15 titles released on nearly every platform imaginable in the past two decades, October 2017 marks not just the 20th anniversary of the first game in the “Grand Theft Auto” series, but also the beginning of an unstoppable pop culture juggernaut’s inevitable future.
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Life of young girl goes south in ‘Ingrid goes West’
“Ingrid Goes West” is an indie comedy-drama movie that narrates the story of a young girl following the death of her mother.
