Art, Culture & Entertainment
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“Willy’s Wonderland” is a Bizarre, but Kind of Fun Film
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Nicolas Cage has had a good career, I would say, with cult classics like ”Vampire’s Kiss” and big films like the “National Treasure” franchise making him a lot of cash.…
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Demonic Possessions, Alien Abductions and Literal Waking Nightmares: A Look at Sleep Paralysis
By Emily Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu It’s 3 a.m. You suddenly snap awake, you hear rushing wind and see a dark cloud of smoke swirling around you. You can’t move anything other than your eyes;…
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Celluloid Jolly Rogers: History of Film Bootlegging
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Nowadays, if you want to “acquire” a new film to watch, you go find it on a streaming website, or use one of a bajillion streaming services to watch the newest…
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The Game Table (Review 2) – Control
By Nickolas Brooks nibrooks@lc.edu (SPOILER WARNING! Do not read this review if you are interested in playing this game for yourself!) Control is an action-adventure mystery game developed by Remedy Entertainment Oyj, a Finnish…
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Ninjas, Tornadoes and The Hang n’ Bang: The Worst Coasters in the World
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Ever since the early 1900s, most people like to strap themselves in a cart, go up a hill and then let gravity take the wheel. While roller coasters are very safe,…
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The Game Table (Review 1) – Yakuza: Like a Dragon
By Nickolas Brooks nibrooks@lc.edu (SPOILER WARNING! Do not read this review if you are interested in playing this game for yourself!) Yakuza: Like A Dragon, canonically confirmed to be Yakuza 7, is a Japanese…
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Retro Review: “Ocarina of Time” Over 20 Years Later
By Lakyn Gardner lagardner@lc.edu “Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” was the first 3D “Legend of Zelda” game. Created in 1998 by Nintendo, the story follows a 10-year-old boy named Link on his journey to…
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Tommy’s Planet: The Strange World of Tommy Wiseau and “The Room”
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu On June 27, 2003, Tommy Wiseau released his magnum opus “The Room” to unsuspecting audiences in Los Angeles. Now, over a decade later, “The Room” has become a midnight screening-filled cult…