Feature, Film, Film Reviews

Review: “White God” Has Both Bark and Bite

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Excerpt: White God has all the moralistic themes and allegorical elements to make the film evergreen when applied to almost any social, political or socio-economic conflict. The quality of the canine choreography and acting is beyond reproach, even when compared to the skillful performances on the human side. An added side effect of this film is that you will want to go immediately home and give that special pet in your life a big treat. Maybe even invest in a jugular guard or two.

RATING: ★★★★★★★★★(9/10 stars)

To read my full review, go to The Young Folks

Feature, Film, Film Reviews

Review: To Write Love On Her Arms

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Excerpt: To Write Love On Her Arms is a symphonious specimen of the melding of dazzling visuals, masterful musical scoring, and remarkable performances (especially by Kat Dennings). This film was one of the casualties of the Sony leak last year, and even though more than a handful of you may have already seen it (via illegally downloaded), it is well worth buying or at least renting. A portion of the sales go towards the organization.

RATING: ★★★★★★★★(8/10 stars)

To read my full review, go to The Young Folks

Feature, Film, Film Features, Film News

The Oscars: Winners, Snubs and More!

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Excerpt: The Oscars have come and gone again this year. The only difference is that they went out with bang instead of a whimper like past years. Neil Patrick Harris has really become a pro at hosting awards shows, and this year’s Oscars was easily the most entertaining in recent history. The competition was fierce and possibly the closest it’s been in a while. Here are the winners of the most popular categories, along with who I thought should have won.

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Feature, Film, Film Reviews

Review: “Kingsman: The Secret Service” Is 50 Shades of Delightful Destruction

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Excerpt: The thing that makes Kingsman: The Secret Service stand out from any alternative film coming out this Valentine’s Day weekend is that you will actually enjoy this one. It does have violence, sex appeal, and a very penetrating (almost unnecessary) final scene like it’s competition, but this film has an engaging (and consensual) story and great character interactions with people obviously enjoying themselves. As the body count rises, our enjoyment rises with it. Did I mention the villain’s name is Valentine?

RATING: ★★★★★★★(7/10 stars)

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Feature, Geek Peek, StbS Column

Interview – The Team Behind Stan Lee’s The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence & Contest

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Excerpt: We were able to talk to the creative team (sans Stan Lee) behind Disney/Marvel/Stan Lee’s most recent written project. It’s called The Zodiac Legacy and Book One: Convergence was recently released. We get to talk to the Stuart Moore (co-writer), Andie Tong (illustrator), and Nachie Marsham (editor).  The story follows a Chinese-American teenager, named Steven, who is thrown into the middle of an epic global chase when twelve magical superpowers are unleashed on the world. He’ll have to master strange powers, outrun super-powered mercenaries, and unlock the mysterious powers of the Zodiac. You know you’re already interested, but check out our interview just so you understand exactly why you should be even more excited. Stick around at the end of the interview and enter to win your very own copy, along with original character sketch by the talented Andie Tong.

Read the rest of the interview and enter the contest at The Young Folks

Editorial, Feature, Music, Music Features, StbS Column

Editorial: Why Post-Grammy Beck/Beyoncé Bashing Makes You Worse Than Kanye

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Excerpt: Kanye is once again in the spotlight for his bold move and even bolder ideas, but he has become good friends with bad press. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Kanye is no stranger to making his sometimes outlandish opinions known, but there is a time and place. Neither of which are at an awards show he willingly attended about how they don’t support creativity. That just sounds like the perfect reason to boycott or not attend something rather than perform not once, but twice at this same show. Although he would argue against the very idea, Kanye is not the foremost authority on music. He does make a lot of music I do personally enjoy, but that by no means makes him the best judge for who is deserving of an award. Honestly, if it were up to him, he would get all the awards because, well, he is obviously flawless. He is a small part of a large music industry, and even though he does have knowledge on music, he has no right presuming who is deserving of accolades, and especially no right criticizing or ranking another person’s creative contributions. Now, we have arrived to the point.

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