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"Suburbicon" is replete with energy, but lacks a strong, credible story and characters

George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’ offers dark humor but cons us with cliches

Nick Botkin November 2, 2017

The conspiracy of "Fargo" meets the wholesomeness of "Pleasantville." Throw in every classic crime-movie cliche. Directed by George Clooney and based off a Coen Brothers script, the movie is entertaining...

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‘Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’ straddles a bizarre line of humor, irony

Henry Netherland October 27, 2017

The Madea franchise returned with its sequel to last year’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween." With the series, director Tyler Perry has walked a unique line between sincerely funny and ironically funny....

Fans discuss theories for season 2 of 'Stranger Things'

Fans discuss theories for season 2 of ‘Stranger Things’

Maddie Wright October 26, 2017
The second season of the cult Netflix series “Stranger Things” is coming up soon. It has been over a year since the initial release and people across the world have been speculating about what is going to happen, analyzing every detail of the first season and just generally experiencing the phenomena.
Actor Tom Hanks'  short-story collection offers an array of themes and plays with textual forms (photo courtesy of US Department of State)

Tom Hanks delivers power, promise with ‘Uncommon Type’

Nick Botkin October 24, 2017

As Forrest Gump would say, life is like a box of chocolates.  The same could be said of  Tom Hanks' new story collection, "Uncommon Type." The stories are varied, but offer an array of experiences....

FoCo Book Fest features world-famous musicians, authors

FoCo Book Fest features world-famous musicians, authors

Matt Smith October 22, 2017

Frank Zappa famously said that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, or maybe it was Theolonius monk. Or even Steve Martin. No matter who said it, they did not do much to dissuade the...

Famous musicians, authors to attend FoCo Book Fest in Old Town Saturday

Famous musicians, authors to attend FoCo Book Fest in Old Town Saturday

Matt Smith October 20, 2017

What do the co-founder of Sonic Youth, the lead singer of the Flobots, a Grammy award-winning songwriter, a contributing editor of Rolling Stone Magazine and the Founding Director of the Colorado Music...

Poster preview for the new Netflix Original Series, "Mindhunter."

‘Mindhunter’ investigates the minds of serial killers

Casey Setash October 19, 2017

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers about the show “Mindhunter.” David Fincher is back with a mind-bending new drama. The Netflix Original, “Mindhunter,” premiered Friday the...

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‘The Foreigner’ misses the mark

Ty Davis October 18, 2017

“The Foreigner” is not the movie that was advertised in trailers, and it is not the movie it should have been. “The Foreigner,” based on the novel “The Chinaman” by popular British thriller...

'Happy Death Day' is like 'Groundhog Day' but with more tropes and less-developed characters. (Poster courtesy of Universal Pictures)

‘Happy Death Day’ is high on tropes, dead on originality

Nick Botkin October 16, 2017

You are living the same day over and over. You cannot escape. Sound familiar? It is the plot of Christopher Landon's "Happy Death Day." It also describes a far superior predecessor: "Groundhog...

CSU Creative Writing series kicks off with themes of identity, inclusion

CSU Creative Writing series kicks off with themes of identity, inclusion

Nick Botkin October 13, 2017

You never thought you would hear "cowboys" and "East Indians"  in the same sentence. That is the title of Nina McConigley's 2013 short-story collection. The collection is focused on themes of identity,...

CSU students recommend Halloween movies

Nick Botkin October 12, 2017

  It is time to stock up on good Halloween TV shows and movies.  Colorado State students have their own  viewing favorites.   Halloweentown  The tale of a young witch saving her town from...

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Netflix comedy ‘American Vandals’ turns dark

Henry Netherland October 12, 2017

Dylan Maxwell puts a capital D in “Douche.” He’s obnoxious, stupid and he spray-painted dicks on 27 cars. Or does he? One spring day after school, 27 Hanover High School teachers exited the...

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