All Entries in the "Entertainment" Category

Merchant of Venice

GLOBE: The School of the Arts’ performance of the Bard’s play presents it just as it was always meant to be.

RPG: The “Final Fantasy” franchise returns once more, and features incredible combat and exploration at the expense of the storytelling.

ALUMNI: The Irvine-based four-piece outfit express their passion at the House of Blues in Anaheim.

DRUMS: A student musician reflects on learning how to play the instrument and the importance of passion.

SUPERPOWER: A surprisingly smart and innovative take on the found footage subgenre, “Chronicle” delivers on both entertainment and character.

3-D: A writer weighs in on the trend of re-releasing old films and whether watching them in the extra dimension is really worth it.

VAPID: Lana Del Rey’s attempt to answer her critics through her latest album stumbles due to its latter two-thirds.

THRILLER: Daniel Radcliffe steps out of the magical world of Harry Potter and into an Edwardian era, bearing good results.

EXPRESSIVE: “Chiasmus” shows that completely different areas of society overlap and can relate to each other in the most unexpected ways.

OSCAR: A writer reviews the good, the bad and the ugly from this year’s Academy Award nominations.