Making The Crown
NETFLIX’s award-winning series The Crown launched its second season on Dec. 8, continuing the series’ exquisite narration of Britain’s history through the reign of...
Why I’m giving up on the increasingly random Walking Dead
By Richard Roeper
“THE Walking Dead Is Finally Getting Its First Totally Nude Zombie” — actual headline on Forbes.com.
Only the most popular and lasting TV...
A game to try again, and again, and again
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
WHEN BLAZING STAR was introduced in the late ’90s, arcades were already replete with shoot-em-ups. In fact, it could be reasonably...
The undisputed king
LET’S FACE IT. The NBA 2K franchise is a venerable one built on both the intrinsic pull of its source material and the collective talent of its developers. Never has the National Basketball Association (NBA) been more popular, and its already immense global reach -- propped up by outstanding leadership and instantly recognizable marquee names -- continues to grow by the day. Meanwhile, Visual Concepts has turned the otherwise-vicarious experience of appreciating matches at the sport’s highest level into an extremely impressive undertaking.
Jazz, faith, and inspiration
Music Review
Solid Ground
By Jireh Calo
EP
AT AGE 17, Jireh Calo was the keyboardist of the band Mann Atti, and together with her eldest sister Nicole,...
Pete’s dragging
DVD REVIEW
Pete’s Dragon
Directed by David Lowery
By Noel Vera
Walt Disney Studios, in case you haven’t noticed, has been remaking its movies with mostly dire results....
Domesticated helper
ALFONSO CUARON’s Roma is, yes, one of the most beautiful-looking films of the year, a blend of artfully lit footage digitally stitched together to appear a seamless whole.
Depeche Mode return with new album Spirit
DEPECHE MODE is back, releasing its 14th studio album which the British synth-pop musicians describe as “bleak.”
The Syrian conflict and rise of nationalism in...
Outstanding addition to survival horror games
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
NIPPON Ichi Software (NIS) has been known to push the envelope in terms of offerings for popular genres, so it’s no...
The living dread
By Noel Vera
Often called the “Father of the Zombie Film,” George Romero died in his sleep on July 16 following a “brief but aggressive...
The Hollow Crown: The real Game of Thrones
The Binge
Jessica Zafra
RICHARD III of England has gotten a bum rap for 500 years. He was not a hideous hunchback with a withered arm....
An obscenity
By Noel Vera
Review
The Devils
Directed by Ken Russell
I THINK The Devils, Ken Russell’s fifth big-screen feature, is a culmination of his previous works dealing in...