**** What can you say about The Graduate that hasn’t already been said countless times, really? It’s the film that gave a voice to a new generation, made Dustin Hoffman a star for life, and was probably the best career move Simon and Garfunkel ever made. Its impact is still felt today as not only…
****1/2 It’s a testament to not only Chris Jericho’s abilities as a storyteller, but also the intrigue of his life, that he’s managed to write three self-reflective books that have not only remained interesting, they’ve continually gotten better. True to form, The Best in the World: At What I Have No Idea is Jericho’s best…
In a complete turnaround from last week, NXT was absolutely fantastic this week, reminding me of just how much I love this program and why it has been voted the best wrestling program in the world for multiple years by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers. The show contained two great back-and-forth matches and two great…
This week, my favorite songs continued to stem from a place of loneliness and anger, and led by the work of Hans Zimmer. I’m such a fan of his work, I learned how to play last week’s “The Kraken” and this week’s “Davy Jones” on the piano, which is the first thing I’ve ever really…
After last night’s RAW drew more heat than Vladimir Putin in the White House, Smackdown didn’t need to do much to come out on top in the weekly battle for brand supremacy. Amazingly, though, with only four matches over the course of two hours, this show seemed even longer than the dreaded three hours and…
This week’s RAW was, as is the norm now, filled with a multitude of moments both good and bad. The main event scene is stronger than ever with a plethora of individuals with legitimate claims to get their hands on the new Universal Champion, Kevin Owens. Unfortunately, the worst feud of the decade between Titus…
Note: I originally wrote this review to be published in The East Texan on October 2, 2014. It won third place in the Division III Critical Review competition at the 2015 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention. ****1/2 Gary Clark Jr. doesn’t like playing live. He’s too shy, he says, to really interact with the audience…
Note: I originally wrote this review for publication in The East Texan on April 9, 2015. It won first place in the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention in the Division 3 Critical Review competition in 2016. ***** Once or twice a year, if we’re lucky, we, as much listeners, are subjected to an album…
***1/2 It’s interesting that, to wrestling fans at least, The Wrestler (starring Mickey Rourke in what by all accounts was the role of his career) has the reputation of being a movie focused on presenting a realistic reputation about the perils of wrestling that plague all too many washed up old legends after the WrestleMania lights…
Welcome to the Weekly WWE Wrap-up where I pick my match of the week and decree who won in the weekly battle between Smackdown and RAW. Although there was a lot of fluff this week (please God, let this Titus O’Neil vs. Darren Young rivalry end), this was a pretty good week for WWE overall…
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