The Hunger Games
Chris Landis, PNN Staff
March 24, 2012
“We aren’t allowed to bet, but if I could, I’d bet on you.” The first Hunger Games book was published in 2008; the third and final, in 2011. After the third book was published, an uproar arose when it was announced there would be film adaptions produced. This quickly escalated the upcoming... Read More
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D
Chris Landis, PNN Staff
February 16, 2012
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, and hate… leads to suffering. Alas, I sense much fear in you.” Skepticism was in the air when I piled into a theatre Sat. night for my screening of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The place was packed with, naturally, people of all... Read More
Chronicle
Chris Landis, PNN Staff
February 14, 2012
“This is me. This is who I am now.” Chronicle is a found-footage superhero movie- the first of its kind, a Google search reveals. The only downside to this is that it takes away from a quality movie, with a solid script, awesome special effects, and convincing performances from its young... Read More
Paranormal Activity 3
Chris Landis, PNN Staff
October 24, 2011
In case you haven’t seen the previous two, the “Paranormal Activity” movies are a community experience in theaters. Everyone goes to get the snot scared out of them, and then laugh about it with total strangers. The films achieve this effect mainly through Jumps: a sudden... Read More
Album Review: Blink 182
Chris Landis, PNN Staff
October 6, 2011
In February 2009, Blink-182 appeared onstage together for the first time in five years. Travis Barker, the group’s drummer said “We used to play music together, and now we’ve decided we’re going to play music again,” with bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus excitedly... Read More
Film Review: 50/50
Chris Landis
October 6, 2011
“If you were a casino game, you’d have the best chance!” “50/50” is dirty, heartwarming, and truly hilarious, all in one. The movie takes its viewers through the complete cycle of a cancer patient. As my companion and I sat down in our theatre at an early 5:30 PM showing, we... Read More
Film Review: Apollo 18
Chris Landis
September 14, 2011
Apollo 18 is a gift to conspiracy theorists: the realistic nature of the film and the intense depiction of the struggle of the crew of Apollo 18 give them a whole new fist to swing at the general public. I am not one of the aforementioned conspiracy theorgists. But “Apollo 18” does make... Read More
Film Review: Conan the Barbarian
Chris Landis
September 2, 2011
“Conan the Barbarian” is a silly, brutal movie so caught in itself, it fails to see where it could have really shined, saving all its energy for 1-dimensional characters, a shaky storyline, and lackluster 3D. The movie starts off with a voiceover by Morgan Freeman, who explains that a mask... Read More
Film Review: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Chris Landis
September 2, 2011
As I sat down to write a review of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” before I typed a single word, a sudden knocking sound behind me made me jump. Mind you, it was just my cat, and not demonic, bug-like goblin, but you get the idea. Don’t be deceived by the trailers: DBAOTD is somewhat,... Read More