One of North Carolina’s most promising bands, Bombadil, returns from the brink, stronger than ever. Everything there is to know about the Unknown of Unknown Hinson. Fayetteville singer/songwriter Ethan Hanson set to release first new material in 2 years THE CULT-November 2011 We catch up with alternative hip hop trio Das Racist, who are on tour promoting their highly anticipated new L.P., Relax. North Carolina artist Adam Walls explains the appeal of interactive art. What You Should Listen To – November 2011 Book Review: The Leftovers by author Tom Perrotta Game Review: Dead Island

Film Reviews

Movie Review: 50/50

October 12, 2011

Can’t a dude just love another dude?

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Movie Review: “Straw Dogs”

September 19, 2011

To rephrase Chekov’s famous saying, if there’s a bear trap in the first act of a play, someone better damn well be crushed in it in the final act. It was something like that. Like the original Straw Dogs Rod Lurie’s remake of Sam Peckinpah’s provocative 1971 movie has a bear trap.

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Movie Review: Sarah’s Key

September 11, 2011

Sarah’s Key is the riveting story of a courageous young child who becomes a haunted young woman.

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Review: X-Men First Class

June 10, 2011

X-Men First Class is not nearly as crappy as every trailer, TV spot and promotional image would imply.

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.Best Films + 2010

February 11, 2011

Deranged ballerinas, stammering kings, misfit toys, dream thieves and accidental billionaires are just a few of the characters you’ll encounter in our list of the Best Films of 2010.

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Movie Review: “Year One” (2009)

June 21, 2009
From left, Michael Cera and Jack Black.

This week director and writer Harold Ramis’ latest comedy “Year One” (2009) is upon us. Can the man who brought us such comedy classics as “Ghostbusters,” (1984) “Caddyshack,” (1980) and “Stripes” (1981) still work his magic with the oh -so touchy subject of Biblical times? … God yes.

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Movie Review: "Year One" (2009)

June 21, 2009
From left, Michael Cera and Jack Black.

This week director and writer Harold Ramis’ latest comedy “Year One” (2009) is upon us. Can the man who brought us such comedy classics as “Ghostbusters,” (1984) “Caddyshack,” (1980) and “Stripes” (1981) still work his magic with the oh -so touchy subject of Biblical times? … God yes.

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Movie Review: Sin Nombre

June 14, 2009
Actress Paulina Gaitán watches on as her love interest is chased by gun men - tragic, and kinda hot.

After a summer of mainstream hits, Fayetteville’s only art house movie theater, the Cameo, has finally brought us a new foreign film, with the 2009 Sundance Film award winning Spanish Language film, “Sin Nombre.”

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Review: The Hangover

June 9, 2009
From left, Zach Galifiankis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms... Yep. Babies aren

In a summer which has been lacking adult comedies, director Todd Phillips (Road Trip, Old School and *shudder* … Starsky & Hutch) does the unfathomable with his latest film, The Hangover. Phillips creates a well paced and amusing adult comedy for -gasp- adults.

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