Reviews

Another Take By Zac: TV Review: The Walking Dead: 1.5: Wildfire & 1.6: TS-19

Posted: December 13, 2010 at 7:29 pm   /   Another Take From Zac, Local, Television Reviews

I know, I know!  “It’s been over a week since the finale and three weeks since your last review; what the hell!”  Well I will just blame Thanksgiving, deal?  Any who, the first season has ended for the Walking Dead and while I enjoyed it I hope that the second season allows them to flesh […]

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Local Pizza Restaurant “Pi” Gathers Toys For Tots, Gives Away Free Pizza

Posted: December 11, 2010 at 3:16 pm   /   Local, Restaurant Reviews

Local Pizzeria Pi may be one of the best kept secrets in St. Louis for a slice of your favorite triangle-shaped delicacy. The award winning thin and thick crust pizzas at Pi have become popular around the St. Louis area over the past few years, and they have expanded to four locations around the area: […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: The Tourist

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 3:09 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

The Tourist takes its two super stars, Depp and Jolie, and uses them effectively to craft a somewhat odd amalgamation of genres that all feel a bit lite, yet still work. Jolie plays Elise, a Brit roaming Paris who is under surveillance constantly by the British governments with the hope that her wanted beau will […]

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 2:05 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

The Chronicles of Narnia is yet another big budget fantasy series much like Twilight, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings. However, it doesn’t have the rabid fanbase of Twilight, the top notch British cast of Harry Potter, or the depth of Lord of the Rings. All of these show that it might be the […]

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The Tourist

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 1:17 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Imagine a movie, imagine that movie stars two of the hottest commodities in Hollywood and add a sensual, somewhat dark French-thriller plot. If you did that, you would have the trailer for The Tourist, and it would sound like a pretty good movie, right? But then if you take away the words “dark” and “thriller” and […]

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Black Swan

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 12:05 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Director Darren Aronofsky brings us his first film since his Academy Award nominated picture “The Wrestler.” Reminiscent of his earlier work like “Requiem For a Dream,” “Black Swan” is a return to the dark, psychologically stimulating tones that we know and love. Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a troubled young dancer who has dedicated her […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Posted: December 10, 2010 at 12:01 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

The new Narnia has left the mouse house and landed at Fox (and in 3D) and the results are a clumsy adventure that takes more than a couple steps back from the very good Prince Caspian. Dropping the two older Pevensie siblings and replacing them with their annoying cousin (who’s name sounds like useless, which […]

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Weekly Gleek Report: A Very “Glee” Christmas

Posted: December 8, 2010 at 1:33 am   /   Local, Television, Television Reviews

Let me start off by saying that ­­I did not have very high hopes for this week’s Christmas episode of Glee. For some reason, the warm comfort of Christmas music and the cool, sleek style of Glee just didn’t seem like they’d mesh. I guess I was right and wrong. The problems start right off […]

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The Warrior’s Way

Posted: December 3, 2010 at 9:09 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Too often in action films you have to choose – gunslingers or swordfighters, comedy or tragedy, western or martial arts…today, the indecisive masses have their film. Maybe you’ve heard the term “Spaghetti Western”, well The Warrior’s Way is the ”Ramen Western,” a delightful mix of action, comedy, gun play and best of all…sword play. While […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Black Swan

Posted: December 3, 2010 at 12:01 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

Black Swan is another fantastic entry into Darren Aronofsky’s filmography that is driven by a wonderful lead performance by Natalie Portman that could very well possibly be my favorite film of the year when it is all said and done. The film follows Nina Sayers who has been a background ballet performer in an elite […]

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