Part two of ‘The Pacific’ shows realistic fatigue and decimation
This week’s episode focuses on the events of the 7th Marine Corp. who land on the island of Guadalcanal, where key characters from the first episode fought.
Little sense, but sweet melody in “Contra”
Vampire Weekend is at the top of its game on its latest album, bringing their nondescript lyrics, atypical rhythms and clean-cut, shrill vocals to the proverbial table.
‘Live from Montreal’ is a delicious musical blend
Ben Harper's second live album documents his band's July 12, 2009 performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in Canada.
Sub-par acting strips ‘The Runaways’ of a rock-‘n-roll encore
"The Runaways" follows a female rock band's struggle toward stardom, their dizzying rise to fame and their inevitable crash and burn.
‘Green Zone’s’ politics overshadow its thrills
Do politics have a place in a thrilling action movie, even when that film is about the Iraq War?
‘The Pacific’: Beautiful horror
HBO's miniseries "The Pacific," produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, stunningly captures the raw realities of the U.S. Pacific campaign against the Japanese in WWII.
Sit back, relax and worship
"Passion: Awakening," which contains music from well-known Christian artists, is an easy listening, heavy worshipful kind of album.
Burton’s “Alice” is deeper, darker and a letdown
Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" goes deeper than other "Alice" tales, but it doesn't measure up to Burton's other films.
“The Crazies” delivers jumps, thrills and gore
How do you get audiences to pay $11.50 for a movie, which, at least initially, appears to scream sub-par? "The Crazies" can answer.
The Workday Release pushes the ordinary
The Workday Release, which has close ties to Biola, releases its new thought-provoking album "Farther Familiar."
“Shutter Island” entices with beauty, captures with acting
Audiences may question their own sanity after watching Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
On the evening of Nov. 15, the stage in Ethel Lee Auditorium was set with a purplish-blue hue and a light fog. The Biola Jazz Ensemble, led by...