WARNING: SPOILER ALERTS Greed is more powerful than the truth. This is the message that is echoed throughout George Clooney’s latest film The Ides of March. Ides is a political drama that centers on Junior Campaign Manager Stephen Meyers (played by Ryan Gosling), who helps organize Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Mike Morris (played by Clooney)’s […]
Jacob Reviews….Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Another big release this week was Stronger, the fifth studio album, by the original American Idol Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson has become Stronger as a singer since 2009’s All I Ever Wanted and this album proves it. As usual I have provided five key tracks that the listener should invest time listening to while working through […]
Jacob Reviews….Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto
One of the most anticipated albums of 2011 dropped on Monday, October 24, 2011. Coldplay released their fifth studio album: Mylo Xyloto. While this author was not originally a Coldplay fan, this British alternative rock band has won me over completely with their intriguing and fantastic new album. This blog post will provide you with […]
Jacob Reviews….Moneyball
In the past couple of years, moviegoers have been seeing more movies based out of the world of sports. There are two different genres of sports films- sports drama (Rudy, Miracle, Invictus and Seabiscuit) and sports comedies (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, The Leatherheads and Bad News Bears). Moneyball does have small comedic moments but […]
The Top 50 Fictional Villains of All Time, Day 3
Warning: This blog entry is full of spoilers so if you have not seen this character in action…. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Our countdown of the greatest fictional villains of all time continues. So far we have encountered laughable villains and minor to major threats. As the countdown moves forward, the villains will become darker, […]