“Into Darkness” dazzles and defines sci-fi genre
Danielle Bellavance, Staff Writer
May 20, 2013
“Star Trek: Into Darkness” was the first of many great movies set to release this summer. The team of Chris Pine as Captain James Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock, as well as appearances from the rest of the characters from the previous movie return for another action-packed adventure. Right... Read more »
‘Iron Man 3′ brings the action and comedy back to the big screen
Curtis Manlapig, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2013
Tony Stark is back in the third installment of the popular Marvel series” Iron Man”, directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey, Jr. The film begins with a flashback to the late 90’s where Stark and a mystery woman are at a party. A mysterious fellow named Aldrich Killian, played by Guy... Read more »
Luhrmann’s ‘Gatsby’ not so great
Danielle Bellavance, Staff Writer
May 14, 2013
The Great Gatsby, the great American classic, has been remade into a movie for the fifth time since the book’s publishing in 1925. The film was originally was supposed to be released on Christmas of 2012 but was pushed back due to other expected high-grossing films to be out around the time. The film... Read more »
“Dead Man Down” keeps you guessing until the end
Jimmy Spillane, Staff Writer
April 4, 2013
Victor (Colin Farrell) and Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) become crossed in each other’s lives and count on each other in their desperate attempts for revenge in the suspense thriller ” Dead Man Down.” Victor and his friend Darcy (Dominic Cooper) join Alphonse’s (Terrance Howard) crime... Read more »
‘Retaliation’ redeems ‘G.I. Joe’ name
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
April 4, 2013
For years, G.I. Joe has been a household name when it comes to classic American pop culture. So when a motion picture was released in 2009, longtime fanatics were thrilled to see their favorite characters come to life on the big screen. However, the movie bombed with both critics and fans due to its... Read more »
2013 Academy Awards Best Picture Reviews
M.A. Damron, Photo Editor
February 19, 2013
It’s once again Academy Awards time and you don’t want to be the one person who hasn’t seen the big movie that everyone is talking about. So here is a little cheat sheet going into Oscar weekend that should bring you up to speed on the Best Picture nominations. “Amour”- “The Artist”... Read more »
Cold genre finds hope in ‘Warm Bodies’
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
February 4, 2013
Everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet- a girl and boy from different royal families engage in a forbidden romance, blah, blah, blah- The point is that we as fans of all that is fiction have seen retellings of this story up the wazoo. We had thought we’d seen this story done practically to death-... Read more »
Mesa Press recaps the greatest of the year in entertainment
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
December 16, 2012
2012 by far has been one of the greatest years in entertainment history- with records broken and set, the bar has definitely been raised for years to come. As this year winds down, we as both fans and critics take a look back at the finest in all of entertainment- given that the December 21 theory is... Read more »
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ wins hearts
Mark Gridley, Staff Writer
December 4, 2012
Oscar nomination announcements are just around the corner, so any movie with the slightest of possibilities of winning is catching viewers’ eyes. “Silver Linings Playbook” is one of many films rumored to be worthy of a nomination and it will deserve each and every one. This film is a beautifully... Read more »
1984 classic ‘Dawns’ new look in 2012
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
December 4, 2012
More than two decades after the original film’s release and after being stuck in development since 2009, switching studios from MGM to Film District, and having changed the film’s plot around a little bit, the remake of “Red Dawn” made its patriotic entrance into theatres on Nov. 21, giving Americans... Read more »
