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La La Land Review: A 1950’s musical: 21st Century Edition

Mark Young

Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com   Director Damien Chazelle has become a force to be reckoned with ever since 2014s “Whiplash,” and with “La La Land,” Chazelle becomes one of the best directors around. The musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is fine-tuned and exact; however, it also panders to the people who made the movie. The Hollywood musical hasn’t been a constant force in film for many years now. While musicals can have success (i.e. “Hamilton”), the Hollywood musical genre didn’t extend beyond the ’50s, until “La La Land.” The film itself is an ode to old Hollywood, but also…

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Thriller satisfies, but leaves more to be desired

Mark Young

“The Help” director Tate Taylor adapts last year’s hit novel written by Paula Hawkins, which was deemed “the next ‘Gone Girl’” by critics, for “The Girl on the Train.” However, the film proves that the two movies have little in common. The film follows Rachel Watson, an alcoholic who has an obsession with a couple she sees when she passes on the train every day. When she wakes up from a blackout covered in blood and discovers that one of the people she obsessed over has gone missing, she fears she had something to do with it. The unreliable narrator…

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Playstation Now best cloud gaming service so far

Victor Rhodes

Sony Interactive Entertainment recently released a streaming service platform called PlayStation Now on Microsoft Windows devices. PlayStation Now is a cloud computing service where customers can play PlayStation 3 games via subscription. About 400 titles are available including new titles being added every month. Sony originally announced the platform at Consumer Electronic Show 2014. Along with the announcement, they revealed “PS Now” is powered by cloud gaming service Gaikai. It has been in beta since 2014 and recently had a full release. Like Netflix, customers are required to have a strong Internet connection. I tested out my connection through PS…

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Pokemon Go becomes latest addicting mobile app

Meagan Falcon

Ever dreamed of becoming a Pokemon trainer back in the day? Developers Niantic have created an app to fulfill those dreams with Pokemon Go that is available on both the Android and Apple store for download. The app has already swept the nation and is one of the most talked about mobile games to date. After a disastrous launch, glitches and changes to the game that made fans scratch their heads in bewilderment. Is this game truly the game that Pokemon fans that fulfills their dream of becoming their very own Pokemon trainer or is just a game that will…