Nicholles Klevisha Connector Staff The Steins have been fragmented ever since Arthur, a worker in one of the buildings that fell down during 9/11, withdrew from his family into a deep depression. His wife, Sylvia, has become a born-again Christian, and a 16-year-old Elvis impersonator is trying to court their Goth daughter whenever milk cartons…
Manchester Orchestra’s stripped-down ‘Hope’
Tyler Peyman Connector Contributor Serving as a companion piece to the group’s fourth studio effort, “Cope” (released earlier this year), all efforts to describe “Hope” will fall short without a proper explanation of it’s counterpart. “Cope” is, for lack of a better phrase, a bull in a China cabinet. It’s the wild, untamed twin of…
Show review: Gerard Way, Paradise Rock Club
Violet Sullivan Connector Contributor A year and a half after the break up of My Chemical Romance, lead singer Gerard Way finally started his solo career with the release of “Hesitant Alien.” Stripping away the emo and pop-punk sound, “Hesitant Alien” is inspired by his love of Britpop, which includes bands such as Blur, Suede…
‘Gotham’: Not just another Batman story
Matthew Chase Connector Contributor The problem with superhero stories in today’s world is that they are confined to two hours. Being complex characters, it is hard to develop them within that timeframe without multiple disappointing sequels or a lack of action (then again, Michael Bay explosions don’t tell a story either). “Gotham,” the newest television…
Game remasters: The return of old classics or devious cash grabs?
Brendan Jacques Connector Staff Last week, Nintendo announced that they would be following up their hugely successful 3DS remaster of “Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” by giving the same treatment to its sequel, “Majora’s Mask.” This announcement was followed by every Zelda fan on the Internet simultaneously declaring, “Well it’s about time!” Fans, including…
‘How to Get Away with Murder’ on ABC
Melissa Almonor Connector Staff Shonda Rhimes, producer and creator of hit television shows “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” premiered her newest TV sensation this fall, “How to Get Away with Murder.” The show stars actress Viola Davis as defense lawyer Annalise Keating who teaches Criminal Law, which she calls “How to Get Away with Murder,” at…
A brutal glimpse into war with new movie, ‘Fury’
Robert Shaffer Connector Contributor As I watched “Fury” in the theater, it did not take me long to realize something: I was watching a WWII movie made for the year 2014. There are no flag-waving, patriotic, idealistic scenes in “Fury” and there are no assurances that there are brighter days to come. The American soldiers…
Foo Fighters new album ‘Sonic Highways’ yields contrasting opinions
“Twenty years. We’ve been doing this exactly 20 years,” said Dave Grohl in the premiere of “Sonic Highways,” the HBO miniseries that documents the band’s journey to eight major studios in cities across the United States including Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle and New York, to record their recently released album of the same name. Two…
