Stephan James portrays Olympic athlete Jesse Owns in the 2016 film “Race” (Photo courtesy of Focus Features) Alexa Hyde Connector Staff “Race” follows the career and achievements of track and field star Jesse Owens (Stephan James) from 1934 to 1936, during which he competed, and medaled, in the Berlin Olympics. The Stephen Hopkins directed film…
Classic Game Review: ‘Pokemon Yellow’
“Pokémon Yellow” helped the Nintendo franchise launch into mainstream popularity after being released in the United States in 1999. (Courtesy of Game Freak, Inc.) Shane Foley Connector Editor In the last 20 years, Pokémon has transformed from a Japanese video game to a cornerstone of worldwide culture. Fans could not even watch the Super Bowl…
Classic game review: ‘Super Mario World’
“Super Mario World” featured various hidden vines, pipes and other secrets. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo) Shane Foley Connector Editor The 21st Century has already seen many classic games be ported to contemporary consoles. With Nintendo’s E-Shop, they can ensure that the most valued titles in their catalog can be played by today’s gamers in their…
‘Deadpool’ doesn’t quite stick the landing
“Deadpool” is the first Marvel superhero movie rated R. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox) Owen Johnson Connector Staff “Deadpool” is the eighth movie in the “X-Men” film franchise from 20th Century Fox and the first in at least two movie franchise for “Deadpool.” In an effort to combat his terminal cancer, former Special Forces…
Classic Game Review: ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past’
“A Link to the Past” was released by nintendo in 1991 (Photo courtesy of Nintendo) Shane Foley Connector Editor Celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, “The Legend of Zelda” now enjoys the status of being one of Nintendo’s longest surviving franchise. Due to their large history, they now have a large fan-base that spans younger…
‘Making a Murderer’ review
Jeffrey Cullen Connector Staff Wisconsin has never really stood out for being a hotbed of injustice, but that all changed in December. For the past month the internet has been in a craze over “Making a Murderer.” The 10-part Netflix Original documents the story of Steven Avery and his battle with the Wisconsin criminal justice…
Indie game spotlight: ‘The Witness’
Courtesy Photo Brendan Jacques Connector Staff When it comes to creating and releasing a video game, or any other form of entertainment for that matter, there’s a tendency for the creator to build their game around a marketable ‘twist’. That twist can be anything from “It’s a military shooter, but with vehicles” to more complex…
“Star Wars” franchise has been reawakened
Courtesy photo Owen Johnson Connector Staff “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is the first “Star Wars” movie (if you don’t count the animated “Clone Wars” movie from 2008) in a little over a decade and the first good “Star Wars” movie in thirty-two years. It has been thirty years since the Empire was defeated and a…
