RUSTLER NEWS

by Zack Jarvis

One new show on this season’s TV schedule exploits how awkward and strange some families are in the best ways possible.

ABC’s new sitcom “Modern Family” is about a family with three dysfunctional parts. There is the grandpa who has married a much younger Latino woman who has a 10-year-old boy, the parents who would rather befriend their children than discipline them, and the gay couple who have adopted a baby from Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »

Although graphics stun, story lacking

by Katie Hodges

Let’s face facts. Nearly everyone and their mother has seen “Avatar.” And even people who haven’t seen it can tell you the exact same thing. The graphics are amazing, but the storyline sucks. Read the rest of this entry »

by Dirk Lawhon

WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for episodes: LA X part 1 & LA X part 2

On Feb. 6, the hit television series “LOST” resurfaced from a painfully extensive hiatus following its Season 5 finale. This season, Season 6, has been confirmed as the final season for the show. Fans, including myself, are sad to see it go but are also very excited to finally receive some answers concerning the island’s deepest mysteries. Read the rest of this entry »

by Dayton Smith

Every year, hundreds of movies come out, some good, some bad, some everybody sees, some nobody sees. This is a list of my favorite movies from last year and why I liked them. This isn’t a list of the movies that made the most money. If it was, Transformers 2 would be at the top. Read the rest of this entry »

by Chloe Rogers

As I settle into my seat at Carmike Cinemas and the lights dim, I can think only about how if “Youth in Revolt” is going to be exactly like every other one of Michael Cera’s movies. It’s true that he is type-cast as the awkward, sarcastic teenager; however, this movie was a little different. Read the rest of this entry »

by Mauro Whiteman

The natural appeal that Dan Brown’s novels possess goes far beyond the thrill of a nonstop action/mystery. For me, an appetite for knowledge is easily satisfied by a man who does a lot of research on ancient mysteries that are often overlooked by the vast majority of the population. Read the rest of this entry »

 by Alex Goodwill

The Black Keys new project, Blakroc was released on Black Friday. Blakroc was recorded in collaboration with 11 different and well established Hip Hop artists such as Mos Def, NOE, Raekwon, and Pharaoe Monch. The album combines the lo-fi bluesy riffs of The Black Keys and melds them with the unique styles of each artist. The Black Keys do pretty well combining rap with rock, considering how horribly these types of projects have failed in the past. Read the rest of this entry »

by Meghan O’Dell

Vampires are no secret in the modern world of P.C. and Kirsten Cast’s “Marked,” the first of a six-book series that satisfies any vamp-fix for those who have become addicted because of series such as Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight.”

Just as in Meyer’s entertaining success, this book has no fangs and no black cloaked, shadowy figures lurking in the background as do many classic vampire stories. And best of all, this vampire story refreshingly does not include any cliché seductions or sappy love stories. Read the rest of this entry »

THE WAIT IS OVER

by Chloe Rogers

It’s 12:01 a.m. on Friday morning. Instead of being in bed, resting  for the upcoming school day… every teenage girl in America is attending the New Moon premiere. If this statement surprises you, I’d have to assume that you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months. Since Stephanie Meyer’s book, Twilight, came out in theaters  Nov. 21, 2008, vampire-crazed fans have been anxiously tapping their toes and waiting for New Moon to finally hit the big screen. Read the rest of this entry »

Glee stacks on the melodious melodrama

by Emily Peterson

There is a specific formula for young adult television: evil pretty people, an unfortunate outcast and an event which forces them to come together causing either peace or catastrophe (that’s where you insert creativity). 

Glee stays within this box of conformity, but it bends the lines to its own will, creating a completely new identity not riddled with clichés like its Disney Channel counterparts. Read the rest of this entry »