Arts


Seeker doesn't find originality

With fantasy movies, there's always the possibility of something extraordinary - a new, immersive, and more fantastic world than our familiar one. Unfortunately, most movies in the genre, such as The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, end up portraying a world that is in fact more mediocre than ours. »

Kid fails to deliver on potential

The Farrelly brothers have made it apparent over their careers that they have a vague understanding of comedy with movies such as Kingpin, There's Something About Mary and Me, Myself and Irene. In their most recent venture, The Heartbreak Kid, their understanding seems to be maturing, until the film's colossal moment of regression. »

SVSU theatre prepares for Frankenstein

SVSU's theatre department will celebrate Halloween this year by bringing Victor Gialanella's version of "Frankenstein" to the stage.

Opening night for the play, adapted from the classic Mary Shelley novel, is Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. The performance will repeat on Oct. 13, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m. and again on Oct. 14 and 21 at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $5 for students and senior citizens and $7 for the general public. »