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"Transformers One" released in theatres on Friday.

Culture Pick | “Transformers One’ is a new beginning to an exhausted franchise

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer September 22, 2024

“Transformers One” is certainly not a perfect film. What it is, however, is a fun and exciting new chapter in a franchise that felt completely out of juice. A prequel to the Transformers franchise...

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" premiered early Sept. on Hulu.

Culture Pick | Soft swinging, hard-hitting: ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’

Maven Navarro, Editor-in-Chief September 18, 2024

The shocking new show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” premiered early September on Hulu and has broken preconceived ideas about the Mormon lifestyle. These eight Mormon wives are far from the...

The teaser trailer for the "Minecraft" movie released on Wednesday.

Culture Pick | It’s game over for the Minecraft movie following disastrous teaser trailer

Jacob Ritondo, Managing Editor September 8, 2024

Oh, to be blissfully unaware of the horrors that awaited in the teaser trailer for the Minecraft movie. But it’s too late. A teaser for the much-anticipated, 10-years-in-the-making Minecraft movie...

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" is the sequel to "Beetlejuice" that released on Friday.

Culture Pick | ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ improves upon the original in almost every way

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer September 8, 2024

Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” does what so few sequels are able to do: It takes everything that was established in the first film and builds upon it in new and creative ways. It has been...

Mediterranean Sandwich Co. is located at the beginning of the Strip.

Culture Pick | Go Greek: Mediterranean Sandwich Co. offers Tuscaloosa vegetarians refuge

Zoe Bernstein, Contributing Writer August 28, 2024

Mediterranean Sandwich Company is an amalgamation of a Greek restaurant, sports bar, medieval tavern and late-night fast-food spot that leaves its patrons full and perplexed by its mixture of Greek and...

"The Crow," directed by Rupert Sanders, released Friday.

Culture Pick: The Crow is mediocrity 30 years in the making

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 26, 2024

As a reimagining of the 1994 film, “The Crow” released in theaters Friday with all the right pieces but was poorly put together.  The premise builds around the murder of Eric Draven and Shelly...

Charlieonnafriday kicked off the Kaleidoscope Music Series.

Culture Pick: charlieonnafriday provides underwhelming and uninspired kick off for Kaleidoscope concert series

Cole Manasco, Contributing Writer August 25, 2024

Druid City Music Hall kicked off the Kaleidoscope concert series on Wednesday by hosting charlieonnafriday, a 21-year-old from Seattle, Washington, as the first act. As he arrived in Tuscaloosa for the...

“Short n’ Sweet” by Sabrina Carpenter was released on Friday.

Culture Pick: Sabrina Carpenter delivers pure pop fun with newest album, “Short n’ Sweet”

Anna Hill, Staff Writer August 25, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album, “Short n’ Sweet,” features 12 songs encompassing modern pop and is filled with the kind of fun, carefree energy that fans have come to love from her work....

"Borderlands" is an action-adventure movie directed by Eli Roth.

Culture Pick: ‘Borderlands’ is a star-studded mistake

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 11, 2024

After sitting through the opening scene of Eli Roth’s new film, “Borderlands,” viewers will quickly realize that they are witnessing quite possibly the worst film of the year. With a 10% critics’...

"House of the Dragon" is an HBO original prequel to "Game of Thrones."

Culture Pick: Season 2 finale of ‘House of the Dragon’ goes from showdown to letdown

John Weinstein, Contributing Writer August 8, 2024

After two months of anticipation, “House of the Dragon,” the prequel to “Game of Thrones” that tells the royal family’s origin story, concluded its second season with the eighth episode. With...

Khalid's latest album "Sincere" released last Friday.

Culture Pick: Khalid’s moody new album is a more sophisticated return to limelight but leaves much to be desired

Cole Manasco, Contributing Writer August 8, 2024

Khalid, a singer-songwriter from El Paso, Texas, released his first studio album in five years, "Sincere," on Friday. The 26-year-old modern R&B/pop star returned to the spotlight with an album more...

"Trap" is an M. Night Shyamalan horror movie released on Friday.

Culture Pick: “Trap” starts strong, but it stumbles to the finish line

Caleb McClinton, Contributing Writer August 4, 2024

Director M. Night Shyamalan is recognized for his brilliant plot twists and audience subversion. However, maybe his greatest twist of all is making audiences think that “Trap” is worth 100 minutes...