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(09/27/16 12:58am)
“MacGyver” (2016) isn’t really “MacGyver” (1985). The MacGyver of 1985 wore jeans and tennis shoes, never used a gun and occasionally stole a kiss from the damsel in distress. The MacGyver of 2016 (Lucas Till) is chic, has an expert sniper covering him at all times and has sex in the company’s IT room. In short, 2016’s “MacGyver” traded all the charm of 1985’s “MacGyver” for a rehashed Bond knockoff accompanied by an equally formulaic plotline.
(02/10/16 1:58am)
“Madoff” — ABC’s latest miniseries — is a bit of “Breaking Bad” mixed with “The Big Short” and topped with a touch of Martin Scorsese. Like Madoff himself, the show takes on a bit more than it can chew, which results in a strange, overly dramatic retelling of the world’s most notorious Ponzi scheme.
(11/24/15 2:51am)
It’s rare to see a television series blend genres, cinematography and plot together as well as “The Man in the High Castle” does. The dystopian alternate history series, an Amazon Original, may be nothing short of the best television around.
(11/17/15 5:38am)
If there’s one thing country music knows, it’s love songs. Whether it’s loving that pretty girl from down in the city, your high school sweetheart or just plain old loving your momma, country has you covered. Tim McGraw’s latest album, “Damn Country Music,” is no exception, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
(08/30/15 7:39pm)
Antoine Fuqua’s “Southpaw” tells the story of fictitious lightweight boxer Billy Hope. The film follows his life from utter turmoil to eventual triumph. It’s a tough and gritty story, but that doesn’t make it a good one, and it certainly can’t save the movie from its detestable cast of characters and blunt, predictable themes.
(01/21/15 4:27pm)
“The Interview,” the highly anticipated satirical film with duo Seth Rogen and James Franco, falls short of the hype that accompanied its release.
(11/24/14 7:10pm)
English-Irish boy band One Direction has 99 problems and at least 12 of them are girls — that is, according to their new album “Four,” anyway. The 12-track album croons almost exclusively about breaking up with girls, how girls are the best thing since low-cut V-necks and how much pent up, non-creepy love Harry, Niall, Zayn, Liam and Louis possess for these unnamed girls. Nevertheless, “Four” is an undeniably fun romp through idealistic teenage love, even if it’s incredibly vapid.
(11/14/14 5:24am)
Acclaimed Pitchfork reviewer and Stereogum editor Tom Breihan visited OpenGrounds last Tuesday for a fireside chat on the current state of the music industry — a topic which traversed Taylor Swift, indie band drama and the future of rap music.
(10/09/14 2:25am)
“Doctor Who” returned in August with a new iteration of its time-traveling, world-saving titular character. Older and more serious, but just as clever, the new Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, injects the now four-decade-old show with renewed energy.
(09/29/14 7:42pm)
Friday afternoons are a sort of limbo time for University students — it's too early to go out, the motivation to do work was lost somewhere closer to Tuesday and the call of Netflix is stronger than ever.
(09/26/14 5:51pm)
Fox’s latest comedy-drama, “Red Band Society,” lumps every known cliché together, adds a smattering of humor and a pinch of originality for a show which, though not terrible, is hardly entertaining.
(09/12/14 4:46am)
If talking dog Brian from “Family Guy” had an alcoholic love child with the eponymous spy from “Archer,” you’d pretty much have the titular character of new Netflix original series “BoJack Horseman.”
(09/10/14 10:11pm)
Light pencil etchings of weeds hang midway down a bulletin board. Insects chirp from behind a quiet “glub, glub, glub” of air bubbles. These are some of the exhibits on display at CitySpace in downtown Charlottesville — part of the OpenGrounds Art and Environmental Action Student Scholar’s Exhibit, which opened last Friday and will remain on display through Sept. 29.
(08/22/14 12:40am)
To act, or not to act: that is the question. The University offers a variety of theater groups for aspiring actors and well-versed thespians alike. This year, A&E goes behind the red curtain to explore the different theater groups available for incoming first years, transfers or returning students to get involved with on Grounds.
(04/14/14 1:29pm)
My hips don’t lie: Shakira’s latest album is out and it’s exactly what you’d expect. Released March 21, Shakira’s self-titled 10th studio album marks the end of a four-year sabbatical from music releases. Her music really hasn’t changed in the hiatus, and though it’s nice to remember her signature talent, it also provides nothing new to bring the artist back to the forefront of the pop genre.
(04/02/14 1:16pm)
Arts & Entertainment got the chance to sit down with Khalilah Joi, a University alumna (Col ‘01) and recent winner of ABC’s “Make Me a Star” contest. A native of Hampton, Va. Khalilah now has a one-year contract with ABC.
(03/28/14 6:09pm)
There’s been a real dearth of good and honest science on television. The Discovery Channel may as well be called The Shark Channel, while the History Channel just plays endless reruns of “Pawn Stars.” Not to be left with just National Geographic, Fox’s latest reincarnation of cult classic “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” breathes new life into science-focused television and documentaries as a whole.
(03/03/14 1:37am)
The Fralin Museum of Art hosted visiting professor Yui Suzuki last Thursday for a lecture titled “Twanging Bows and Throwing Rice,” which focused on medieval Japanese birthing scenes and how these artistic works reflect Buddhist traditions. Suzuki, who is an associate professor of art history at the University of Maryland, primarily organized her speech around the ancient painting “Hungry Ghosts Scroll.”
(02/26/14 6:23pm)
I don’t think there is a single student at the University who doesn’t remember his or her favorite book as a child. My five-year-old self was constantly torn between Richard Scarry’s “Busytown” and Eric Carle’s classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Now far past that era in my life, though, children’s books have been, to an older me, exactly that: books for children.
(02/18/14 9:18pm)
The 2012 presidential campaign is long over, but Mitt Romney hasn’t been forgotten — at least, not by Netflix. “Mitt,” the new Netflix original documentary, chronicles the former governor of Massachusetts’ two attempts at presidential office and offers an insightful and intriguing view of the political world.