Tag: reviews
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Review: Cy’s Drive-In in Colorado Springs evokes bygone days with tasty treats
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fond food memories are a real thing, and they’re brought to life at Cy’s Drive-In in Colorado Springs. Nostalgia pervades every aspect of this small, west-side burger joint. It’s more than the Elvis posters and the carhop service; it’s the juicy hamburgers and creamy milkshakes.…
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Review: Cy’s Drive-In in Colorado Springs evokes bygone days with tasty treats
Fond food memories are a real thing, and they’re brought to life at Cy’s Drive-In in Colorado Springs. Nostalgia pervades every aspect of this small, west-side burger joint. It’s more than the Elvis posters and the carhop service; it’s the juicy hamburgers and creamy milkshakes. Add a warm early summer evening and it’s difficult to…
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CD REVIEW: Summer fest muscians’ Brahms a ‘revelation’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We can make this quick: Buy this disc.“Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34, Clarinet Quintet Op. 115” is the alpha and omega from arguably the greatest composer of chamber music. In the “Piano Quintet” from 1864,…
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CD REVIEW: Summer fest muscians’ Brahms a ‘revelation’
We can make this quick: Buy this disc.“Brahms: Piano Quintet Op. 34, Clarinet Quintet Op. 115” is the alpha and omega from arguably the greatest composer of chamber music. In the “Piano Quintet” from 1864, Brahms finally conquered the challenge of dramatic unity in a major work, paving the way for his shattering first symphony.…
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Host’ keeps too much of the movie inside Saoirse Ronan’s head
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the future, hunger, violence and money have disappeared. Lying is unthinkable. And stealing – from the place where one acquires one’s every need, a building labeled “Store” – is pointless. Because we’re all wearing…
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Host’ keeps too much of the movie inside Saoirse Ronan’s head
In the future, hunger, violence and money have disappeared. Lying is unthinkable. And stealing – from the place where one acquires one’s every need, a building labeled “Store” – is pointless. Because we’re all wearing spotless white suits and driving shiny, chrome-plated Lotus Evoras. Well, a lot of us are. Humanity has been “perfected,” thanks…
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TERRY’S PICK: “Revolution”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NBC’s “Revolution,” which returns from a long hiatus on Monday, is a fun show. I like to think of it as “Hunger Games” light. There’s an arrow slinging female protagonist (newcomer Tracy Spiridakos), a booze…
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TERRY’S PICK: “Revolution”
NBC’s “Revolution,” which returns from a long hiatus on Monday, is a fun show. I like to think of it as “Hunger Games” light. There’s an arrow slinging female protagonist (newcomer Tracy Spiridakos), a booze swilling older mentor (“Twilight” vet Billy Burke), and an overzealous villain bent on world domination (David Lyons from “ER”). Sure,…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Gorgeous to look at, but ‘Oz’ cast lets film down
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the film world’s version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Raimi’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Gorgeous to look at, but ‘Oz’ cast lets film down
In the film world’s version of March Madness, Sam Raimi turns out to be a much better Tim Burton than Bryan Singer. Unlike “Giant Slayer” Singer, Raimi’s got a sense of humor. Taking on a prequel to the fairytale that frightened generations, Raimi does scary. And does it well. “Oz the Great and Powerful” is…