By Carl Carlbom Aurum Staff   Let me start this review by ranting about movie critics. Before I set out to watch Red Tails, a movie I, as a history buff, was looking forward to, I checked out a few reviews. And man, did I get reminded how much movie reviewers suck;

By Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff   John Carpenter is good at what he does. Back in the 80’s, he knew how to please people. His movies definitely aren’t Citizen Kane, but man, are they entertaining. This is especially true in the case of Big Trouble in Little China.

Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff   Alright, before I start this review, I want to straighten out a common misconception. The 1982, John Carpenter version of The Thing that I will be reviewing today is not the original. It is a remake of a 1951 sci-fi/horror film titled The Thing from Another World which has the same basic plot.

Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff   I feel inclined to review The Darkest Hour simply because it was one of two movies I saw in theaters during winter break. The other was The Adventures of Tintin, which was fun and we had the theater to ourselves, which was also pretty fun. The Darkest Hour is not in any way fun.

Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff   Every year or two there seems to be a burst of new potential “cult-classic” movies. Generally, these can be categorized in the “so bad it’s funny” realm of film. Two years ago there was Birdemic: Shock and Terror, and the year before that there was Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. Birdemic is a truly funny bad movie, and if you ever have the chance, check it out. Mega Shark vs. [...]

By Katrina Metty Assistant Editor   “I am writing in the hope that even though the content may be detrimental (negative) to the School of Mines goals, it is in fact a human interest story that has a real sudden