By Shelby Powell ~ If you haven’t heard of One Direction yet, you will. 1D, as their diehard fans fondly know them, is a group of five young men that were featured on Britain’s version of The X Factor. Concocted from the brain of Simon Cowell, known to Americans as the crankiest American Idol judge,…

By Shelby Powell ~  What would you do if, in an instant, your spouse could no longer remember you? The Vow, starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, seeks to answer that very question. After a car accident, Paige’s (McAdams) short-term memory is completely erased. She has no memories of her husband Leo (Tatum). Because he…

By Shelby Powell ~ Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a recent CIA recruit stationed in Cape Town, South Africa. He spends his days wishing for more action and maintaining an unused safe house for wayward agents or captured criminals.  Matt gets a lot more than he bargained for when renowned CIA agent turned traitor Toben…

By Shelby Powell– The Ides of March, co-written and co-starring George Clooney, is a chilling character study masquerading as a political thriller. The film takes place in the midst of an election, following a charismatic governor as he runs for President of the United States. Ryan Gosling, the film’s real star, is something of a…

By Shelby Powell– Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was not met with critical acclaim following its wide release in 2010. Coming as a sequel almost 20 years after the first film, Wall Street 2 didn’t find the audience it needed. Because the film took place in the weeks before the massive collapse of the U.S….

The Bornstein Experiment visited M’side to read men’s (and women’s) minds. Pictured from left to right: Tori Elphic, Renee Vanbeaumont, Nancy Seeman, Jacki Peters, Jeff Bornstein, Kimberly Bornstein, and Mariah Stauffer. The gang gathered to get a picture after the famous “Bornstein Experiment”. Jeff loved Nancy Seeman’s sparkly boots, so that was the inspiration for…