Arts


Poor script, dull characters plague Catch and Release

Catch and Release is a movie that is part romantic comedy, part drama, and all tiresome. It isn't offensively bad, but it failed to provide any impetus for me to direct more than the most transitory attention and care to the events onscreen. »

Despite strong cast, unique plot, Aces gets trumped

An ensemble cast, over-the-top violence, and flashy cinematography aren't the bonafide ingredients of an instant classic that Quentin Tarantino's body of work suggests. »

Student fulfills childhood ambition

Artist receives academic credit for creating comics

In the second grade, Ben Robinson's teacher encouraged him to keep drawing. Since then, he says forces have pulled him toward comic books, and he is now poised to release a full-length comic as part of an independent study course at SVSU. »

Entertaining Snippets

Metal comes to Midland

The Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art will be hosting "The Forge: Contemporary Metal Artists Invitational" through Feb 11. The Forge is an exhibition featuring blacksmiths and metal workers from across the country. »