Ricky Barlow – The Corsair Like so many of today’s movies, there has been a lot of pre-release buzz floating around the fan (a.k.a. nerd) community. “Sherlock Holmes” seems to have generated some rather negative feedback. However, after having seen it for myself, I would have to respectfully disagree. Now I admit, this movie isn’t...
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January 11, 2010August 13, 2025Arts and Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed 2
Wade Manns – The Corsair Assassin’s Creed and Assassin’s Creed II by Ubisoft Genre: Third-person action-adventure-platforming Rating: M for strong violence, sexual situations, blood, and strong language. Back in 2007, the software company Ubisoft, which had previously done more realistically-themed stealth-heavy action games such as Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and their sequels, came out with...
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November 18, 2009August 13, 2025Arts and Entertainment
J.J. Abrams directs the newest version of the legendary “Star Trek”
Wade Manns – The Corsair “Star Trek” Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Karl Urban Genre: science fiction. Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content. Regardless of how old one is, almost everyone has been affected by, or at least heard of, the phenomenon that is “Star Trek.” Whether we’ve only...
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November 16, 2009August 13, 2025Arts and Entertainment
“Grand Theft Auto” adds another installment to the series
Wade Manns – The Corsair Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony by Rockstar Games and Rockstar North Genre: third person driving/action/shooting (downloadable content) Players: single player, or up to 16 players over Xbox LIVE. Rating: M (blood, intense violence, partial nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, use of drugs and alcohol) Throughout...
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November 16, 2009August 13, 2025Arts and Entertainment
The best music and movies of the decade
Paul Smith – The Corsair It’s hard to digest the fact that this decade is rapidly coming to a close. It seems as if just yesterday we were still partying like it was 1999 (please forgive this unavoidable Prince reference). But, alas, the decade has passed gracefully into the annals of the history books as...
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November 16, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Rock Band keeps The Beatles’ music alive for another generation
Wade Manns – The Corsair The Beatles: Rock Band by EA, MTV Games and Harmonix with the cooperation of Apple Corps Genre: Music Players: up to 4 locally or via Xbox LIVE Rating: T for Mild Lyrics, Tobacco Reference The Beatles is one of my favorite bands of all time. That magical combination of four...
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November 2, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Wet review
Wade Manns – The Corsair “Wet” developed by Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) published by Bethesda Softworks rating: Mature, for blood and gore, drug reference, intense violence, sexual content, strong language. Wet is a stylized 70s-style third-person action shooter, complete with film grain on the main playing field, filmstrips intruding upon the gameplay and cutscenes,...
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October 15, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Adelitas Way come to Pensacola Civic Center
Timm Showalter – The Corsair Shinedown fans attending the show this Friday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. inside the Civic Center might think they have passed through a time warp back to 1985 when they hear Eddie Murphy’s, “Party All the Time.” Have no fear; this is just the precursor to the rockin’ out Las...
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October 14, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
MewithoutYou’s New Album Utterly Mystifies
Paul Smith – The Corsair “Why not be utterly changed into fire?” asks Aaron Weiss, the lead singer of mewithoutYou, on his band’s fourth studio album, it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright. The question is posed repeatedly at the close to the awesomely epic track, “The King Beetle on...
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October 14, 2009August 13, 20252009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
PJC student heads local poetry group
Paul Smith – The Corsair It was October of last year; PJC student Patrick Hudson sat alone inside the End of the Line Café waiting for his friend, former PJC student Andrew Gartman, to join him. They were to discuss how, together, they would implement Gartman’s idea for creating a local poetry group. Gartman never...