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B’s Review (No. 3)

This week’s "How To Fix Your Blues" is dedicated to the reason why I won’t be staying home. This past week the words "final four" have been everywhere; people are talking about it, thinking about it, and generally obsessed with it. I don’t blame them; I’ve been getting caught up in it, too. Butler University is not only the smallest school in the Final Four, but also the only school to have the event in their home town. It’s easy to see how we can get overly excited.

I’m not going to the game, but I’m probably going to watch it. I’m nervous as a cat around water about it, but I’m going to be glued to the television anyway, like everyone else around campus. People have considered it blasphemy not to. So, if you’re bored tonight, I suggest you take a seat and watch the game with us. Don’t tell me if you’re rooting for the other team, just don’t send bad vibes our way. There’s sure to be a riot no matter what.

You can watch the game streaming live here once it starts at 6:07. Go Dawgs!

B’s Review (No. 2)

Most people I know probably won’t be staying at home tonight because my college basketball team is rocking the world! Everyone and their mother is watching the game, but provided your not, I have something to recommend.

It’s fairly short and very fast to get through, but this week’s edition of "How To Fix Your Blues" is dedicated to a YouTube web original called "Trenches." The premise is promising enough; the world of the future is locked in this brutal war over a rather desolate planet. When one side gets stranded from their rescue ship on the battle field, they are forced to pool their resources to survive. But their enemies are also on the planet and it becomes a competition as to whom will gain power, gain the upper hand and get off the planet. Mix in the fact that they only have a few hours to call a ship back, the main character is the only pilot who can fly the ship that comes to rescue them, and that there is something far worse than each other and you have a compelling war saga that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It might be just another testosterone-filled shooting sequence at the beginning but the story gets much better by the end.

I’m not sure whether or not whoever has filmed the series so far will continue, but I think the story leaves you on an interesting note even if they don’t. Questions will arise with no answers, but that’s the fun of it: imagining what is really going on and finding events much more complicated than they really are. I suggest you start with the first episode, but I will also say that there is a lot of violence (being war, that’s a given) and the beginning can be disorienting. But it’s worth it. Trust me.

B’s Review (No. 1)

Now that the Oscars are long over and Sandra Bullock won "Best Actress," it seems like The Blindside is old news. But for those of you who haven’t seen this movie, there’s something to be said about all the hullabaloo.

I just saw this film and I have to say: it was fantastic. Sandra Bullock did an amazing performance as did all the other actors and actresses in the cast. Even though it was a drama and there were some nail-biting parts, there were parts that got me to laugh. All of the characters were well developed, the dialogue was well-written, and–so what it if was predictable–the story was well-told. It’s the tale of a boy who was given a chance–two actually–by a few people who believed in him. Take away whatever you will about humanity and courage, but this movie gives everything to the viewers. Most importantly, it talks about family.

So if you’re bored on a Saturday night with nowhere to go and nothing to do, I recommend renting The Blindside because you won’t regret any minute of it.