Pop Culture Chronicles

Everybody Wants Some, directed by Richard Linklater ( School of Rock, Boyhood, Dazed and Confused), depicts a story of a young collegiate baseball player, who is about to enter in his freshman year of college. The film takes place in the start of the 1980s, in Texas, as the protagonist, Jake, ( Blake Jenner), meets his rowdy and free-spirited teammates in his shared team house for the year. His teammates show Jake and his fellow freshmen classmates, how to pick up girls in college, what not to do at parties, engage in some "mary jane", and some childish baseball hazing rituals that every freshman must go through to gain acceptance on the team.  Along the way, Jake encounters a girl who catches his eye, he makes it his mission to find this mystery girl , later known as Beverly in the film, and get to know her better.  Overall, the film is a great throwback to the pop culture scene in the 1980s, with amazing set designs, the props such as the "8-track music player", i...

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to see the mixed reviewed Batman v. Superman. Batman, played by former Daredevil, Ben Affleck, is on a quest to prevent Superman from destroying his beloved Gotham City. Meanwhile, Superman, ( Henry Cavill), Superman wants to stop Batman , in which he thinks he is responsible for the crime in his city of Metropolis. Along the the way there are appearances from Wonderwoman, Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman. As for the film's action sequences, they were pretty decent, a little over the top on the CGI effects from director, Zack Snyder, but he is known to focus on heavy action sequences. In addition, the film was a little long, 2 hours and 30 mins is pretty long, its really 3 hours when you're in the theater, including the previews. The film could have been condensed and there were some unnecessary back stories from the supporting cast members of the film, such as the  Lois Lane and Superman love affair, we all know that she loves  Superman and ...