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SPOILERS AHEAD Venom (7/10 IMDb) features journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and his investigation into the Life foundation and it's CEO Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), a large pharmaceutical company with an affinity for rockets. A Life rocket carrying symbiotes, alien life found on a travelling comet, crashes and lets one of the four specimens free. Eddie attempts to expose Carlton and his...
"iPhone!" some students shout. "Android!" others exclaim. "Windows Phone!" I yell. The rowdiness of the students transforms into chirping of crickets. The following article expresses my opinion on the most unfortunate phone on the market. For the past few years, society has regarded Windows Phone as "the bad guy" in the mobile device industry, and it's easy to see why. The...
Quarantine has freed up time for many people, as most practices, games, meetings, and other events have been canceled or postponed. Of course, with this free time, there's only one thing to do: stream. Users have fled to Hulu, Disney+, YouTube, and a variety of other sites in record numbers to keep themselves entertained. But, this review isn't about...
With the nationwide events of the past year, it is quite cathartic to see a film that feels so in tune with current events. Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah is an incredible film with outstanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemons. In case you are unaware, Judas and the Black Messiah follows the true story of William O'Neal...
It's me! I'm back again, here to recap the year in music! You may remember my article last year, where I crowned Kanye West's spectacular album Yeezus as the best album of 2013. I then challenged 2014 to beat 2013, for the latter was an incredible year for music. And 2014 flexed its muscles and proved to be a...
These past two weekends, Austin's Zilker Park hosted the Austin City Limits Music Festival with 130+ bands in attendance. Many big names in the music business made appearances, but every band was given a chance on one of the 7 stages around the 46 acre plot of land. Some bands really brought it and drew a crowd. Others, however,...
Introduction: Developer Irrational Games and Publisher Take-Two Interactive stunned the gaming industry in 2007 when they released BioShock, one of the most critically acclaimed shooters of all time that captivated audiences with its dark, mature narrative, its smooth and exhilarating gameplay, and its setting Rapture, a dystopia at the bottom of the Atlantic Sea. This year, Irrational hopes to...
The Roundup Podcast invites Dom Iannelli to speak for the first and last time on the Podcast. Enrique also says goodbye to everyone as he is the first founding member of the podcast to graduate and leave. At the same time however, Alex is made the official replacement for Enrique this episode. One last thing: we have changing pictures...

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