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Theatre Review: Wicked

Abigail Brosnan Staff Writer On Thursday, February 7, I took a trip to New York City to see the Broadway musical “Wicked.” I have always wanted to see this show ever since it opened on Broadway in October 2003. My expectations were very high. “Wicked” is playing at the Gershwin…

Interview with Country Star Chris Young

Paul Kalis A&E Editor The Pioneer recently spoke with country star Chris Young who is continuing his 2012 Liquid Neon Tour. His latest single, “I Can Take It From There,” has climbed to #18 on the country charts. He has five consecutive #1 singles at country radio with a platinum…

Movie Review: The Continuous Flow of “Samsara”

Photo by FAENASPHERE.COM Dorianna Valerio News Editor There is peace for 99 minutes. The world outside our living room is one struggling with conflict and harmony, yet for almost two hours we are witnesses to the wonders of the world. We find amity—we find a flawless rhythm in themes we…

Game Review: Legend of Grimlock

Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer Legend of Grimrock, an indie RPG (role-playing game) and a Dungeon crawler created by Almost Human Games, came out early last year. It’s a take on the classic dungeon adventure game where you have to navigate with a party of players and try to survive traps…

Movie Review: Warm Bodies

Photo by BODIES-FANPOP.COM Christa Speranza Staff Writer Remember when we feared the living dead back in the 1960’s George A. Romero created a film that instilled a fear in the American movie watching public that would ring through decades of good and bad zombie movies. I am referring to the…

3 Reasons to Look Forward to Star Wars VII

Pete Barell Staff Writer The search is finally over. On January 25 Disney confirmed J.J. Abrams to helm the anticipated Star Wars VII as director. This decision has raked in a steady flow of ap­proval and disproval from fans of the mas­sively popular franchise. The film is slated for a…

Potted Potter Casts a Pleasant Spell

Photo by WWW.POTTEDPOTTER.COM Megan Draghi Staff Writer On January 24 and 25, laughter filled the Hillwood Theater as actors Dan Clarkson and Jeff Turner acted out the seven Harry Potter novels in 70 min­utes. That’s right, all seven J.K. Rowling novels explained in the length of just one Harry Potter…

Movie Review: Django Unchained

Joshua Manning Staff Writer Django Unchained, the brainchild of ac­claimed Hollywood director Quentin Taranti­no (Kill Bill), opened in theaters on December 25. When I say the word open, I mean that Django Unchained busted through the walls of theaters across America. The film implores the talents of some well-known actors…

Game Review: DLC QUEST

By Freddie Schwartz Staff Writer DLC Quest is an indie side-scrolling/platformer game developed by Going Loud Stu­dios. It is a satire game based on DLC where you have to purchase DLC by collecting gold coins to do anything like have music and weapons. Players follow a nameless hero whose girlfriend…

February Movie Preview

Photo by WWW.IMPAWARDS.COM Compiled by Paul Kalis A&E Editor Bullet To The Head February 1, 2013 Sylvester Stallone stars as Jimmy Bobo, a New Orleans hitman who forms an unlikely alliance with Washington D.C. detective Taylor Kwan (Sung Kang) to bring down the killer of their respective partners. 

 The…