Reviews

ODYSSEY reviews Cut the Rope, the popular puzzle game.

Tuesday, Aug. 27 was the day that Treyarch brought the genius to the fans of Call of Duty that is known as the Apocalypse Downloadable Content map pack.

Southern post-punk staple The Drive By Truckers performed at The Georgia Theatre, located at 215 N. Lumpkin Street, on Friday, Aug. 23.

In this segment of app of the week, Makayla Richards reviews Rovio’s Bad Piggies.

Kandrisaria Burruss, better known as Kandi Burruss, a star on The Real Housewives of Atlanta released her own spinoff show, the Kandi Factory on Bravo on April 9.

Vine, an app created by Twitter, allows the user to capture six second video clips to share.

Tiernan O’Neill gives his commentary on the documentary “Hungry for change.”

Subway Surfers, developed by Kiloo Games and Sybo Games is a simple, yet entertaining arcade game available for free on iOS, Android and Kindle devices since May 24, 2012.

Herschel’s Famous 34 Pub and Grill opened on Feb. 3 at 320 E. Clayton St.

West-Coast rapper Tyga released his fourth album Hotel California on April 9.

There’s a new king in town as of September, the king of Mexican food that is.

Obesity and poor nutrition are rampant in today’s First World society.

The highly anticipated third album from the outlandish leader of the rap group Odd Future, Tyler the Creator has released his new album titled Wolf.

On Jan. 31 A Good Day to Die Hard came to Athens, Ga. John McClane (Bruce Willis) aligns with his long-lost son Jack McClane (Jai Courtney) to go on yet another action-packed adventure. Until this movie, Jack has been a vague character in the Die Hard series, and has only appeared as a child in past movies, but in this movie he is a grown man following in his father’s footsteps.

The Most Popular Girls in School gained internet notoriety via Tumblr in January, gaining almost 800,000 views in a matter of days.

Temple Run 2 is the hottest new game.

Quentin Tarantino raised the bar once again with his latest Western themed masterpiece exposing the horrors of slavery, Django Unchained, released on Dec. 25, 2012.

Peter Jackson’s much anticipated movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey released on Dec. 14, 2012, had the expectations of being just as good as the groundbreaking Lord of the Rings movies.

Unlike many one-hit-wonders, Imagine Dragons is a band that protracted beyond its breakthrough anthem “It’s Time” and proceeded to produce an album with an equally zealous intent.

Passion. Pain. Fear. Sorrow. Captivation.

Directed by Bill Condon and based on the bestselling novel by Stephanie Meyer, the recent premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part Two on Nov. 16 has prompted varying responses. Overjoyed critics are calling it “the best in the series,” and “breathtaking,” while other reviews have been more antagonistic, claiming it is “only appealing to the voracious fans.”

“So this is the end of the story,” sings indie-pop artist Gotye, providing a rather pop-styled opening to Gucci Mane’s new album Trap God, released Oct. 19.

The James Bond series has taken a hit in recent years. The passing of the torch from Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig was not a smooth transition. In Craig’s debut in Casino Royale, a new type of Bond was brought forth, a less brazen and a more sensitive depiction than that of Brosnan’s. With Bond fans excited with the new look, it made the failure of Quantum Solace even more disappointing.