Cyber-Sex The muffled ‘clink-clank’ of my cybernetic legs compliment a cheesy 80′s club beat as I creep through the jungle towards the rat bastard. He doesn’t suspect a thing and my blood is boiling. Suddenly a loud “CRACK” from above and I jerkily fling my bow to the clouds. I just barely make out...
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Our favorite hellbilly raises the dead on his finest haunting since his solo debut. Alright, I’m finally going to admit it: I wasn’t a fan of Rob Zombie’s Hellbilly Deluxe 2. I thought it had all the experimental, ambitious tendencies in the world, but initially crumbled under the weight of its own title. It...
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God Of *Snoooooooore* Praise the gods and strap on your douche-goggles: God Of War is back and lookin’ mighty pretty! Unfortunately, the sexy graphical overhaul (and one hell of an epic ending) is one of the only upgrades this title flaunts to set itself apart from its predecessors. Other than that, it’s just business...
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Will the circle be unbroken…by and by…by and by… As a game reviewer, I tend to have a hard time finding the balance between explaining a game’s ‘play’ value as compared to its storytelling value. We live in an odd transitional age where games aren’t just pixels on a screen and the rest is...
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Found-footage meets classic horror in this surprisingly effective meta-mashup Despite semi-popular opinion, the found footage genre isn’t just a bunch of amateurs with cameras attempting to make horror…Well oftentimes, it is. But every now and then, when the gore-gods smile upon us, actual filmmakers band together to create something special. Something that transports you...
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Almost 6 years ago, I first attended VarieTease’s Carnivale at the Orlando Fringe and declared it “two words: fu@king mind-blowing,” a grammatically ambiguous quote destined to live forever on advertising posters. Last Saturday night I experienced a similarly ecstatic sensation, though on a deeper level, seeing an encore of VarieTease’s Nouvelle Luna at The...
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Last Friday, I caught the final performance of the second installment of Better Days, SAK Comedy Lab's new late-night live sitcom. Unlike SAK's usual improvisational fare, Better Days is scripted by John Valines (who also directed the second episode) and Tod Kimbro in the spirit of Cheers meets Big Bang Theory. (See my 1/3/13...
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Back to his classic mosh-stomp sound, horror-metal’s brat-prince Wednesday 13 returns with The Dixie Dead. This blood-soaked icon has swayed from mastermind to “back-burner caricature” over the years (kind-of a Marilyn Manson light), but the diehards stay true and he keeps dishing out the cheeseball fanfare. As with many horror-metal acts, Wednesday 13 is...
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Do you dream of the chance to shine six days a week, wearing an itchy green lamé costume while dancing in click-track shows filled with dignity and class? Then come audition for a role performing at America’s most-awarded theme park, GalaxyWorld USA — it’s awesome! Street sweeper Sal Shoestring sets up the story, which...
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It took about an hour into An Affair of the Heart (12 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at Regal Winter Park; 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19 at Enzian Theater), DeLand director Sylvia Caminer‘s documentary/EPK on Rick Springfield and the surprisingly huge gaggle of devoted, middle-aged human-resources reps who follow him on land, sea and air,...
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Fringe Fest 2013 shows Arts & Culture: Some choices for geeks, gamers, those who prefer to fly solo, kids, oldsters and more By Seth Kubersky 5/15/2013
Orlando City Soccer's goal rush News: The Brit, the Brazilian and their (not so?) crazy scheme to make Orlando soccer capital of the Southeast By Jeffrey Billman 5/8/2013
Tip Jar Food & Drink: Trader Joe’s is coming! Plus, food trucks at Fringe, the 20th International Beer Festival and more By Faiyaz Kara 5/15/2013
Food & Drink - Reader' Picks BOO 2012: Best Caribbean 1st Bahama Breeze, multiple locations, bahamabreeze.com 2nd Mama Millie's, 12273 University Blvd., 407-382-3570, mamamillies.com 7/18/2012
Noodles and Rice Café Food & Drink: Noodles of every shape take center stage at this Mills 50 restaurant By Faiyaz Kara 5/15/2013
Bloc Party hit the Beacham Music: The strife-ridden indie rockers still strive to treat one another like “decent human beings.” By Reyan Ali 5/15/2013