Tag: GARDEN STATE

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Continues to Grow the Story with New Faces and New Villains – Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has raced into theaters and we're here to share why it is definitely worth checking out. *warning: minor spoilers below for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 If anyone had told me five years ago that in 2024 we would be on the third installment of a Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise, I'd have said they were crazy. And yet, here we are, it's...

The Recap: Entertainment News for the Week of 12/16 – 12/21

The week before Christmas still managed to bring a decent amount of news from the world of entertainment. Check out all you may have missed! X Games Partners With Roku This week, Roku announced they've landed the exclusive streaming rights to the next couple X Games events. More live sports are coming to Roku next year, with a new partnership that makes The Roku Channel the exclusive...

Minority Retort: Garden State was Great!

Welcome back to another installment of Minority Retort, sure we've only had one so far and it's been nearly a year but what can I say? Most of 2017 is correct with their entertainment-related opinions. YES, Wonder Woman is great. YES, Riverdale is a cheesy but addictive and perfect teen drama. But what is wrong? What are you all wrong about?

 

Well, we have to go back, back to the year 2004 when the Governator ruled California, people were quoting Napoleon Dynamite nonstop, and Facebook was born. 2004 was also the year that a little indie gem called Garden State was released. Garden State was Zach Braff's directorial and writing debut – aside from directing several “Scrubs” episodes. It was praised by critics but, unfortunately, man people I know and many mainstream movie watchers cannot stand it. Is it Zach Braff's attitude? Is it the melodic indie soundtrack? Well, they are all wrong because this movie rules.