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Black Mass weighs heavy on viewer

Gavin Gaddis September 19, 2015
In a return to form, Johnny Depp delivers a powerful performance in the crime drama Black Mass.
Five nights at Grannys: The Visit delivers

Five nights at Granny’s: The Visit delivers

Gavin Gaddis September 18, 2015
M. Night Shyamalan hasn't had the best track record, according to Gavin Gaddis, but his new spook-fest The Visit delivers a wonderful introduction to the scary movie season.

Slimy, yet unsatisfying: Tom + Chee disappoints

Bobby Shipman August 24, 2015
Bobby Shipman calls Tom + Chee a disappointment.

American Ultra delivers great acting, comedy chops

Gavin Gaddis August 22, 2015
Gavin Gaddis expected a goofy comedic action flick, only to find something completely different in the Jesse Eisenberg/Kristen Stewart vehicle "American Ultra"

Biopic says ‘Bye, Felicia’ to police brutality, censorship

Bobby Shipman August 17, 2015
“Straight Outta Compton” hammers together coarse planks of raw human endeavor and inspiring retaliation to construct its proverbial soapbox, from which it beckons its viewers to exercise their freedom of expression and question America’s state of racial injustice.

404, scary movie not found

Gavin Gaddis August 16, 2015

Watching 'Unfriended' is like spending an hour watching an idiot live-stream their desktop, except five other idiots die during the process. 'Unfriended' has a magnificent horror movie concept at its...

New Spy Movie A Fun Ride

Gavin Gaddis August 16, 2015
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E." in a nutshell: The Lone Ranger and Superman team up to save the world in a prequel to a television show of the same name.

Spring Awakening ‘powerful, educational, moving’

Bradie Gray April 28, 2015

I remember very vividly being in the 7th grade and going through my older brother’s iTunes library on our family’s shared computer. Him being the “theatre nerd” he was - and still claims to...

SGA presidential candidates Nehal Ninad, Alexa Bueltel, Alex Hoffmann present their platforms Friday at the USI Performance Center. SGA President Zack Mathis and Chief Justic Jason Minor moderated the event (From left to right). Photo by Alyssa Smith/The Shield

VIDEO: SGA debate addresses, ‘avoids’ campus issues

Rachel Christian March 31, 2015
Student Government Association presidential candidates took center stage at the USI Performance Center Thursday to answer questions from students and President Linda Bennett.

Formulaic movie too similar to past horror flicks

Gavin Gaddis March 25, 2015

"The Lazarus Effect" centers around a small group of scientists who are developing the Lazarus drug, a compound that supposedly has the ability to jump start neural activity. This potentially allows...

Business students take first place in dual-country competition

USI Shield Staff March 18, 2015

A team of students from the USI’s Romain College of Business placed first for their presentation in the Alberta Not-for-Profit Case Competition. Brian Ensor, Kyle Hoeing, Zach Mathis and Cole Schafer...

Kendrick raises Lam-bar

Armon Siadat March 18, 2015

There has never been an album released with more perfect timing than Kendrick Lamar’s sophomore studio album “To Pimp a Butterfly.” The follow-up to his groundbreaking debut album focuses less...

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