Blogcritics Author: Garon Cockrell

Nintendo DS Review: Exit

Garon Cockrell — Sat, 3 Jan 2009 02:28:07 EST

Is this puzzler worth your time? Read to find out!
SquareEnix's Exit DS is best described as an action puzzle game. You take control of Mr. Escape and risk life and limb to rescue stranded people from dangerous buildings. Use your rescued comrades and various items to solve puzzles and escape. It's fun and has a cool look to it but I honestly lost all interest after playing for about an...

TV Review: Ruby

Garon Cockrell — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:44:26 EST

The story of a woman dedicated to losing weight and saving her life.
Style Network's latest reality offering is Ruby, the story of a woman weighing nearly 500 pounds and her quest to lose the weight. I have been lucky enough to see the first two episodes of this show and have to say it's quite good. You might not think it would be worth it to watch an overweight woman struggling to get healthy, but Ruby proves...

DVD Review: The Strangers

Garon Cockrell — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:29:18 EDT

The Strangers invades stores today. Should you give them your money?
Ah horror. My beloved movie genre. I've loved you since I was a kid, love you more even today despite how far you've fallen. I know it's not your fault. People are steering you in the wrong direction. Choking you with remakes and PG-13 fluff that makes your once grand standing seem like a dust-covered antique lost to the attics of...

Xbox 360 Review: Facebreaker

Garon Cockrell — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 03:08:21 EDT

Facebreaker is available now. Should you get it? Here's a hint: NO.
Facebreaker is the new boxing title from EA Sports. That title is extremely descriptive because after five minutes of playing I wanted to put my face through the wall.That is not an exaggeration. This game is terrible. I'm not a sports fan by any means but I enjoy a fighting game now and then. Facebreaker is a fighting game in image and theory,...

Music Review: Jake Walden - Alive and Screaming

Garon Cockrell — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:22:15 EDT

Check out an artist you may not know and experience an album you are sure to love.
People who know me are well aware of my addiction to music. I devour it. I love all different kinds of genres and artists and am proud to call myself open to at least trying a new artist or music genre.I always love discovering an artist on accident. In the case of Jake Walden, it was during a YouTube session watching people attempt to cover...

DVD Review: Boston Legal - Season Four

Garon Cockrell — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:00 EDT

Boston Legal's latest season hits DVD on 9/23! The question is should you buy it?
The gang of Crane Pool & Schmidt are back in the fourth season of Boston Legal arriving on DVD September 23. There are new and familiar faces, and the usual sexual tension is in full force this season.There is a reason Boston Legal is one of the best shows on television and despite its shortened length season four is no exception. It...

DVD Review: Dirty Sexy Money - Season One

Garon Cockrell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:49:28 EDT

Is Dirty Sexy Money all of the above? Read to find out.
Dirty. Sexy. Money. These three words are really all you need to know to prepare yourself for this show. Each word exists in harmony with the others throughout the first season's ten episodes. Dirty secrets, sexy situations (not to mention cast members), and money. Lots and lots of it. The family at the center of the show, the Darlings,...

Music Review: Joshua Radin - Simple Times

Garon Cockrell — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:29:38 EDT

Joshua Radin is back with his second album Simple Times! Find out if it's worth your gas money.
As I type this, Joshua Radin's brand new album Simple Times is sitting pretty in the #1 spot on the iTunes album chart. I didn't even have to write about how good the album was for it to get the notoriety it deserves. Assuming little ol' me even has that kind of pull. I first heard of Joshua Radin a few years ago courtesy of Zach...

Music Review: Matt Bauer - The Island Moved In The Storm

Garon Cockrell — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:37:59 EDT

Matt Bauer is back with a new album, but is it worth your hard earned money?
One of the great perks of this job is the exposure to music I might never hear otherwise. In most cases, this is a great thing. Other times not so much. In the case of The Island Moved In The Storm, the former is true. A little backstory: 1968 Kentucky, a young woman is found dead along a dirt road near a small town called Eagle Creek. For...

Movie Review: Star Wars - The Clone Wars

Garon Cockrell — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:52:52 EDT

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is in theaters today. Is it worthy of the Star Wars mantle?
Let's get something out of the way right off the bat. The Clone Wars is hardly anything more than a commercial for a new series of action figures flooding your local stores.That said, I can't deny that I enjoyed it.That said, I feel guilty for doing so.The Clone Wars were touched upon in the prequels and in the brilliant cartoon network...