Arts & Entertainment

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Grace Bio

PHOTO CAPTION: The Chill Grill serves everything from chicken wings and cheeseburgers to veggie empanadas. The owners call their cuisine “urban soul food.”

Chill Grill owners Enrique Diaz, Luis Peral, Jr., Robert “Crash” Miller and Dorian Lopez, who call their cuisine “urban soul food,” live by one goal: “To serve the community with affordable meals that stick to your ribs.”

By Desiree Hahn | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Bring a box of tissues and go ahead and cry. “Dear John”, based on a book written by Nicholas Sparks, is the perfect combination of happy and heart-tugging moments that make the viewer feel the emotions of the characters.

By Kerry Takach | gargoyle@flagler.edu

According to Amanda Bradshaw’s left foot, “C’est tout d’importance”– everything is of importance. Cat Mcglinchy’s shoulder simply reads, “courage.”

No, their bodies are not speaking to them. These words are all parts of tattoos permanently inked on the women’s skin.

By Ashley Wermick | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Listening to Corrine Bailey Rae’s voice reminds me of someone you could find in a jazz club in the 1930s, with the perfect mix of blues and soul.

The British singer/songwriter’s second album The Sea, was released last month and departs from the bubbly and carefree feel of her first self-titled album. It is only natural that this album has a slightly melancholy feel, as Rae’s husband tragically died in 2008. Rae does not dwell on the sadness though– this album also has a lot of mentions of hope and love.

By Lindsay Imwold | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Kaitlyn Teabo
PHOTO CAPTION: Kenny Pierce is owner of Potbelly’s cinema plus. The cinema shows more unique films than the typical cinema.

Kenny Pierce owns Potbelly’s, a small cinema next to the Lightner Museum that has quite a history. Though the cinema has been around since before most Flagler students were born, its fan base is growing and shows no signs of slowing down.

By Lawrence Griffin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

This is a terrible movie. I have really no other way to start this off, other than that. Edge of Darkness is a very, very boring movie that only breaks up the boredom to either offend you or disgust you, or both. The basic premise is that Mel Gibson’s daughter comes home for a vague reunion and will not disclose much about her current life. Obviously hiding something, she is killed less than ten minutes into the film, and it is all downhill from there.

By Lawrence Griffin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When I first saw the blue alien creatures interacting in this film, I thought it was pretty silly.

But I knew James Cameron (director of Terminator, Aliens, Terminator 2, True Lies and Titanic) wouldn’t just serve up any crap, so I kept my mind open and sure enough, the film had completely engrossed me in its fantastic landscapes and captivating characters.

By Lawrence Griffin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air is not just a good film, not just one of the very best of the last few years, but another stake to Reitman’s claim to becoming one of the best directors in the film world. After enjoying his previous film Thank You for Smoking, which is one of my favorite movies, I was incredibly excited to see this one. It delivered with the force of an eighteen-wheel truck.

By Lawrence Griffin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The world is in ruins. Nothing is safe. Gary Oldman runs a city and limps around like he has a wooden leg, and who will save us now?

Denzel Washington, in the Hughes Brothers’ new post-apocalyptic thriller “The Book of Eli,” just might be the man for the job in his trek across the world to the mysterious West. Washington is in possession of the last Bible on Earth after nuclear disaster ruined the planet.

By Kaitlyn Teabo | kteabo@flagler.edu

A cool rush of calmness and relaxation with a hint of motivation is exactly what I felt when I listened to Jordan Maroko’s songs off his EP On and On. This five song EP is filled with lyrics from the heart and made with music that is meant to inspire.