Nathaniel Nelson
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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
2spooky4me...But that’s not really a bad thing
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon not only lives up to the original Gamecube game, but surpasses it in practically every way. Back in November 2001, Nintendo released the Nintendo Gamecube in America. While it didn’t fly...
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Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
With a unique disco-synth move and exceptional guest artists, Random Access Memories is a work of art. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen. Here’s the track-by-track review: 1. Give Life Back to Music - Give...
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Time to meet the true meaning of Flavour
The Hoofprint
Food is a very strange material. You can’t build things with it, you can’t go on the Internet with it, you can’t make phone calls.....you can only ingest it and turn it into poop. It’s used like a battery for us...
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The Notebook
The Ultimate Valentine’s Day movie......or is it?
If you’re reading this expecting me to tear The Notebook to pieces today, here it is. I hated The Notebook. I thought it was abysmal, dull, and an all-around waste of any sane person’s time. The acting was terrible,...
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The Walking Dead
An Emotional, Involving, Story-telling Triumph
Stories are the driving force in today’s entertainment. A movie is only good when backed up by a solid plot. The story of a book is by far the most important aspect. In games, stories serve to create emotional ties...
The Hoofprint - Mind and Body - Issue 3 - December 13, 2012
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Halo 4
A beautiful, yet shallow trip through an alien world
Halo 4, developed by 343 Studios, is a conundrum of a game. As the first Halo game not developed by Bungie, differences were inevitable. Some of them are good — wonderful even. On the other hand, there are quite a...
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Matt and Kim
Matt & Kim’s latest is a fun, yet repetitive, synth-pop trip.
Matt and Kim’s new album Lightning is typical of the Brooklyn-hailing synth pop duo. Filled with ten short tracks, Lightning is a short but sweet journey through repetition. The main problem with Matt and Kim is also...
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Mumford and Sons
The kings of folk return with a wonderful, yet flawed sequel.
Mumford and Sons return to the scene with their new album Babel, and, while great, the album feels a bit rushed. The title track starts out the album on a rather anti-climactic note, with nothing particularly...
The Hoofprint - At the Heart of Discovery - October 2012
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Two Door Cinema Club
Beacon
Two Door Cinema Club’s second full length album, Beacon, pulls off what most albums can only grasp for--it starts out on full blast and never slows down. Moving into a more mature and progressive sound, Beacon is not...
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Minus the Bear
Infinity Overhead
Minus the Bear’s fifth Studio outing, Infinity Overhead, returns to the band’s roots. Gone away is the pop mentality of 2010’s Omni. The guitars are loud, the keyboards are back in full, and the vocals straddle the...