Victor Banuelos

May 19, 2011

Turtleneck & Chain: Just What You’d Expect

By Victor Banuelos

The greatest fake MCs are back with what might be the most important album of all time. Saturday Night Live’s comedy troupe The Lonely Island, composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Andy Samberg have returned wi...

May 12, 2011

SB Goes Back to Bach

By Victor Banuelos

Before Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber there existed Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was the king of the Baroque period, composing over 1,000 compositions before his death at the age of 65.

May 5, 2011

Fast Five: Turn off Your Brain

By Victor Banuelos

There is a certain mentality one must take before entering any action movie. If you don’t turn off your brain it will be difficult to enjoy the sheer magnitude of stupidity pulsating from the screen. For that re...

April 7, 2011

Nobody Expects the Cleese Inquisition

By Victor Banuelos

On Sunday afternoon, as part of the UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Student Appreciation Free Event Series, hundreds of students filed into Campbell Hall for a free afternoon with John Cleese.

March 31, 2011

Verbinsky Hits the Mark With Lizard Western, ‘Rango’

By Victor Banuelos

Gore Verbinski’s “Rango” tells the familiar tale of a sheltered animal hurled from captivity into the savage wilderness.

March 3, 2011

Local Musicians Compete for Extravaganza Spot

By Victor Banuelos

Dozens of students crowded into the Hub to see four local bands duke it out on stage Thursday night.

February 17, 2011

“Just Go” Away From the Theatre

By Victor Banuelos

Valentine’s Day weekend has come and gone, and Hollywood has exploited the holiday of love with yet another Adam Sandler romantic comedy.

January 27, 2011

“The Way Back” is Better Than Siberia

By Victor Banuelos

War is hell. If that’s true, why are we subjected to yet another movie about World War II? Maybe it’s evidence of America’s cultural masochism, which is weird because I thought we liked inflicting pain on people, n...

January 27, 2011