The Pacer

Independent voice of the University of Tennessee at Martin

Month: October 2021

‘Halloween Kills’ and the tragedy of overwrought mythology

The phrase “Evil dies tonight” is uttered an exhaustive number of times in Halloween Kills, the toothless second chapter of…

Medieval mythos receive scorching #MeToo revision in ‘The Last Duel’

What is storytelling, but an act of restoration? At a sage 83 years old, revered director Ridley Scott has been…

A Grande Celebration

“Strawberry Acai?” a kind employee calls out from behind the umber brown counter. A short, brown-haired girl approaches the counter,…

Arts & Entertainment Reviews

“The Defining Decade” Book Review

The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter – And How to Make the Most of Them Now is a book…

‘No Time to Die’ provides a thrilling – albeit uneven – swan song for the 007 Craig era

Time is a spiteful construct, and the past has a cunning way of catching up to you, in more ways…