Entertainment

Music, film, games and culture from the college beat.

• ’90210′ ignores continuity, moves into full-blown idiocy

  Andrew Padgett - Tufts Daily

  Senior. Year. Baby. Prepare to be brutally assaulted with these three words for the first two minutes of “90210’s” third season premiere — if viewers even make it that far, that is.

• ‘The Scarlet Letter’ as written by a horny, teenage Hawthorne

  Catherine Tan - Washington Square News

  The movie’s premise is a little dumb, but lead actress Emma Stone elevates “Easy A” into enjoyable teen-comedy-going.

• Recapping Mad Men “The Summer Man” — sexism and swimming

  Matt Carey - the217.com

  An odd episode of Mad Men follows one of its finest, as Don tries to change his course.

• Joaquin Phoenix’s debatable insanity in ‘I’m Still Here’

  Stelios Philli - Washington Square News

  It’s an amusing gimmick, sure, but if you’re going to devote two years of your life to something, it just seems like you could — or should — make a better movie out of it.

• Why you need to see “The Room” — it’s epically bad

  katherine

  “The Room” is truly terrible. It’s becoming known for being truly terrible. You need to see “The Room” because it’s hilarious.

• ‘Sicilian Girl’ explores fall of the Mafia

  Sam Colen - Daily Trojan

  Who doesn’t love a good Mafia story? “The Sicilian Girl” takes the fall of the Mafia to another level.

• Sam Adams brews electronic raps for college crowds

  Natalie Cheng - Mizzou Maneater

  Sam Adams is known for shooting down Asher Roth’s signature song with his “I Hate College” remix but the two share quite a bit.

• Q&A with Kyle Gass of Tenacious D

  Josh Potter - Montana Kaimin

  Kyle Gass talks about whether the comedy or the the music is more important and how Jack Black and he created their personas.

• My Morning Jacket guitarist delivers perfect record for fall

  Charlie Burnett - NCSU Technician

  My Morning Jacket’s frontman Carl Broemel delivers a perfect lazy fall country-folk album in his solo debut.

• New Music Tuesday: “Yo Gabba Gabba!” soundtrack

  Joshua Boydston - Oklahoma Daily

  “Yo Gabba Gabba!” is a children’s show for the children of hipsters. Too bad some of the bands don’t write children’s music all the time, though, they acquit themselves better on this soundtrack.