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Art & Flea: Summer Wonders

Art & Flea, the long-running haven for local vendors, artists and craftspeople, set up shop at the Honolulu Museum of Art School on Victoria Street for a summer event that showcased locally made arts and crafts, plus DJs from KTUH…

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‘Don’t Breathe’ is a breath of fresh air

After a summer full of comic book movies, animated films and unnecessary sequels and reboots, I was hungry for something original and “Don’t Breathe” fit the bill just perfectly. Three young punks eager to get out of their dead end…

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‘Suicide Squad’ is too sloppy

After the lukewarm reception to “Man of Steel” and “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” it feels like DC figured, if we can’t make fans happy with the most famous comic book characters in history, we might as well go…

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Why you need to see ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’

I have to be honest. As a child, I wasn’t a fan of Batman. Although I had read Frank Miller’s “The Dark Knight Returns” at my local library and recognized the masterpiece for what it was, my young mind couldn’t…

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Mixing it up doesn’t work for ‘Star Trek Beyond’

I’m not really a Star Trek fan despite enjoying the first two films in this reboot series by J.J. Abrams. He has since left the franchise, moving on to Jedis and BB-8s, but “Star Trek” was definitely left in good…

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Netflix review: ‘Stranger Things’

Hawkins, Indiana. 1983. A boy named Will goes missing on his way home from playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends. At the same time, a young girl mysteriously appears who may have answers to his whereabouts. Meanwhile, a strange…

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Weekend read: The new “Superman” is Chinese

This Wednesday, DC Comics released “New Super-Man” #1. For you non-nerds, DC Comics is the home of pop culture’s holy trinity of super heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. But what makes “New Super-Man” #1 so special? And why am…

Movie Review: Finding Dory

Dory gets her own story in the sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo. Images: Walt Disney Animation Studios You will never look at children's touch pools the same ever again. That's just one memorable moment of the sequel to Finding Nemo.…

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Q&A: ‘Pidgin Siri’ creator Pashyn Santos

If you live in Hawaii, there’s a 99 percent chance you saw this video on your social media feed last week: Pashyn Santos is the comic mind behind “Pidgin Siri.” The video was a viral phenomenon, garnering over 3 million…

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‘Me Before You’ wasn’t quite for me

I walked into “Me Before You” yearning for a good dose of the “feels.” As much as I love action films, comic book movies and raunchy comedies, I actually appreciate a great tugging of the heart strings once in awhile.…

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ is fun yet lacks excitement

After six entries, you can’t really blame a film franchise for starting to feel like a used car. It elicits comfort and familiarity rather than adventure and excitement. The ride isn’t so smooth anymore but it’ll still get you where…

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Top 5 things to do this weekend

As Mercury wraps up his retrograde tour on Sunday, the stars align for a weekend that aims to please everyone: epic Verdi opera performances, comic book and anime characters at Comic Con, a progressive Hilo-themed dinner, a food- and fashion-forward…

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First Look: Chick & Meck

There’s more than just Korean fried chicken on the menu at this new restaurant on Ke‘eaumoku Street.