Every year or so, an artist comes out of nowhere and becomes one of the most talked-about musicians. Late last year, that artist was Lana Del Rey, whose "Video Games" blew up on the Internet, creating interest in her debut "Born to Die.

    All I hear these days is how Call of Duty games are the greatest thing ever. I always see people playing the game. Now they even have Call of Duty lanyards and shirts. I'm very much a fan myself, but this newest installment from Activision just did not do it for me.

    There is a scene in "Chronicle" where the film's three protagonists stand around a completely flipped-over truck that's sinking fast into a rainy swamp. The one who caused this, Andrew (Dane DeHaan), immediately begins lifting the truck out of the water using his telepathic superpower.

    "Raylan" will not be the book that people talk about when Elmore Leonard's writing comes up in the future – mainly because the University of Detroit alumnus has set the bar so high for so long. Leonard is best known for his novels "Get Shorty," "Out of Sight" and "Rum Punch," all of which were adapted to the silver screen (under one name or another).

    I'm a little late to The Weeknd party. I had heard of The Weeknd – aka, R&B crooner Abel Tesfaye – ever since he released his debut, "House of Balloons," in March, but I didn't download it even though it was free. He followed that up in August with another free album, "Thursday," and followed that up with another free album, "Echoes of Silence," in December.

    "Underworld: Awakening" has a bad videogame story. Yes, it is a movie, but that distinction is the exact reason why it fails. If you're an avid video gamer, you know what I'm talking about: These types of stories are created solely for the purpose of giving the player many "cool" action moments.