Raunchy rockers get revisionist spit shine instead of unabashed truth. Since their inception, Mötley Crüe has made their bones on being the kings of sleaze. It’s baffling as a fan of the…
This is my ninth year covering the Academy Awards in an official capacity and, with each growing year, the divide between voters and the public audience gets deeper and wider. What exactly…
Better, if not as spectacular a follow-up is a surefire winner. It’s hard to do the same trick twice. With as many bricks and spaceships and metal beards to play with, you’d…
Another color, another gimmick, another wasted Weezer album. Yes, the whole reason behind The Teal Album was equal parts internet fan campaign and promotion for their March proper album release. That’s fine. Plenty…
Zemeckis fails in deciding what type of film to make. It’s completely apropos that Welcome to Marwen comes out during the holiday. It’s much like a fruitcake. You have fruit, which is…
Animated film is an instant classic. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was the superhero film we needed but didn’t deserve. It’s also, conveniently, the best film of 2018. Hyperbolic and outlandish as that…
Sometimes you win a battle by flanking the sides. Director Jon S. Baird successfully dodges legend pandering and embraces the human condition in the endearing Indie film, “Stan & Ollie.” It’s a…
Stars and cameos be damned; the Coen Brothers turn in another stunner. No matter the screen, the Coen Brothers are going to be the Coen Brothers and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs…
First proper album in 18 years has hits, misses, and hope Let’s be clear: the world is a better place with The Smashing Pumpkins in it. Let’s also be clear that means…
Director Ruben Fleischer turns fools’ gold into actual gold. Sometimes it’s great to be absolutely wrong about a film. After claiming The Predator as the worst of film of 2018, expectations were…