This isn’t a think piece. Not an “in defense of “article or a faux open letter. Let’s just call it what it is. Jack White wrote a bad album. For the first…
British heavy metal band remain defenders of the faith. The term, “classic album,” and phrase, “returning to their roots,” are always problematic. It’s a bad sell. It’s the band saying, “sorry we…
Tell me if this sounds familiar: Jennifer Lawrence plays a strongwilled heroine who, to protect her family must endure the craziest of situations by volunteering to be a part of a state-sponsored…
Eleven albums in and Superchunk never sounded better. Despite what you may have heard, fun rock albums still exist. You know, the album that isn’t mired in a desperate rebrand, vague concept,…
From Saturday Night Live to Portlandia, Fred Armisen finally gets his solo Anyone expecting a pure standup set doesn’t realize that Fred Armisen marches to the beat of his own drum. The…
The Shape of Water Doesn’t Rock the Boat Pitching The Shape of Water as a parable is perfectly fine. Dark fantasy sounds more interesting than superhero saga. It still needs to be…
Reaching a new nadir, Warner Bros. should look outside the motherbox. I’m not mad. I’m just disappointed. Maybe even more, concerned, if such a thing can exist for a multi-billion-dollar film franchise.…
Latest Pixar film is an instant classic. You’re going to cry. But we know that, right? Getting in touch with all the feelings is why we go see Pixar films. Some of…
Hopper, All Things ‘80s, and why Bob wins for losing. Enough time has passed. The spoiler embargo is over, multiple viewings have commenced and the gate’s been sealed. It’s time to break…
Topanga local Brian Chapman’s EP makes loud statements by being decidedly delicate. Stoneskipper’s eponymous EP is mood music in the best way be it sunrise, sunset, nursing a hangover or a broken…