“Tasting Jester King Brewery Provenance Blood Orange and Tangerine Sour Beer”

Divine provenance is great, but you know what’s better? Jester King’s provenance. Continue reading →

“SPOTLIGHT: Amythyst Kiah Makes a Statement of Self on ‘Wary + Strange’”

Imagine the song “Black Myself.” Imagine me, a white guy, singing “Black Myself” with the windows rolled down. Imagine me rolling the windows up because I feel like I don’t deserve to sing “Black Myself.” Anyways, good song. Continue reading →

“‘Sound Of Violence’ Is A Gory Mess That Never Hits The Emotional High Note”

“Sounds” an awful lot like derivative, inventive, but empty cacophony to me, emphasis on the “phony.” (Zing.) Continue reading →

“Midwest Monsters: An Appreciation of Bill Rebane’s Spirited Schlock”

They sent me cheesy movies / the worst they could find / and then I sat and watched them all / and I enjoyed myself just fine Continue reading →

“‘The Abominable Dr. Phibes’ At 50”

More like “The Abominable Dr. Vibes,” y’know? Continue reading →

“‘The Killing of Two Lovers’ Shoots Its Hollow Heartbreak Beautifully”

Hang on a second there – two lovers? In THIS ec– Continue reading →

“‘Hacks’ With Jean Smart Sharply Unpacks How Comedians Are Fundamentally Flawed”

Hacks, but does not slash, but it tickles, and anyways let’s leave it at that. Continue reading →

“Chino Moya’s Intriguing Debut ‘Undergods’ Feels Underbaked”

Indivisible, with liberty and first-draft movies for all. Continue reading →

“‘Riders Of Justice’: Mads Mikkelsen & A Great Ensemble Lend Emotional Depth To This Revenge Thriller”

Copenhagen’s gone Mads, and the only person who can save it is…well, Mads. Continue reading →

“Chris Hemsworth Brings the Hammer Down”

Happy Odin’s Day, here’s a piece that would’ve been better timed for Thorsday. Continue reading →

“Hear Me Out: Why ‘Deep Rising’ Isn’t A Bad Movie”

Hear me out: I really like crappy movies that aren’t crappy at all, because there’s no accounting for taste. Continue reading →

“The Paper Tigers’ Tight Action/Comedy Kicks Its Aging Martial Artists Into Gear”

The thing about paper tigers: They beat rock AND scissors. Continue reading →

“Will Public Transit Survive The Pandemic?”

All I can say is that man, I really hope so. Continue reading →

“‘There Used To Be Horses Here,’ But Now There’s Grief”

An album so stricken with grief that I can’t bring myself to make a witty smartass remark about it here. Continue reading →

“‘Things Heard & Seen’: Rich Filmmaking & Strong Themes Amplify The Scares In Netflix’s Latest Horror”

I’ve heard and seen some reactions to this movie that I disagree with strongly! It’s a good movie! Continue reading →

“‘Yasuke’ Is A Violent, Haunting & Beautiful Animated Series Led By A Captivating Lakeith Stanfield”

Cutting lesser jidaigeki productions down to size. Continue reading →

“Massachusetts’ Gayest Brewery Makes Damn Good Beer”

Not only “LGBTQ”-gay, but happy gay, because I don’t know how you could hang out on their roof deck and not be happy. Continue reading →

“‘Cruel Summer’ Is A Smart, Pulpy Mystery Series With A Bit Too Much Flash”

There’s nothing crueler than a summer…of MURDER Continue reading →

“The Best Dessert-Inspired Sours of New England”

(And also New York.) Continue reading →