Instead of gazing at one’s shoes, one should gaze at their personal past. That’s a way better source of songwriting inspiration. Continue reading
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Review: The Nightingale, 2019, dir. Jennifer Kent
A movie about the most vengeful bird of all! Also, genocide and sexual violence. Continue reading
“‘Nightmare Cinema’ Shows Off The True Range Of The Horror Genre”
Horror is the style right now, and if you’re trying to get into it but don’t know what kind of horror you like, here’s a movie for you. Continue reading
Review: Annabelle Comes Home, 2019, dir. Gary Dauberman
She’s home! Annabelle, she’s home! That’s…that’s really not good, whose home did she come to? Yours? Mine? Hopefully yours. Sorry, I want to live. Continue reading
Review: Fruit Bats, “Gold Past Life”
It’s a deer! On a beach! Only in Michigan, I’m telling you. Continue reading
Review: The Dead Don’t Die, 2019, dir. Jim Jarmusch
A movie about zombies by one of the coolest filmmakers out there, starring a ton of people I like, should be a slam dunk, but then…what if it isn’t? Continue reading
Review: Calexico and Iron & Wine, “Years to Burn”
I don’t know what I can say about this record that I don’t already say in the kicker to my review, but gosh I guess I’ll try. Continue reading
Review: Funan, 2019, dir. Denis Do
A stunning, low key bit of animation from a descendant of unspeakable atrocity. Amazingly, he’s up to speaking about it. Continue reading
Review: The Perfection, 2019, dir. Richard Shepard
You got your body horror in my psychological thriller! Except that it’s all horror, even when it’s too over-written for its own good. Pft. Continue reading
Review: Yeasayer, “Erotic Reruns”
Well, as long as the reruns are erotic, then I don’t mind if I do. Continue reading
Review: Thee Oh Sees, “Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion”
A portal back in time to when Oh Sees were Thee Oh Sees and they hadn’t released quite as many albums as they have to date. Continue reading
Review: Black Mountain, “Destroyer”
Roll down the windows and throw the goat as you careen down highways blaring the new album from Black Mountain. (But don’t throw the goat out the window. You might lose a hand. Safety first.) Continue reading
Review: Asako I & II, 2019, dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Finally, what we’ve all been asking for this year: A doppelganger movie that isn’t distinctly a horror movie, and also doesn’t really stick to a single genre, either. Continue reading
Review: The Souvenir, 2019, dir. Joanna Hogg
One of the most under-appreciated filmmakers in the world has released what’s already looking like her most-appreciated film, and Andy has mixed thoughts. (On the reaction to the film, not the film itself.) Continue reading
Review: Ask Dr. Ruth, 2019, dir. Ryan White
Upfront: This movie is about sex. My review of this movie is about sex. Everything is about sex. It’s necessary to get that out of the way to numb your delicate prudish American sensibilities. Continue reading
Review: Pure Bathing Culture, “Night Pass”
Put away your soaps and bath bombs and shampoos and other scented sudsy sundries, this is a music review, not a tutorial for custom at-home spa treatments, good lord. Continue reading
Review: Body at Brighton Rock, 2019, dir. Roxanne Benjamin
An instructional film about what to do when you’re alone on a mountain overlook and there’s a corpse and possibly also a ghost or a bear. Continue reading
Review: Cage the Elephant, “Social Cues,” 2019
What do you do when a band you’ve followed for years makes a new album and it’s…kind of bland? Continue reading
