Ephemeral Love by Knight Sabers (Review) Knight Sabers’ future funk is the perfect music for relaxing after a hard day of fighting rogue mecha on the streets of Mega Tokyo. Feb 28, 2020 Music
Watch the First Trailer for Amazon’s Tales From the Loop The Amazon original is inspired by Simon Stålenhag’s fantastical artwork. Feb 27, 2020 TV
The We Wonder Lent Podcast New episodes will be released every Monday and every day of Holy Week. Feb 25, 2020 Religion
The War For Cybertron is Coming to Netflix Rest assured I’ll be tuning in on day one (along with my inner eleven-year-old). Feb 23, 2020 Anime
Blood Music’s VirtuaVerse Gets a Release Date The “cyberpunk point & click adventure” evokes the classic LucasArts and Sierra games of ’80s and ’90s. Feb 22, 2020 Video Games
Silver Surfer: Black Is a Trippy, Existential Story About Preserving Light in the Darkness (Review) Donny Cates and Tradd Moore have delivered an epic Silver Surfer tale that looks unlike anything else out there. Feb 21, 2020 Comics
Topographies’ Difference & Repetition Perfectly Invokes the Specter of Early ’80s Post-Punk (Review) If you’re a fan of ethereal guitars, icy synths, Cure-ish basslines, and haunting vocals, then this is your new favorite EP. Feb 17, 2020 Music
Cave Vaults on the Moon in New Mexico by Tan Cologne (Review) This is music for ambling through wide open spaces that aren’t encumbered by the detritus of urban sprawl. Feb 16, 2020 Music
The Green Knight Looks Like an Intense Take on Arthurian Legend The films seems to be going for an aesthetic that walks the line between gritty realism and fairy tale-ish otherworldliness. Feb 15, 2020 Movies
Oh Wes Anderson, Don’t Ever Change Yes, “The French Dispatch” looks like more of the same from Wes Anderson. But really, what else would you want? Feb 14, 2020 Movies
“Texas Sun” by Khruangbin & Leon Bridges The perfect track for sauntering through ghost towns in the Texas panhandle. Feb 13, 2020 Music
The Silver Surfer Cartoon Brought Cosmic Weirdness to ’90s Saturday Mornings Trippy visuals, ambitious stories, and melodramatic dialog captured the spirit of one of Marvel’s greatest and noblest heroes. Feb 12, 2020 Best of Opus TV Nerdery
Streams by State Azure (Review) This four-hour collection of improvised ambient/electronic music is as spacious and expansive as its cosmic cover art suggests. Feb 11, 2020 Music
Revisiting the Filming Locations of The Wraith A fascinating bit of cultural archaeology. Feb 9, 2020 Movies
Opus Subscriptions Are Go! The very first subscriber exclusive has been posted to the Opus Substack page. Feb 7, 2020 Opus News
A Trip Down (Web Development) Memory Lane Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how much CSS offers today’s web developers. Feb 6, 2020 Web Development
“The Unlimited” by Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams The first single from Sufjan’s upcoming album traffics in ghostly synths and harrowing drones. Feb 5, 2020 Music
Disney’s Black Hole: A Flawed, Fascinating Sci-Fi Epic Though plagued by some tonal shifts, the movie’s visual splendor and outright weirdness can’t be denied. Feb 5, 2020 Movies
Opus Subscription Drive (February 2020) Subscribers play an important role in supporting Opus while getting some nice exclusive benefits. Feb 4, 2020 Opus News
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat in 4K Using neural networks, a YouTuber breathes new life into a classic bit of film history. Feb 4, 2020 Movies Technology