Mar 11, 2022 Music Sven Wunder’s Natura Morta is Orchestral Pop of the Highest Quality (Review) With its impeccable pop melodies and lush orchestration, Sven Wunder’s latest album is a pure delight for the ears.
Feb 27, 2022 Music MotorCycle by Daniel Amos (Review) With its psychedelic arrangements and skewed lyrics, MotorCycle is an artistic and spiritual gem.
Feb 15, 2022 Music Mysteries by Antarctic Wastelands (Review) These seven short ambient pieces possess a sense of impermanence that heightens their melancholy effect.
Jan 31, 2022 TV The Master Chief Goes to Work in the First Halo Trailer (Review) There’s a lot to like here, but at the risk of sounding nitpicky, why isn’t Cortana blue?
Jan 29, 2022 Music From the Womb of the Morning, the Dew of Your Youth Will Be Yours by Ronnie Martin (Review) More than a return, this feels like a rediscovery of everything that made me love Ronnie Martin’s music in the first place.
Jan 27, 2022 Video Games Children of Morta Is a Heartfelt Epic About One Family’s Battle Against Evil (Review) With its gorgeous pixel art design, colorful characters, and engaging storyline, Children of Morta is an RPG gem.
Jan 21, 2022 Movies Max Reload and the Nether Blasters by Scott Conditt, Jeremy Tremp (Review) A shallow, mean-spirited movie obsessed with proving its own cleverness time and again.
Jan 20, 2022 Movies 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus by Joshua Wesely, Simon Wesely (Review) There’s a certain charm to this inept German film about Christians battling religious persecution brought on by the pandemic.
Jan 5, 2022 Movies The Matrix Resurrections Subverts Its Own Franchise to Explore Trauma, Grief & Romance (Review) Borne out of personal loss, the fourth Matrix film trades kung fu and bullet time for something more emotional.
Dec 22, 2021 Music Bathe in Black Light by Desiderii Marginis (Review) The latest from Johan Levin’s long-running dark ambient project is a harrowing, exhilarating journey through desolate places.
Nov 26, 2021 Literature When the Sparrow Falls by Neil Sharpson (Review) Part cyberpunk dystopia, part Cold War spy thriller, Neil Sharpson’s new novel is a fascinating read.
Oct 30, 2021 Music Imperishable by Daygraves (Review) The latest release from the anonymous one-man band uses searing blackgaze to confront chronic illness.
Oct 24, 2021 Music Void XXIII by Chihei Hatakeyama (Review) A collection of richly textured and highly atmospheric pieces composed entirely on guitar.
Oct 11, 2021 Music Dependency by Western Edges (Review) The former Hood member’s latest is an ode to underground garage, techno, and ambient music from the ’90s.
Sep 3, 2021 Music Flowerland by Pearl & The Oysters (Review) Inspired by Florida’s Gulf Coast, the psych-pop duo’s latest evokes golden beaches and warm oceans.
Aug 29, 2021 Movies Night in Paradise by Park Hoon-jung (Review) This ultra-bleak gangster drama from South Korea is enhanced by stunning cinematography and an ominous atmosphere.
Aug 23, 2021 Movies The Paper Tigers by Tran Quoc Bao (Review) Tran Quoc Bao’s first feature film is a martial arts comedy gem.
Aug 8, 2021 Literature Ty Seidule’s Robert E. Lee and Me Is a Searing Indictment of the Confederate Icon (Review) Blending personal memoir and history, Ty Seidule seeks to understand his veneration of the traitorous Confederate general.
Jul 6, 2021 Movies The Tomorrow War Is Amazon’s Forgettable Attempt at a Summer Blockbuster (Review) Even with Chris Pratt and J. K. Simmons, Amazon’s big-budget blockbuster falls flat on almost every front.
Jul 5, 2021 Comics The Department of Truth, Volume 1 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds (Review) In this Image Comics series, every conspiracy theory is real… or has the potential to become real.