Jun 1, 2020 Music Spells by Nailah Hunter (Review) This lovely little album by harpist Nailah Hunter stands in stark contrast to these chaotic times.
May 25, 2020 Music Offering to the Morning Fog by Robert Rich (Review) Robert Rich’s latest album is a response to listeners’ requests for music that can help them during these uncertain times.
May 22, 2020 TV Amazon’s Tales From the Loop Is a Haunting and Melancholy Sci-Fi Anthology (Review) Amazon’s latest sci-fi series is set in a small midwestern town where strange phenomena occurs every day.
May 20, 2020 Music We Were Never Here by Epic45 (Review) The duo’s latest collection of nostalgia-soaked songs contains some of their most abstract and affecting music to date.
May 10, 2020 Anime SAC_2045 Is an Empty Shell of a Ghost in the Shell Title (Review) From its lifeless 3DCG animation to its nonsensical storyline, the latest Ghost in the Shell title underwhelms in every way.
May 3, 2020 TV Alex Garland’s Devs Is Heady, Philosophical Sci-Fi Destined for a Cult Following (Review) Alex Garland’s latest explores free will, determinism, and the nature of reality against a Silicon Valley backdrop.
Apr 26, 2020 Music A Perception of Everything by Endless Melancholy (Review) Endless Melancholy’s latest is the musical equivalent of thumbing through old keepsakes and faded photos.
Apr 21, 2020 Music Roy by Makeup and Vanity Set (Review) One of synthwave’s finest concludes his Blade Runner-inspired series of EPs with a tribute to Rutger Hauer.
Apr 11, 2020 Anime Iria: Zeiram the Animation by Tetsurō Amino (Review) Thanks to its exotic-looking visual aesthetic, this sci-fi/action anime title is an overlooked gem from the mid ’90s.
Mar 27, 2020 Music Outnumbered by The Foreign Resort (Review) The Danish trio’s latest album is a perfectly bleak blend of razor-sharp post-punk and chilly synth-pop.
Mar 8, 2020 Music Chasms Return with Limits EP, Tour with Telefon Tel Aviv (Review) There’s a hint of darkness beneath the dreaminess that makes Chasms’ music all the more captivating.
Mar 1, 2020 Music Lifesavers Underground’s Shaded Pain Brought Goth-y Gloom to Christian Music (Review) The band’s 1987 magnum opus is a dark, haunting album that still captivates after more than three decades.
Feb 28, 2020 Music 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 21, 2020 Comics 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 17, 2020 Music 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 16, 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 11, 2020 Music 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 2, 2020 Music Secret Stairways’ Enchantment of the Ring Elevates Dungeon Synth To a New Level (Review) Originally released in 1997, these eight ambient pieces put much of modern dungeon synth music to shame.
Dec 24, 2019 Movies The Rise of Skywalker Brings Star Wars to an Exhausting Conclusion (Review) I’m ready to be done with the Skywalkers and their saga.
Dec 20, 2019 Music Odes to the Void by Life on Venus (Review) The Moscow shoegazers return with ten tracks of brilliant shoegaze that’s hampered only somewhat by a muddy mix.