Let me preface anything that I am about to say with a simple, unfiltered fact: I love Bridget Jones. Not just the film “franchise” for its cheeky charm, but Jones as a character — a woman who stumbles a fair…
Album Review: Ingrid Michaelson – “It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense”
Ingrid Michaelson might sound familiar to you – not just in the name, which I instantly associate with giddy feel-good-ness, but also in her voice, which is almost irresistibly distinct. Michaelson isn’t just a “girl’s girl.” She’s a singer-songwriter for everyone:…
From the Record Crate: Journey – “Escape” (1981)
For most people around my age (freshly 22), Journey might only bring about thoughts of cheesy ’80s fads and drunken karaoke nights where a handful of overly ambitious bar patrons chose to belt out “Don’t Stop Believin’.” But to me,…
Movie Review: Nerve
For a film with a punchy title that instantly conjures the phrase, “You’ve got a lot of nerve, kid!”, Nerve delivers only about 70 percent of the movie I had expected. This Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost-directed film does, however,…
TV Review: Mr. Robot (2×04) “eps2.2_init1.asec”
Welcome back to my weekly recap/review of season 2 of USA Network’s Mr. Robot. You can check out my previous coverage of episode 3 here. As usual, spoilers are ahead! Official episode description: “Elliot friends Ray, hopes he can finally help delete…
TV Review: Mr. Robot (2×03) “eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd”
Welcome back to my weekly recap/review of season 2 of USA Network’s Mr. Robot. You can check out my previous coverage of the season première here. As usual, slight spoilers are ahead! Official episode description: “Elliot vows to beat Mr. Robot…
TV Review: ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2 Premiere
Hello, friend. It’s good to be back. USA Network’s Mr. Robot is special to me. I’d make a clichéd pun that involves some variation of saying the show “hacked its way into my heart/my list of favorite series,” but I’ll spare…
