Jon Winkler
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Jon Winkler is a 27-year-old movie/music nerd in Hudson, NH by way of Merrimack, NH. He loves watching, listening to, dissecting, mocking and talking about movies, television, music, video games and comics. He enjoys a good cheeseburger, believes CDs and vinyl are superior, likes to make people smile if they're having a rough day, and is rumored to be Batman (unconfirmed).

Album Review: Beck – “Colors”

Of all of the acts of Generation X 90s alternative rock, few have emerged as unscathed and evolved as one Beck Hansen. The once “Loser” emerged from the 90s trying to shake off the crazy Cheese Whiz and goofy sex…

Album Review: Liam Gallagher – “As You Were”

Liam Gallagher does whatever he wants and cares as little as possible about anything else. It’s the reason he’s one of the most beloved rockstars in British music history: a brash, unapologetic son of working-class Manchester with his chin out…

Album Review: Foo Fighters – “Concrete and Gold”

There’s something truly paradoxical about Foo Fighters. If anyone has ever seen the Foos interviewed or perform live, it’s clear the rock veterans really care about what they do. They clearly put so much craft and passion into the records…

American Horror Story: Cult 7×04 Review: “11/9”

Despite it being the title of this season of American Horror Story, the word “cult” has been used sparingly with little explanation. If anything, any relation the show has to an actual cult has been circling around Evan Peters’ maniacal…

First Trailer For Alex Garland’s ‘Annihilation’

2015 saw the release of Ex Machina, the directorial debut of acclaimed writer Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Dredd). Thanks to that movie’s critical acclaim and Oscar-winning visual effects, Garland’s directorial career is on the way up. Garland’s follow-up is Annihilation, an adaptation…

Video Game Review: Destiny 2

There are a lot of reasons why Destiny could be considered a failure, but the biggest one of all was a major loss of potential. Bungie’s big step out post-Halo was built up for over a year as a vast…

Movie Review: First They Killed My Father

In case you didn’t know, Angelina Jolie is an activist for human rights. The Oscar-winner has had one of the more successful transitions from sex symbol to legitimate presence in Hollywood. Despite being on tabloid magazine covers almost every week,…