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).

Hot Fuzz: For The Love Of Action

We’re taking a look at what has made each of Edgar Wright’s films great in lead up to the release of Baby Driver.  In the long run, it makes sense that Edgar Wright would do an action film. Considering the…

Album Review: Lorde – “Melodrama”

Merriam-Webster defines “melodrama” as “a work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization.” The word itself is often used to describe the trials and tribulations of…

Movie Review: Kill Switch

Video game movies have left such a poor taste in everyone’s mouth. No matter how popular the property being adapted, movies based off of video games have almost always been made with bad filmmaking, grim atmosphere, stupid writing, and boring…

Queens of the Stone Age Return With “The Way You Used to Do”

Time to go with the flow again, and just in time for the summer! Queens of the Stone Age have returned with a new single, “The Way You Used to Do,” their first in three years and the first from their…

Album Review: Phoenix – “Ti Amo”

In the terms of pop music, Phoenix might be considered a one-album wonder. The French alternative rock outfit scored big with their 2009 album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and sugary electro-rock hits “1901,” and “Lisztomania.” But the funny thing about Phoenix…

Album Review: Katy Perry – “Witness”

Many people assume that Lady Gaga is the 21st century heir to Madonna’s throne of mutating pop mystique, but Katy Perry would be a solid runner-up. Everyone’s favorite “California Gurl” has touched on practically every sub-genre of pop not between…

Movie Review: Captain Underpants – The First Epic Movie

Regardless of what its name brings up, there is an art to silliness. Everything from Abbott and Costello arguing about who’s playing what position in baseball to Cleese and Palin slapping each other with fish to Chappelle using an 80s…