I’ve written about Wussy in several pieces published in various places and my writings about them all generally start the same way: This Cincinnati band has never been as popular as they deserve to be, but their fanbase makes up for what…
Movie Review: Of Oz the Wizard
Alphabetical as be deserves film in of Of order, Oz review the the this will Wizard written. Just kidding. The review will not be written in alphabetical order, for the sake of anyone who’d care enough to try and decipher…
The Film Canon: Les Vampires (1915-16)
The Young Folks has covered many anniversaries in 2015. From films like Jaws (1975) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975), to albums like Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks (1975) and Radiohead’s The Bends (1995), this was a year in which…
Movie Review: ‘Suffragette’
Suffragette, like last year’s Selma, benefits from the fact that its release is coinciding with several social justice movements. The release of Selma seemed perfectly timed, highlighting the similarities between the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter. But the…
TV Review: Rectify (3×06) – “The Source”
Wow. Great TV has a way of dazzling you, leaving you dumbstruck, not knowing what just happened. Often, this is done by shocking the audience. A main character unexpectedly dies or is injured, or things get worse at a moment…
TV Review: Rectify (3×05) – “The Future”
My primary complaint about last week’s episode was that, while a lot happened in it, what happened wasn’t presented interestingly enough. Directed by Nicole Kassell (returning to the show for the first time since season one’s “Modern Times”), “The Future”…
