In the music video for “Girls”, one of the most praised tracks on the 1975’s eponymous debut, frontman Matty Healy proclaims that his band isn’t pop. This statement, as potenti…
Capone Review: An Extremely Flawed and Grotesque Gangster Biopic
About 20 minutes into Capone, the newest film from Chronicle and Fantastic Four director Josh Trank, we see an aging Alphonse Capone (Tom Hardy) sitting in a chair munching on an old cigar. The house …
All Day and a Night Review: A Grim, but Familiar Tale of Cyclical Violence
The story of Black Panther writer Joe Robert Cole’s All Day and a Night is an all too familiar one. It follows the life of Jahkor (Ashton Sanders of Moonlight and Native Son fame) and the cyclic…
Album Review: Brian and Roger Eno deliver a reflective and meditative experience on “Mixing Colours.”
Brian and Roger Eno aim to take things slow with their new collaboration Mixing Colours. Roger, a centerpiece in the ambient genre in his own right, has been working in the music…
All the Bright Places Review: Elle Fanning impresses in new Netflix adaptation
After the incredibly bewitching Hearts Beat Loud, Brett Haley returns with a story that is at turns tender, but also very aware of its subject matter. Amidst the pain of our past, we can find solace i…
Album Review: King Krule clashes with despair and optimism “Man Alive!”
Many things have happened to Archy Marshall since the release of 2017’s The OOZ. His relationship with Charlotte Patmore began, alongside his eventual departure from London. The biggest change, …
Album Review: Algiers – “There Is No Year”
Atlanta post-punk band Algiers has never been a group for those faint of heart. Their 2017 album, The Underside of Power, was a brutal, unrelenting snapshot of the world’s political climate. Las…