I like Gus. I think he and Fiona have a sweet, kindling romance that is worthy of exploration. But not one actor has touched the chemistry that Justin Chatwin as Jimmy/Steve shares with Emmy Rossum. Chatwin has one line in…
Giveaway: Enter to Win a ‘Firefight’ Prize Pack!
Brandon Sanderson is back with a vengeance in FIREFIGHT, the follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Steelheart. In the book that Kirkus Reviews is calling a “rare middle volume that keeps the throttle open,” Sanderson takes readers…
10 Other Times Artists Pissed Everyone Off
A few days ago, my colleague Matt Rice wrote an article on the 10 Times Bob Dylan Pissed Everyone Off. Dylan’s career is full of left turns that bewildered fans, but other artists have thrown similar curveballs in their career.…
TV Review: AMC’s The Walking Dead 5×09, “What Happened And What’s Going On”
Three months later and things have not gotten any happier on The Walking Dead. In fact, if it weren’t for the artsy-ness of this mid-season premiere episode, “What Happened and What’s Going On,” I would go as far as to say…
Watch: N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” music video be remade
“Fuck the police, coming straight from the underground,” perfectly represents what N.W.A. stood for. I don’t mean what the acronym means, but rather their stasis of non-violent protest with music clearly bounded by the first amendment of the United States.…
From the Record Crate: The Academy Is… – “Almost Here” (2005)
The year is 2005. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The world was about to be introduced to the power of Shonda Rhimes with the series premiere of Grey’s Anatomy set to air that fall.…
TV Review: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2×15) “Windbreaker City”
A wild Nick Kroll appears, Santiago wants to go to a Ted Talks on “Power Poses”, and it’s essentially a rehash of season one’s “Tactical Village” on this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I’m one of those audience members who…