Due to its thematically adjacent content and stunning use of wide, open plains, God’s Own Country will undoubtedly be haphazardly compared to Brokeback Mountain, which is a shame because writer/director Francis Lee’s lovely debut never stoops so low as to…
From the Record Crate: Meat Loaf – “Bat Out of Hell” (1977)
The 1970s were a breeding ground for campy rock operas, but Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman saw an opportunity to lead the pack with their big, brassy display of emotions in their most carnal form. Caught somewhere between Broadway musicals…
Movie Review: Jungle
Over the last few years, Daniel Radcliffe has been doing his damnedest to separate his image from the character that brought him fame, and he may have finally done so, as he finds himself bearded and writhing around in the…
Best Decades in Horror: The 1980s
There are few genre success stories more endearing than the run horror movies had throughout the 1980s. Visual effects – in all their animatronic and latex glory – had finally reached a point where they could capture the twisted fantasies…
From the Record Crate: R.E.M. – “Automatic for the People” (1992)
Following the intricate stylings of the 1991 smash hit Out of Time, R.E.M. finally had the attention of the masses after paying their dues with seven critically consistent albums. Even after signing with Warner Brothers, they were never a band…
Album Review: Jessica Lea Mayfield – “Sorry Is Gone”
Twanged out indie rocker Jessica Lea Mayfield has never been one to beat around the bush with flowery metaphors and loose situational representations of her own struggles; much like a modernist short story writer, she is economical with her words,…
