The fourth installment of The Romanoffs, “Expectation,” comes with an intriguing logline: “Over a single day in New York City, a woman is confronted with every lie she ever told.” That premise sounds devilishly compelling and just the right amount…
The Romanoffs 1×03 Review: “House of Special Purpose”
If it isn’t evident based on the exceptional rollout of The Romanoffs by Amazon, Matthew Weiner is a big believer in letting episodes breathe by releasing them weekly. While Mad Men was on the air, the show became infamous for…
Album Review: Kurt Vile – “Bottle It In”
Kurt Vile’s latest release, Bottle It In, can be summarized in two words: it’s fine. It’s all fine, and definitely serviceable but it feels a bit like a placeholder. You want a Kurt Vile album? Here’s a Kurt Vile album.…
The Romanoffs Premiere Review: “The Violet Hour” and “The Royal We”
“Tell the [ambulance] to slow down. I want to see the Arc de Triomphe one last time.” So begins Matthew Weiner’s new mystery-shrouded anthology series for Amazon, The Romanoffs. We are taken instantly into a world of such privilege and…
Album Review: “A Star Is Born” Soundtrack
It is always difficult to assess a soundtrack album, to try and separate it from the film it comes attached to. Fortunately, in the case of 2018’s A Star Is Born, the soundtrack consciously replicates the experience of watching the…
Big Mouth Season 2 Review: More of Everything
Like many shows before it, Big Mouth has taken its second season as an opportunity to double-down on what the first season did and gives us more of everything. This season gives you more pre-teen masturbation, more Hormone Monsters, more…
Album Review: Christine and the Queens – “Chris”
The new release from Héloïse Letissier, otherwise known as Christine and the Queens, is an easy, romantic and strong progression from her first record in 2015. Letissier has described her first album, Chaleur humaine (self-titled for the English release), as…
