A Quiet Place Review: Krasinski Silences with Sheer Suspense

A Quiet Place is as ferociously primal of a horror film as the terrifying predators present throughout. These creatures feed off sound, which is somewhat of a rudimentary gimmick for a horror film monster. Director and star John Krasinski takes full…

I Lived Part of Unsane: Separating Fact from Fiction in Steven Soderbergh’s latest

Trigger Warning: This post contains language about depression and suicide that some may find upsetting [Mild Spoilers About Unsane Ahead] I never had a used tampon thrown at me, but I do remember the paper cups of shit. Not that…

Love After Love is a painfully honest look at loss and grief

Like its last rattle, death lingers. Grief prescribes no easy to follow manual in how someone deals with the loss of a loved one, especially when that someone was the glue that held so much of a family together. Without…

Sherlock Gnomes Movie Review: An unfunny and unnecessary sequel

Sherlock Gnomes opens by tipping its hand, going through major works of literature and pop culture to see which ones lend themselves to cloying, forced gnome puns, and then, between groans, building a loose story around it. It’s as if…

Album Review: The Fratellis – “In Your Own Sweet Time”

Back in 2006, Glasgow indie rockers The Fratellis hoped to launch off the back of The Libertines and Arctic Monkeys into a new British Invasion for the early 2000s. Their great hope was Costello Music, released to much acclaim in…

Panic! at the Disco announces new album “Pray for the Wicked” and tour

After a series of teasers across various social media platforms–including one in which Panic! at the Disco’s remaining solo member Brendon Urie brushed his teeth near a clock radio flashing 3:19–fans were ravenous for any new music news the band…

Concert Review: K. Flay and Yungblud – Washington, D.C. 3/12/18

As soon as I heard Yungblud’s “I Love You, Will You Marry Me”, I was determined to see the rising South Yorkshire musician live. Contrary to what one might expect, the single’s far from a sappy, Ed Sheeran-style ballad. Rather,…