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The Best Metal Albums of 2020
Without world wars or nuclear threats — at least the tensions in Iran had dissipated — 2020 was one of the most violent years in history. After the double or triple lockdown, the millions of deaths around the globe, and…
‘His House’ review: Horror fans should knock on this door
“Strange country,” uttered Bol Majur (Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù) a beat after he was scared to breathlessness. This will be the only note of humor during his entire stay in the house. “The house” is a reference to the depressing — not…
Album Review: Fleet Foxes Emerge Reinvigorated on “Shore”
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fleet Foxes’ leader Robin Pecknold was experiencing a creative standstill. Fragments of a new Fleet Foxes project were being labored on, but there were no vocals or lyrics. “I wasn’t being creative at…
I’m Thinking of Ending Things Review: Kaufman’s Mind-Bending Adaptation is Delightfully Obtuse
A Charlie Kaufman film asks a lot of questions; questions about the world, our relationships, and the fundamental nature of human existence. His stories often deal in existentialism and, more frequently than not, the answers to those questions are rarely easy…
Radioactive Review: Rosamund Pike carries this Uneven, Yet Ambitious Biopic
One of the most well-known facts about French-Polish scientist Marie Curie was how self-damaging her discovery ended up being. Decades after her untimely death, it was discovered that Curie’s old furniture, manuscripts, and even cookbooks are still at lethal radiation…
Summerland Movie Review: An Offering of Hope and Beauty
In times when there’s no knowing if that van over there is civilian owned or federally rented and demonic “relations” is how one contracts COVID-19, whoever chooses to totally disconnect from society might just be a genius. Alice Lamb (Gemma…