Let’s face it: Luc Besson is one of those directors who we just hate to love. Even though his films are not always the best in storytelling (I’m looking at you, “Lucy”), he always captures our attention in the best possible way:…
Album Review: Jamiroquai – “Automaton”
It’s easy to think that Jamiroquai existed in the wrong era. Their tendency for funky bass-lines, scratching guitars, spacey synthesizers, and the use of use of cosmic wordplay to describe sex make them sound like legends of the disco era,…
From the Record Crate: Prince – “Sign o’ the Times”
1987 was a busy time to be Prince: He disbanded The Revolution, his backup band that had become as synonymous with his name as his love symbol. While he did try to make one more album for Revolution members Wendy…
Book Review: WINDFALL by Jennifer E. Smith
Today we’re taking part in the pre-publication blog tour for Jennifer E. Smith’s WINDFALL. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you or a close friend won the lottery? Jennifer E. Smith’s newest book Windfall explores just…
TV Review: The 100 4×09 “God Complex”
There are two forms of stories taking place in this weeks episode of The 100 (and the last until it returns late April) and it’s a pointed decision by the writers. The first is a story of survival and the desperate lengths…
TV Review: Marvel’s Iron Fist
Iron Fist is a struggle. It’s not just the 13 episode run (too long), or the hour long episodes (ditto), but it’s also the fact none of it is terribly enjoyable or fun to watch. After you watch 13 hours…
Movie Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife
The Holocaust is a genre of its own in cinema and with such a wide and varied swath of films already in existence it’s hard for a movie to differentiate itself. Director Niki Caro valiantly makes an effort with the…