Major spoilers below. All hail the May Queen. In Ari Aster’s sophomore follow-up to last year’s brilliant Hereditary, the horror moves from the claustrophobic space of personal grief and madness to the brightly lit, never ending smiles of well-intentioned Swedish…
From the Record Crate: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill looms large in our collective pop culture consciousness, especially if you’re a woman who happened to be alive in the ‘90s. The album’s singles were cornerstones of the blossoming alt-rock movement, taking the radio by…
Yesterday Movie Review: Love it or hate it, your troubles will seem so far away
“Do you want the good news or the bad news?” Lily James asks a down-on-his-songwriting-luck Himesh Patel as he stocks shelves in a part-time warehouse job. The film immediately cuts to a new location to see this question through, but…
Album Review: Prince – “Originals”
One of the many qualities that made Prince such an iconic figure in pop music was his work ethic. He just never stopped making music, whether he was on tour, making an album or whatever he was doing in between…
Wild Rose Movie Review: Jessie Buckley shines bright
At what point does burning ambition have to step aside for the pressing responsibilities of adulthood? Taking to heart Harlan Howard’s “three chords and the truth” analogy, Tom Harper’s Wild Rose tries to pin down exactly when it’s time to…
Album Review: Jonas Brothers – “Happiness Begins”
Ten years ago, the Jonas Brothers flame burned hot and bright among young fans around the world. Camp Rock ruled the Disney Channel, “Burnin’ Up” and “S.O.S.” were unexpected earworms even among non-fans, and the Brothers themselves were having to…
The Last Black Man in San Francisco Movie Review: Home is the impossible dream in a gentrified nightmare
The Last Black Man in San Francisco speaks to a level of devastation that’s been discussed before, that of how racism, gentrification, and class converge over generations to leave entire neighborhoods left behind in the mad rush for profit. In…