Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has never feared dodging convention. From tearing down the mystique of getting ready for a night out and about, to the scary nature casual sexual encounters, the hellish experience of having children, the lies we’re told about “the one”,…
Early Man Review: A charming if slight treat
Fans of any form of animated film probably owe a thing or two to Aardman Studios and Nick Park. The British studio and writer/director are arguably responsible for bringing the joy and craftsmanship of stop-motion animation to the masses thanks…
MGMT – “Little Dark Age”: Album Review
Last year, the music world celebrated the 10-year anniversary of one of the biggest accidental success stories of the modern indie rock landscape: MGMT’s Oracular Spectacular. 2007 heard Arcade Fire get religious, Radiohead mastering its musical textures and Arctic Monkeys…
On Body And Soul Movie Review
Ever since I was a child, I’ve felt that pretty much the entirety of social conventions and interactions is something dense, awkward, and even physically painful at times. Every step of my school experience and every job I’ve had so…
Kill Order Review: The James Mark film completely misses its mark
Kill Order cannot be a finished movie. There’s no way this wasn’t a workprint accidentally sent to the distributors in place of a final product. I understand that low-budget action filmmaking has its niche audience and that underdeveloped plots and…
The Magicians Review 3×04 “Be the Penny”
Apologies for missing out on recounting the misadventures the characters went on in last weeks episode “The Losses of Magic”, for it was a delightful installment of the series. The big takeaway however, was Penny’s believed (pretty real) death that…
Before We Vanish Movie Review
For years mankind has been obsessed with the question of whether or not there’s life to be discovered amongst the stars. Even more pressing is whether extraterrestrials would see humans as equals or enemies. Sometimes that question is played out…