Has the word “fun” been used often to describe Steven Soderbergh’s movies? The Oscar-winning writer/director has had one of the most efficient work ethics in Hollywood, jumping between studio-friendly, meticulously-crafted dramas (Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Side Effects) to off-beat, obtuse experiments…
Album Review: Frankie Rose – “Cage Tropical”
After playing a role in a few enticing indie rock bands over the last decade – she was an original member of both Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls – Frankie Rose set out to establish her own distinct sound…
Movie Review: Armed Response
On the day that I watched an excellent Polish documentary feature film from director Maciej Adamek titled Dwa Swiata (Two Worlds), I also had to endure a vastly lesser movie called Armed Response. The first movie I highly recommend you…
Movie Review: First Kill
The opening shot of the movie may be its best. The remainder of the movie is very mediocre. Hayden Christensen stars as a father on a mission to rescue his kidnapped young son with Bruce Willis playing the police chief…
‘Beans – The Coffee Shop Simulator’ is great, but with some serious flaws.
For everyone who doesn’t scour the very depths of Steam, in search of the hidden gems that may lay there, Beans is a coffee shop simulator was made by a three-man hobby developer in their spare time over two years.…