Totally improbably, MGMT still exists, and not just that, but they also continue to build and better their sound, having released three albums since their…
With Conway the Machine’s growing popularity comes a cynicism about the state of the rap industry that reads more out-of-touch than progressive. “In a class…
The Truth Hurts is a tough albums for listeners to contend with, its hateful rhetoric feeling of a different hip hop era even as much as…
Lunch in the Park is a tough-to-stomach, badly-mixed album that sees Sun Kil Moon ill-advisedly embrace for electro-ambient leanings. There’s a lesson to be learned from…
JR White passed away on October 18, 2020, at the age of 40, leaving behind a special body of work as a producer/engineer, and one-half…
slowthai aims to prove an element of maturation with TYRON, but the album comes across as more of an indictment against his challengers than a…
By reuniting with producer Steve Albini for this new release, Cloud Nothings look to the past while continuing to pursue new avenues with The Shadow…
Like several films in the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema lineup, Love Affair(s) is a title that was meant to premiere at Cannes 2020, under “The…
Having been bestowed the unusual honor of being selected for a 2020 Cannes Film Festival that never was (slotted into a seemingly new “Comedy” section,…
The COVID pandemic kept Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden out of U.S. cinemas (settling for a virtual-only release) in 2020, but the film’s much-hyped 2019 festival…
The Orphanage can be flat and predictable for stretches, but it also tilts its formalism toward a playful character enough to suggest Sadat is worth continuing…
Despite its credibility and collaborators, I Got a Story to Tell doesn’t bring much new insight or verve to this latest treatment of Biggie’s life and…
The Truffle Hunters is a considerably handsome film, but one unfortunately absent of much personality or character. The Truffle Hunters is a relatively modest festival contender,…
JUMBO manages to imbue its tricky material with sensitivity but at the expensive of teasing out much of its considerable potential. It’s not often that object…
As Jazmine Sullivan’s first album in six years, Heaux Tales puts her talents on display and successfully ignores the standard R&B industry traps. Jazmine Sullivan has…
At this point, it should go without saying that any Timur Bekmambetov production that features a plot “told entirely through social media and smartphone screens”…
A Glitch in the Matrix is a shockingly tame study, likely only of interest to those yet to encounter even a Wikipedia summary of Simulation Theory.…
Whole Lotta Red is a versatile, experimental, and grand pop statement from a singular artist in full command of his authorship. Whole Lotta Red is, above…
There is a satisfaction in seeing Yves Tumor deliver an album like Heaven to a Tortured Mind, at once a clever progression of their sonic…