Her Socialist Smile is yet another landmark work from Gianvito, more intimate than his usual but no less fiercely and formally intelligent. John Gianvito’s Vapor Trail…
All Hall of Fame proves is that Polo G is way too quick to annoint himself an all-timer. Polo G, like every great rapper before…
Troubled Paradise mostly works to expose Slayyyter’s brand as more shallow gimmick than evolving art. While there was that one definitive 2019 hyperpop album that dominated…
During an interview with Jump Cut in 1976, director Monte Hellman described Two-Lane Blacktop as such: “It’s a film about inner life rather than outer…
SOUR is impressive enough as a mostly self-directed record from a teenager, but declarations that it’s any kind of “Next Big Thing” are patently silly. The…
Weezer’s latest record is pure escapism, a pop synthesis of stray sonic elements that reaffirms River’s place as the reigning rock romantic. It’s almost unfathomable…
Bladee might be the most exciting voice in music, and The Fool is his most polished, refined record yet. “Confess your sins,” Bladee begs listeners…
The Off-Season is yet another legacy-minded and self-satisfied cornball effort from J. Cole. J. Cole is, somewhat inexplicably, really popular amongst hip-hop fans — and just…
Exodus holds some poignancy as DMX’s final work, but it’s an ultimately indecisive and bloated record. We’ve seen it time and time again now: up-and-coming rapper…
Laird Cregar, a man with virtually no name recognition today, was, in his time, a popular American stage actor, one who was fast-tracked to Hollywood…
All Light, Everywhere is a Herculean effort meriting praise, but one in which the parts prove more impressive than the whole. If it hadn’t already…
For more than five decades now, Clint Eastwood’s longevity as both an A-List Hollywood star and director has been nothing short of astonishing. Sure, he’s…
Moby Doc is an absurd vanity project, proving Moby is less a fun meme and more an insufferable dope. Moby is, by most accounts, something of…
DJ Khaled is pretty clearly only concerned with stacking bills and building brand, so it shouldn’t surprise that his music continues to suck. There was…
Despite remaining mostly palatable, BROCKHAMPTON’s underwhelming latest makes a strong case that it should be the terminus of their collaborative efforts. When Kevin Abstract pensively…
…jook ’til i die is evaboy’s grandest work, directing his nostalgia-bred sounds toward the future rather than indulging in rehash. As it currently continues to…
Freedom. is a platitude-heavy onslaught of alternately generic and sympathy-seeking songwriting that makes for a wholly embarrassing EP. Offering a second helping of solipsistic pop…
Slime Language II boasts grace notes here and there, but is largely a disorganized, overlong effort from the talented team. What’s changed for YSL (Young Stoner…
The Disciple’s diptych structure creates a mature, nuanced portrait of the weight of personal and professional compromise. Sharad Nerulkar — the titular disciple in Chaitanya…