May 2023 Archives

Ted Lasso’s final season was frustrating, to put it mildly. On the one hand, it had some truly deli…

When is a time travel novel not a time travel novel? (Not in the usual sci-fi sense, anyway.) When …

Scotto Moore’s Wild Massive was on my list of the most anticipated books of 2023 due in large part …

I was almost half-way through this Netflix series when I realized several things. First, I didn’t c…

All Hollywood blockbusters require the suspension of disbelief, but with their death-defying stunts…

One of Sweden’s finest bands have released four new songs this year.

As you might’ve guessed by now, I’m a bit of a sucker for cheesy Japanese sci-fi movies from the la…

The duo of Nick Schofield and Alexia Avina craft exquisitely dreamy synth-pop.

My family watched this Disney+ original film on a whim and suffice to say, I was very pleasantly su…

I suppose that technically, it’s a car commercial. But that doesn’t detract from its coolness one bit.

No matter how many times I see them, they’re always satisfying.

This was a real “meh” movie for me. Some of the CGI visuals were impressive and the voice acting wa…

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode explore twee’s earnest heartache.

Sure, Nobody is filled with over-the-top action sequences, including a long, violent standoff in a …

I went into this film anticipating a paranoid thriller along the same lines as The Parallax View or…

Aarktica’s eleventh album is characterized by a peaceful, contemplative interplay between guitar, cello, and viola.

To call Typeset in the Future “in-depth” is a gross understatement. Dave Addey’s book dives headfir…

I liked the first volume of Star Wars: Visions — an anthology of shorts by the world’s best animati…

With all of the requisite technobabble, of course.

I loved Versus when I first saw it back in the early ’00s — its zombie/martial arts/gangster storyl…