Jun 17, 2024 Food Which meals would you hire a food detective to find? I’d love to try the blackberry pie that I had on my honeymoon again. And I’m still looking for the perfect French Dip.
Jun 16, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle by Jake Kasdan (2017) I remember when this film was first announced, and the first promo photos began circulating. It loo…
Jun 16, 2024 Literature Cultural Diet The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (2013) In a nondescript building in a nondescript corner of Kyoto is a most unique detective agency. Rathe…
Jun 16, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Who Am I? by Jackie Chan and Benny Chan (1998) For a long time, this was my favorite Jackie Chan film, as evidenced by my exuberant review from 20…
Jun 15, 2024 Opus News New Subscriber Playlist: “Enter the Chamber” This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode explores the Cryo Chamber label’s dark ambience.
Jun 14, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Speed by Jan de Bont (1994) This action classic turned 30 earlier this month, and at least 15 years have passed since I last wa…
Jun 14, 2024 Music World Theatre by World Theatre (Review) A fascinating new wave curio from an era of Christian music that far too few know anything about.
Jun 14, 2024 Music “Call a Friend” by Slow Salvation The dream pop duo becomes a foursome, but the music is as lush as ever.
Jun 13, 2024 Movies Review Roundup: Kelsey Mann’s Inside Out 2 Critics respond to Pixar’s latest, a sequel to one of their most beloved films.
Jun 12, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Hit Man by Richard Linklater (2023) I felt bad for my wife as we watched Hit Man; it features some of her most hated movie tropes (e.g.…
Jun 12, 2024 Movies Paddington in Peru’s First Trailer Promises a Delightful Jungle Adventure The marmalade-loving bear lands in UK theaters this November; American audiences will need to wait until 2025.
Jun 11, 2024 TV Arcane’s Second Season Finally Gets a Teaser Netflix’s vividly realized series is one of the best animated titles to come along in quite some time.
Jun 9, 2024 Anime Cultural Diet A Wind Named Amnesia by Kazuo Yamazaki (1990) Near the end of the 20th century, a mysterious wind swept across the Earth, stealing everyone’s mem…
Jun 8, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Hundreds of Beavers by Mike Cheslik (2022) Take a sampling of classic Looney Tunes animation, a dash of Michel Gondry, a pinch of those crazy …
Jun 8, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet Rage of Honor by Gordon Hessler (1987) Shô Kosugi helped kick off America’s “ninjamania” craze in the early-to-mid ’80s via such Cannon Fi…
Jun 8, 2024 Movies Cultural Diet The Dungeonmaster by Various Artists (1984) Contrary to what its title might suggest, The Dungeonmaster has nothing to do with Dungeons & D…
Jun 7, 2024 Music Caught in Mischief Unplanned by The Stilted Lodger (Review) The new solo project from Writ on Water’s frontman is an abundance of darkly atmospheric dream pop and post-punk.
Jun 6, 2024 TV Cultural Diet Star Trek: Discovery, Season Five (2024) I’ve tried watching Star Trek: Discovery on several occasions, but it never really clicked for me. …
Jun 6, 2024 Movies Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is Coming to Theaters in 4K The restoration marks the legendary film’s 70th anniversary.
Jun 6, 2024 Anime The Macross Plus Ultimate Edition Can Now Be Pre-Ordered And it’ll just cost you a measly $189.99.