May 18, 2017 Music Sincerely, Future Pollution by Timber Timbre (Review) Timber Timbre’s music is dark and disquieting, and intoxicating precisely because of that.
May 10, 2017 Music Take a Minute by Unwed Sailor (Review) Unwed Sailor’s latest EP is particularly ambitious in scope and sonic diversity.
May 8, 2017 Music Slowdive’s First Album in 20 Years Is Exactly What I’d Hoped For (Review) More than just a simple nostalgia trip, the new full-length finds Slowdive building on their celebrated sound.
Apr 30, 2017 Music In Rotation: Steve Hauschildt, Lorn, Software (Review) Highly evocative electronic music, unused synthesizer movie scores, and vaporwave composed before vaporwave was a thing.
Apr 27, 2017 Music In a Silent Way by Nico Niquo (Review) The gently unsettling aspects of Nico Niquo’s ambience makes it all the more beautiful and intriguing.
Apr 10, 2017 Movies Still Walking by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review) Still Walking explores family drama with grace, and never once slips into Hollywood melodrama.
Apr 10, 2017 Movies The Good, The Bad, The Weird by Kim Ji-Woon (Review) Kim Ji-woon’s “kimchi western” is all about style as substance.
Apr 10, 2017 Movies Summer Wars by Mamoru Hosoda (Review) Summer Wars adroitly balances sci-fi geekiness, technology-focused social commentary, and family melodrama.
Apr 9, 2017 Movies 13 Assassins by Takashi Miike (Review) I love the idea of a Takashi Miike samurai film, but 13 Assassins just doesn’t live up to its promise.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Ping Pong by Fumihiko Sori (Review) Yes, there’s lots of ping pong, but also a surprisingly nuanced exploration of the thin line between friendship and rivalry.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii (Review) Mamoru Oshii’s films are usually more satisfying and challenging than this.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Ashes of Time Redux by Wong Kar-Wai (Review) I’ve yet to see a Wong film that didn’t impress me on some level, but I’ll admit it was difficult to make it through Ashes of Time.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies The Call of Cthulhu by Andrew Leman (Review) A simply brilliant adaptation of one of the most classic horror stories of all time.
Apr 5, 2017 Anime Movies Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone by Hideaki Anno (Review) The first Evangelion walks a tricky line between appealing to otaku without feeling like a shameless cash-grab.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Vexille by Fumihiko Sori (Review) Vexille’s CGI strives for powerful sci-fi storytelling but frequently lands in the uncanny valley.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies JCVD by Mabrouk El Mechri (Review) Part semi-autobiography, part self-exorcism, part post-modern narrative, and a career rejuvenation for Van Damme.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Ink by Jamin Winan (Review) Deeply heartfelt, with captivating visuals and indelible images, Ink handily sidesteps its flaws.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Inni by Vincent Morisset (Review) Morisset’s extreme, even experimental style is the perfect visual counterpart for Sigur Rós’ beautiful sonic onslaught.
Apr 5, 2017 Movies Fish Story by Yoshihiro Nakamura (Review) Fish Story is ultimately an examination of how even seemingly random events are subtly connected in ways that nobody can truly foresee.
Mar 21, 2017 Music Gorgeously Weird Electronic Pop Abounds on The Pattern Forms’ Peel Away the Ivy (Review) Arguably one of Ghost Box’s most accessible releases to date, as well as one of their loveliest.