Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

One of the best and finest things about The New World is that it is no simple black and white story.

Nowhere near as bad as it could’ve been, but nowhere near as good as it should’ve been.

A definite sleeper album, and one that will probably fly under most people’s radars.

Featuring Aarktica, Robin Guthrie, July Skies, I Am Robot and Proud, Lowlife, and more.

Klotzsch’s drifting soundscapes conjure up images of a windswept, rain-battered terrain.

As the title implies, this is dark, dank, atmospheric stuff, hinting at all of the aforementioned imagery.

On Continental, Robin Guthrie shakes free somewhat of his own well-defined sound.

Trying to enjoy Lansing-Dreiden’s chimerical music this time around proved rather difficult.

Your enjoyment of the film will be almost entirely dependent on how well you knew and enjoyed Final Fantasy VII, the game.

In short, the series simply looks and sounds amazing, with detailed and distinct character designs, solid mecha designs, and plenty of solid action.

It’s like style took substance out behind the woodshed, beat it to a bloody pulp, and dragged it behind the car on the way back home.

Epic45 weaves in a sense of nostalgia and wistfulness that touches on the notions of abandoned, forgotten places.

This first volume just doesn’t quite realize Samurai 7’s amazing amount of potential.

It captures into the meandering melancholy and sense of longing that characterizes Haruki Murakami’s writing.

I find something especially beguiling about Newman’s harsh, brittle soundscapes.

So when I say I had no idea what to expect when I slipped Circles into the player, I really mean that.

Conjures up every cliché of goth/darkwave music… and then easily transcends them.

Amazing performances and subtle direction anchor Hirokazu Koreeda’s bittersweet movie about children abandoned by their mother.

To be perfectly honest, I just think Munk has found himself in a bit of rut.