Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

As lovely as Atone’s sounds are, there’s a sense that the songs lack a real focus.

The most emotional and affecting Pan-American album to date.

It just doesn’t sound as innovative or mind-blowing as it was perhaps intended to be.

Francesconi possesses a preternatural skill for finding unique connections between seemingly disparate sounds.

An elegant, atmospheric album of melancholy, rainy day pop that’s packed with emotion and beauty.

Codename: Dustsucker represents a stunning return to form for the band.

However, it’s very fitting that I Am the Portugese Blues sport one of the older style covers, as in many ways, it’s a regression towards the band’s earlier sound.

A moody, atmospheric Indian film about a suicide bomber who starts having second thoughts about her mission.

Samurai Fiction is a loving, humorous — and incredibly stylish — parody/homage to the classic samurai films of yore.

There’s something rather Old Testament-y about this story to me, with its portrayal of vengeance, depravity, and forgiveness.

When a CD like Summer at Shatter Creek’s Sink or Swim arrives, it feels like a tiny little blessing.

These are haunting ballads that conjure up smoky, rundown LA nightclubs you only see in David Lynch films.

Even with the album’s obvious flaws, Summer Make Good is certainly no reason to write off or dismiss Múm.

Unfortunately, the band’s music doesn’t always live up to the promise in Hut’s voice, though thankfully it succeeds 90% of the time.

There were times when I wanted Stokedto slow down a bit and dig a little deeper — especially when it came to Rogowski’sconversion.

Watching this movie, I felt a great deal of sadness.

A must-hear for any fan of dreamy, lazy day music.

More finally confronting his accusers in the courtroom is as great a final showdown as you’ll ever see.

With a longer running time, perhaps something more substantial might have taken place.