Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

But even if you’re not particularly fond of sushi (I’m not, myself), it’s nigh-impossible not to be inspired by Jiro’s dedication to his craft.

The Swedish duo release their most austere and purely ambient album to date.

These eight songs are effortlessly pretty, weaving delicate guitar melodies together with dreamy atmospherics.

With the Sustain series, ambient artists repurpose old and unused material, with uniformly excellent results.

This documentary about the indie Christian band has the requisite rock n’ roll drama, but also offers some deeper ruminations on faith and art.

Wicked City tells a compelling story with style to spare, but its body horror and sexual violence is probably too much for most viewers (myself included).

An artist from Sufjan Stevens’ label takes us on a spiritual journey.

This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.

Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.

Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.

Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.

Compared to the rest Herzog’s canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.

There’s plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.

There’s some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it “high-voltage” is to dramatically oversell the film.

Proof yet again that even the biggest budget can’t save a film if it’s lacking a solid storyline and well-developed characters.

Much like Jesus’ parables, Father Anatoly’s unconventional behavior cuts through religious formalism and legalism.

As a pure mood piece laced through with introspective thoughts concerning the roles of fathers, Times and Winds can be quite powerful and haunting.

One of the best, most pointed and tragic gangster epics in recent history.

A great disappointment, even with adjusted expectations.

Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.