Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

Sam Beam is a poet, plain and simple.

While the group’s music may not take the heartbreak away, it sure makes it easier to take.

The expansion of their sound gives the Procession room to grow and breathe in previously impossible directions.

Compared to the celestial heights that Ágætis Byrjun strove for, ( ) feels remarkably restrained. But in its own way, far more ambitious.

Tsui Hark takes the oldest of kung fu movie clichés — avenging your murdered father — and distills it to its rawest essence.

More than anything else, Evangelion’s focus is on the hopes and dreams of its characters, as well as their fears and weaknesses, and their attempts to overcome them.

An album that reminds me of why I loved, and continue to love, their music so much.

I was shocked by the film’s premise, violence, and implications. Most shocking of all, I found myself deeply moved by the characters and their tragic situation.

To say I completely fell in love with this series is a bit premature, since I’ve only seen the first 6 episodes. But I’ve definitely got a crush.

Some drone artists may encourage you to tune out and fade away but Charity Empressa’s music engages the listener.

Perfect and stunning.

This split EP is a tremendous change for Canary.

Gidaly’s not really like anyone else, but here she echoes Liz Phair.

The women who calls herself LadyBug plays a feisty, funky style of folk music.

An incredibly intimate look into a failed production.

I went into this with high expectations and more than a little fear that Sandler would be a trainwreck.

Moore is far too intelligent a filmmaker to boil down such a complex issue to such a simple solution.

It is apparent that Coldplay have bravely invested some intelligence and effort into writing songs that grow with use.

A hugely disappointing as a follow up to Versus.

Mark Nelson is determined to minimize his albums’ accessibility as deliberately as he minimizes his sound.