Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

With the religion in, an Edwards record is the audio equivalent of reading Flannery O’Connor or William Faulkner.

This attempt to outdo Hollywood blockbusters ends up looking an awful lot like a Hollywood blockbuster.

This movie won’t even meet the standard of a “so bad it’s good” movie.

A little slice of Americana right there in your stereo, albeit one that’s dimly lit and sorrowful.

A concept album that reveals the lives of the supposedly righteous for the moral travesties they really are.

It’s an intense experience, and not one you’ll soon forget.

The album’s at its best when the music is more atmospheric and cinematic.

Like a set of old, grainy family photographs you stumble across, not so much comforting as haunting.

90% of this comp is filled with beautiful, lo-fi treasures.

Criticizing John Ringhofer for making strange music is pointless because it’s obvious he has no intent to do otherwise.

Oar is a spectacular achievement of truth and beauty, an example of raw emotion reduced to its purest form.

Mark Protus goes from hard rock to country without flinching.

A nice EP offering 3 quite different tracks.

Echo Orbiter have made a good record that uses a lot of old tricks, but in relatively new ways.

A collection of stark, regretful vignettes of longing, loneliness, broken dreams, and haunting memories.

Badly Drawn Boy seems to look for any excuse to break the conventional song set-up.

This visually striking martial arts fantasy is ultimately about the consequences of putting individual desires before all else.

There’s no question that Donnie Darko is an ambitious film, and at times, almost too ambitious.

Kiki’s Delivery Service never devolves to a childish, juvenile comedy, nor does it become overly melodramatic and pretentious.