Reviews of Music, Movies, Anime & More

It successfully combines high-tech action sequences with some interesting, if not moving human interest stories.

I find it very easy to get caught up in Miyazaki’s films, mainly because his films often resemble how I remember seeing the world as a child.

The album never becomes as compelling as it tries so hard to be, regardless of what you file it under.

!!! may just be the world’s first post-punk funk group.

Even though it’s electronic, there’s a very personal and innocent quality to the music that should match any indie-pop fan’s liking.

Employing Southern rock stylings with some funk and occasional smatterings of hip-hop and metal, Tribute is extremely patchy.

The cast was an excellent choice, and set the tone for the 1960s, which became an incredible decade for westerns.

A fresh sound that captures interest with beautiful songwriting and lush instrumentation.

I love the fact that it’s Christians putting this stuff out, that it’s Christians who are pushing the envelope of what’s acceptable.

It’s that age-old argument; is it the world’s violence that corrupts man, or does man’s violence corrupt the world?

Charity Empressa’s “drone” music makes for a beautiful and consistently rewarding listen.

Björk’s latest trades the icy bombast of Homogenic for deeper, richer, more intimate soundscapes and incredibly revealing lyrics.

Bui’s view of Vietnam is not of a wartorn country, but of a country full of life and energy.

I think there was a period of 20 – 30 minutes where my mind shut down, most likely due to some sort of built-in self-defense mechanism.

If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.

Wong Kar-Wai’s ode to unrequited love and passion has an uncanny way of sticking with you long after the credits.

This is definitely not a good movie but I still look back on it with fondness.

There’s a certain shameless morbidity to Game of Death.

Overall, it’s not a terrible anime; it just feels really rushed.

A stylish hitman film that deserves a much better ending.