Apr 8, 2019 Anime The Promised Neverland by Mamoru Kanbe (Review) This twisted tale involving young orphans is one of the most suspenseful anime series I’ve seen in quite some time.
Mar 22, 2019 Music Before We Rise by Bückle/Vogt (Review) The duo’s debut EP recalls late-’90s and early-’00s indietronica and trip-hop.
Mar 9, 2019 Music ASC’s The Waves Invites Listeners to Lose Themselves Within Its Shadowy Depths (Review) James Clements’ latest collection of ambient techno evokes uncharted and mysterious ocean depths.
Feb 6, 2019 Music Tactile Ground Is Robert Rich at His Most Introspective, Demanding, and Sublime (Review) The ambient master’s latest is two hours of otherworldly atmospheres inspired by his experiences with synesthesia.
Feb 2, 2019 Music Under Midnight’s Self-Titled Debut Was an Evangelical Industrial Concept Album (Review) Some of it hasn’t aged well, but Under Midnight’s earnestness and ambition are still worth noting, even after nearly three decades.
Jan 31, 2019 Music How Many Times Have You Driven By by Hana Vu (Review) Hana Vu’s latest EP is filled with catchy dreampop that’s all the more so for its mundanity.
Jan 27, 2019 Movies Jonas Åkerlund’s Polar is Empty, Gratuitous, and Boring (Review) If you think this might be the next John Wick, don’t waste your time. Just watch John Wick again.
Jan 23, 2019 Music Summer Touch by Macross 82 – 99 (Review) The producer’s future funk is warm, infectious, and perfect for chasing those winter blues away.
Jan 14, 2019 Anime Netflix’s Godzilla Anime Trilogy is an Interesting, Disappointing Extension of the Kaijū Mythos (Review) Though not lacking in ambition or scope, the trilogy ultimately leaves you wondering what might’ve been.
Dec 22, 2018 Best of Opus Movies Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the Exhilaration of Representation (Review) Easily one of the most exhilarating and entertaining superhero movies I’ve ever seen, and all the moreso for its inclusivity.
Dec 8, 2018 Music Guardian of Winter’s Gate by Hiemal (Review) The prolific French producer has released some of the year’s best dark ambience.
Nov 30, 2018 Music Neon Impasse by City Girl (Review) The “chill-hop” producer blends hip-hop beats, melancholy atmospheres, jazzy riffs, and other elements for supreme chill-out material.
Nov 28, 2018 Music Weighing Souls With Sand by The Angelic Process (Review) The duo’s final album combines black metal and shoegaze to brutal, yet beautiful effect.
Nov 21, 2018 Music The Appearances by Ester Drang (Review) The band’s first release in a dozen years boasts a heavier, more expansive sound.
Oct 31, 2018 Music The Thin Place by Young Hierophant (Review) Inspired by classic horror soundtracks and ’70s educational films, Young Hierophant crafts otherworldly (yet catchy) electronic music.
Oct 23, 2018 Music Launchable Socks’ Quiet Magic Lulls Listeners with its Dreamy, Whimsical Electronica (Review) Joost Kraaijenbrink’s whimsical indietronica sometimes blurs together, but it also contains numerous delights.
Oct 22, 2018 Music Seen and Unseen by The Green Kingdom (Review) A sense of great care and precision always permeates The Green Kingdom’s music.
Oct 22, 2018 Music Shimmer by Gavin Miller (Review) Gavin Miller’s latest mines the same sort of “nostalgist” sound as artists like July Skies and Epic 45.
Oct 22, 2018 Music Still Light by Eternell (Review) If you’re in the mood for music that works best if you just close your eyes and let it drift you away, then this is for you.
Oct 17, 2018 Best of Opus Literature Howard Pyle’s Men of Iron: A Fanciful Coming of Age Story in the Middle Ages (Review) A rousing, strongly principled adventure story that I would’ve loved to read back in 5th grade (but I still enjoyed it as an adult).