This review of Alien: Covenant will have spoilers so read on at your own peril. I normally don’t post spoilers in reviews but sometimes they are necessary. Let me start … Read More
Movie Review: “Chasing Trane” praises a humble music icon
The new documentary Chasing Trane focuses on the life and work of jazz saxophone visionary John Coltrane. Coltrane is an icon whose name is known by plenty of people who … Read More
Film Review: Raw
Whatever you do, don’t enroll in this college. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to Niedermeyer and the other sadistic bastards from the Omega fraternity, ignore the tags at the … Read More
Take My Money! March/April Blu-ray Round-up
March has come to a close and April is upon us so there have been a bunch of home video releases worth shelling out your hard earned money for and … Read More
Comics: Penny Dreadful: The Awakening (Chris King; Jesús Hervás)
The following are impressions of content, not descriptions of the content itself. Spoilers are kept to a bare minimum, so if you want to know what happens, go visit your … Read More
Blu-ray review: “3 Classic Films” from the French New Wave’s answer to Hitchcock
While most of the filmmakers from the ’50s/’60s French New Wave acknowledged their admiration and respect for suspense master Alfred Hitchcock — and even helped to secure his legacy — only … Read More
Review: What’s the Chinese Symbol for Shite?
Why, Matt, why? The Great Wall has not had much publicity here in the UK, which for what must be an expensive film is suspicious, but I arrived late to … Read More
Film Review: LONDON TOWN
Review: London Town The biggest problem with Derrick Borte’s London Town is the unfortunate timing. A coming of age story about a young boy from the United Kingdom, hopelessly in … Read More
Review: The Lego Batman Movie (Spoiler Free)
It’s a great Batman Movie! It has been 8 long years since I’ve been able to say that sentence. In that time we’ve had two less than mediocre live action … Read More
Video Game Review: Alwa’s Awakening
Platforms – PC (reviewed), Mac, and Linux Shovel Knight made it okay to enjoy games styled after the 8-bit era. It certainly wasn’t the first to touch on it, but what … Read More
Review: Frankenstein, Greenwich Theatre
Frankenstein, a Blackeyed Theatre production at the Greenwich Theatre, directed by Eliot Giuralarocca and adapted by John Ginman. Confession: I couldn’t remember if I had read this book. I’d definitely … Read More
Review: “Train Station” is an Experimental Success
To speak of the directing, acting, and cinematography is no small feat when writing about the experimental drama Train Station (2017). Boasting 40 writer/directors from 25 countries, the truly remarkable aspects … Read More
DVD Review: Jim Jarmusch’s doc about The Stooges, “Gimme Danger”
The new documentary, Gimme Danger, is a brisk and entertaining look at the history of the seminal Detroit rock band, The Stooges, who are often credited with laying the sonic groundwork … Read More
Album review: Neil Young is weary but unbowed on the new “Peace Trail”
Only five short months have elapsed since Neil Young’s last album, a live collection called Earth, hit the marketplace, and already the classic rocker is back with a batch of … Read More