In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Esoteric Recordings have reissued Peter Green’s debut album The End of the Game. Released in 1970, this was Green’s first release after leaving Fleetwood Mac. … Read More
Review: Little Women
Little Women I suppose I must start this review with the not very shocking admission that I loved the novel, Little Women. Well, of course I did, I am an … Read More
Review: Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers in Cincinnati, OH
Scrolling through Facebook, I see a sponsored post from my local venue, Bogarts: “Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers SOLD OUT!” The comments are… a bit of a mixed bag, to … Read More
Review: Hunter Killer
Review: Hunter Killer Oh my, Beasts – where do we start with this submarine nightmare? Not with any fond memories of 1995’s Crimson Tide, so stop those, stop it, rightnowstop! We … Read More
Movie Review: Ford vs Ferrari
Review: Ford v Ferrari That need for speed, it started long before Top Gun. Kids have raced their bikes for pocket money bets, hot rodders have wagered their vehicles on … Read More
Movie Review: “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” burns with repressed passion
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (not quite a literal translation of the French title, Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, but I’ll let it slide) is the kind of film … Read More
Movie Review: “Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project” profiles a VHS idealist
Technology merges with political idealism into a mad obsession in the new documentary, Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project. Driven by the desire to capture and catalogue the way that the … Read More
Movie Review: The Light Between Oceans
Review: The Light Between Oceans By the time I saw The Light Between Oceans, available on streaming but released three years ago, it had been long enough for me to … Read More
Movie Review: Dark comedy “Parasite” is the year’s best so far
The title of Bong Joon-Ho’s latest, Parasite, might lead viewers to suspect they are in for another wildly imaginative creature feature from the director of Okja and The Host. And sure, Bong’s tragicomedy features … Read More
Concert Review: Brian Wilson with Special Guests The Zombies, Cincinnati, OH
Fun fact: you’ll see more actual Beach Boys on stage during a Brian Wilson concert than you will by the group that tours as The Beach Boys. The latter, of … Read More
Movie review: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” gives the singer some of her due
Do you remember Linda Ronstadt? I’ve always had a fondness for her as a singer, thanks to some 7″ singles that my parents had of her head-bopping folk-rock renditions of … Read More
Movie review: “Cold Case Hammarskjöld” is a mostly true true-crime story
The self-consciously twisty new conspiracy doc Cold Case Hammarskjöld is the latest work of Danish director Mads Brügger, a journalist-comedian-provocateur kinda sorta in the Michael Moore vein. Brügger is drier, more … Read More
The Division 2: Four Months Later
Well, here we are. A little over four months after the release of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (which will be referred to as TD2 going forward) and…where to start? … Read More
One Year Later @EWinRacing Gaming Chair Is Still Champ!
It’s been a year since I got my Ewin gaming chair and I’ve not stopped using it. It’s just as comfortable as day one and still feels like new. But … Read More