Both sides of Burial work in the darkness – whether…
Music Reviews
His Name Is Alive: All the Mirrors in the House (Home Recordings 1979 – 1986)
Is this a shameless marketing ploy?
Damon Locks/Black Monument Ensemble: Where Future Unfolds
Where Future Unfolds is more the performance of a protest…
Film Reviews
Wild Rose
Wild Rose isn’t a fairy tale, but Rose-Lynn isn’t the kind of character who needs a fairy godmother or a white knight.
The Command
The Command offers little of interest, its retelling of a relatively recent tragedy failing to illuminate the story in any substantial way.
Music Features
Concert Review: slowthai
As much a disrupter as a performer, slowthai put on a show that matched the startling nature of his lyrics.
Bargain Bin Babylon: Donald Byrd: Places and Spaces
Bargain bins are calling you to pick up the catalogs of greats like Byrd.
Film Features
Oeuvre: Varda: Cléo from 5 to 7
Varda’s vast talents were on display from the very beginning of her long and storied career.
Criminally Underrated: The Sacrament
Blends docudrama, mumblecore and found footage into something fresh--and stirs in a little Kool-Aid.
Books
The Devil Aspect: by Craig Russell
The Devil Aspect is a slow burn, but it is often deeply disturbing and occasionally terrifying.
Curing Mad Truths: by Rémi Brague
Instead of post-modern malaise and global capitalism, Rémi Brague propounds a return to the Middle Ages.
Lists
The Ten Best Debut Albums of the 2000s
These are the best debut records of the 2000s.
The Ten Best Debut Albums of the 1990s
These are the best debut records of the 1990s.