‘Don’t Breathe’ Raises the Bar for Suspense (FILM REVIEW)

‘Don’t Breathe’ Raises the Bar for Suspense (FILM REVIEW)

Fede Alvarez hits another horror homerun with this home invasion thriller.

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‘Blind Worms, Pious Swine’ Showcases ORL and Teri Gender Bender at Their Best (ALBUM REVIEW)

‘Blind Worms, Pious Swine’ Showcases ORL and Teri Gender Bender at Their Best (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=8.00] Rock history is littered with dynamic duos. That’s a truism that you just can’t escape. Lennon and McCartney. Richards and Jagger. Iommi and Osbourne. Page and Plant. Part of rock’s great charm and lasting appeal is that it’s propelled by these interesting push/pull combinations of conflicting personalities, ones that might not entirely jive but […]

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‘Hell or High Water’ A Stunning Look at the American Outlaw (FILM REVIEW)

‘Hell or High Water’ A Stunning Look at the American Outlaw (FILM REVIEW)

Timeless and beautiful, Hell or High Water may just be the best film of the year.

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‘Pete’s Dragon’ A Bold, Beautiful Reimagining (FILM REVIEW)

‘Pete’s Dragon’ A Bold, Beautiful Reimagining (FILM REVIEW)

[rating=8.00] It would be easy to condemn Disney for their current double-dipping trend if they weren’t doing it so well. It seemed a rather silly notion, at first. Remaking the animated hits of yesterday into live action epics felt cheap, a way to line their coffers by catering to nostalgia at the risk of lessening […]

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‘Sausage Party’ A Self-Indulgent Ode to Crassness (FILM REVIEW)

‘Sausage Party’ A Self-Indulgent Ode to Crassness (FILM REVIEW)

You could watch Sausage Party or you could watch an adolescent laugh at their own dick jokes for 90 minutes. Same thing, really.

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‘Preacher’ Limps in Explosive Finale (TV REVIEW)

‘Preacher’ Limps in Explosive Finale (TV REVIEW)

Like the season it came from, the finale of Preacher was suggestive of great things to come without actually being great itself.

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‘Jason’ is ‘Bourne’ Bad (FILM REVIEW)

‘Jason’ is ‘Bourne’ Bad (FILM REVIEW)

Jason Bourne treads familiar waters in this ill-advised cash in.

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‘Bad Moms’ Celebrates the Warts of Motherhood (FILM REVIEW)

‘Bad Moms’ Celebrates the Warts of Motherhood (FILM REVIEW)

Though often flawed, Bad Moms still manages to charm with its hilarious, true to life depiction of moms.

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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Journeys Inward on ‘Corazones’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Journeys Inward on ‘Corazones’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Somewhat of a departure from his usual work, ORL mines emotional turmoil to craft an intimate, open listening experience.

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