Steve McQueen’s Mangrove Is a Courtroom Masterpiece | Review
This review originally ran in September 2020 as part of our coverage of the 2020 New York Film Festival. The Pitch: In 1968, Notting Hill...
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December 11, 2020
19 Problems With Michael Bay’s Pandemic Thriller Songbird | Review
The Pitch: It should be noted, before sharing the plot of Songbird, that Pfizer, Moderna, and a growing number of other medical companies are...
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November 30, 2020
Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts Lovingly Mashes Up Rawk Influences | Review
The Lowdown: For her post-divorce album, Plastic Hearts, Miley Cyrus deploys big synth energy in full ’80s-rawk drag. Over six uneven albums, Cyrus has...
November 24, 2020
The Christmas Chronicles 2 Completely Wastes the Magic of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn | Review
The Pitch: It’s been a couple of years since Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy (Judah Lewis) helped save Christmas, with the help of a bedraggled...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions Lose Luster Without Live Element | Review
It’s been a strange year for the music industry. Case in point: we’re finally watching the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions...
YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s Top Hints at a Next Level | Review
The Lowdown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has become home to some of the most fertile “breeding grounds” in the hip-hop industry. Considered a small city...
The Flaming Lips Return to Earth on Devastatingly Beautiful American Head | Review
The Lowdown: Looking back now, it feels safe to say that the ’10s represent something of a lost decade in the long, strange journey...
Nas’ King’s Disease Reintroduces the Legend to a New Generation | Review
The Lowdown: In 2018, Queensbridge-bred lyricist Nas released his 12th studio album, NASIR. In being a collaborative effort with Kanye West, this LP was...
Artist of the Month Awich’s Partition EP Flaunts the Rapper’s Talent and Resolve | Review
The Lowdown: Trying to sum up the complex existence of Japanese rapper Awich is a losing game, but here are some basics: Born Akiko...
The Chicks’ Gaslighter Galvanizes The Trio’s Long-Awaited Return | Review
The Lowdown: The most infamous act in country music, The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks), stopped releasing new music 14 years ago,...
Pop Smoke’s Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Secures the Late Rapper’s Legacy | Review
The Lowdown: Last summer, at a congested intersection in Flatbush, the hip-hop rule book was left to smolder in a fiery, steel mesh garbage...
Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Plays It Too Tame | Review
The Lowdown: “I’m a man of contradictions/ I’m a man of many moods,” Bob Dylan muses on the single “I Contain Multitudes”. Yeah, no...
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | Film Review
The Pitch: John Wick (Keanu Reeves) was last seen running through the park with his dog, moments from becoming a sitting duck for every...