The Man We Are Lucky Fell To Earth: David Bowie, 1947-2016
The life, career and death of David Bowie.
Read MoreMaking A Hit: How Netflix Capitalized On The True-Crime Appetite As More Customers Cut Cable
As the winter faded, there was a decided appetite for a new true-crime/injustice tale to remind audience that we hate the world. Because make no mistake: that is a major appeal of Making A Murderer.
Read MoreTraThursdayLer — December
It's the first Thursday of the month. You know what that means: trailers! Rhys takes a look at four hot-off-the-presses, Captain America: Civil War, Warcraft, Mojave, and Midnight Special.
Read MoreThe WWE's Middle-Class Problem
Perched on top, the WWE’s upper class is a combination of the elderly (The Undertaker), tired (John Cena), part-time (Brock Lesnar), and nostalgic (every returning superstar cameo). The entire system is built like a house of cards.
Read MoreGame of Expectations
We fans aren't great at putting on blinders. If we could, all of this fervor would matter. But our appetite for answers has turned bitterly on those that delight in our not knowing. When Kit Harrington insists he’s not coming back, he has a vested interest in our thinking him gone.
Read MoreThe Kids Are Alright
I have become a fan of South Park lately. The joyful upraised finger of its profane offensiveness was the soundtrack to much of my kids’ upbringing. Kenny, Kyle, Cartman et al was their bulwark against the authority figures drawing up gay / straight alliances and mediating schoolyard scraps. They loved it.
Read MoreTraThursdayLer — November
The Coen Brothers make their long-anticipated return to their comedy roots, HBO is set to release another exciting series, the Point Break remake gets wild, and Spike Lee returns.
Read More#BackToTheFutureDay Didn't Suck Us Into A Black Hole
#BackToTheFutureDay came just in time for me, too. Days before, a galaxy a long time ago, far, far away, debuted its final trailer. Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit the airwaves, er, interweb, er, was made publicly consumable, to a fever pitch.
Read MoreStuck Inside Of Dylan With The Completist's Blues Again: Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 12
...with The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965-66, that pivotal peak in Dylan's sprawling, tremendous career is laid out bare. It's a journey that takes Dylan from a curiosity of the media to a near celebrity with interviewers hounding him en masse.
Read MoreYou Can't Kick The Knick
The Knick took a big, bloody pair of Finochietto retractors and cracked it open. It tore out the heart and didn’t even bother putting it on ice.
Read MoreIn Space, Everyone Can Hear The Disco
...some of our great filmmakers have taken in recent years to trumping for ‘science’. It's a relief, since we face such a nauseating number of ‘science fiction’ films that are more ‘fantasy’ than ‘science’ these days.
Read MoreRyan Adams, Taylor Swift, And Artistic Conversion
In this LP, one discovers that the yearning, clear-headed, ambitious young woman's viewpoint in Taylor's lyrics work well no matter what musical context they're put in.
Read MoreTraThursdayLer — October
The first Thursday of every month I’m going to look at the most interesting trailers to hit the web. Up this week: The Walk, Burnt, The Big Short, and The Revenant.
Read MoreYou Can’t Replace Werner Herzog
How can Jack Reacher be elevated to the level of mythos, to the level of a superhero, unless his shadowy nemesis is equally formidable? You can’t stick Tom Cruise opposite a charmer with a smooth voice — Jack Reacher needs an appropriate foil.
Read MoreThis Is How Superheroes Die
The most interesting superheroes are the ones with the most conflict of character. They have issues. They struggle with shit deep inside, like you or me. They do things based on principle. Those principles develop through hard and often complicated experiences. Once the armour is off, they are more than just who they play in public.
Read MoreThe Lasting Action Hero
‘It’s showtime.’
Read MoreBox Office, Bad Habits
The summer was like a gym monkey who skipped legs for twelve weeks: real top heavy.
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