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“The Hateful Eight” is the cinematic equivalent of eating an entire meal of potato chips. Sure, it’s good while you’re going through it, but as soon as you’re done you feel ashamed, cheated and paradoxically empty inside.
“The Hateful Eight” is definitely a Tarantino movie. I know that because it features blood, ultra-violence, a story told out...
Hip hop artist Freddie Gibbs' third studio album, "Shadow of a Doubt" is a defiant synthesis of trap music and gangster rap which come together to weave a brilliant sonic tapestry. This album has everything that makes a strong hip hop album: brilliant lyricism, venomous flow and beautifully crafted beats. While this album doesn’t necessarily surpass the genius of...
“The Good Dinosaur” was “good.” While it reached a new high point for brilliant animation and mastered genuine humor independent from obnoxious jokes and over-the-top amusement, I couldn’t help but feel slightly cheated with this movie. Director Peter Sohn seemed to have been inspired to paint this prepossessing canvas for an ensemble of likeable characters and exotic Prehistoric and...
The “Rocky” film series has been around for a long time, with the first film released almost 40 years ago and its sequels spanning several decades following. After a nine year hiatus, “Creed” not only revitalized a franchise that was on a clear decline, but it evolved into something else entirely while still holding on to fond memories of...
Having played a hand in both the legendary punk band Misfits as well as his own side Danzig, Glenn Danzig is no stranger to the hardcore punk scene. His legendary status in the punk scene has made him into a counterculture icon, inspiring many bands to mimic their style, as well as contributing to the post punk revival in...
Yes, that Pope Francis.
His Holiness released the album, “Wake Up!” on November 27, just in time for the holiday season. Listeners will have some joyous sounds to stave off the haziness and regret that follows a long night of overeating and casually racist relatives on Thanksgiving. Francis’ contribution to each of the 11 tracks consists of selections from Masses,...
When one hears the name Frankenstein, one generally thinks of the monster, but there are those who do think of the man, the mad doctor who wanted to create life. Sadly, despite the star-studded cast, “Victor Frankenstein” would need more than a lightning bolt to save it from the writing that beats the film’s only metaphor to death.
“Victor Frankenstein,”...
As a fan of Seth Rogen and his films, I thoroughly enjoyed this attempt at a new holiday-season comedy classic. While “The Night Before” is affected by a few speed bumps in comedy, it manages to outnumber these lulls with scenes full of hysterical shenanigans, setting itself apart as one of the best winter comedies of its kind. For...
With credits ranging from Yeezus to FKA twigs to Bjork, the Venezuelan-born producer Alejandro Ghersi has had an unusual career, walking the line between mainstream and underground production. He’s injected his albums with his abstract style of industrial schizophrenic and glitch electronica. At first listen, Ghersi’s production seems random and twitchy, with no sense of rhyme or rhythm, yet...
With the quarter ticking down to the last few weeks before finals, and thus my graduation, I thought it would be nice to do a collaboration for my last few columns! The inspiration for these next two columns is a growing trend in South Korea in which couples match with each other when going out in public. Now while...