Tag: arts & entertainment
“Before I Go to Sleep” doesn’t put audiences to sleep
Rowan Joffe tries his director’s hat at a psychological thriller with “Before I Go to Sleep,” and he half-heartedly hits the mark. The film...
Away from the Sprawl: Make me cry in 3 minutes: The...
There are just a handful of songs that really get to me, almost every time I hear them. “You Can’t Hurry Love,” by the...
“Jodorowsky’s Dune” at the Artsblock
The Artsblock premiered last Saturday “Jodorowsky’s Dune,” a documentary released in 2013. “Jodorowsky’s Dune” follows the avant-garde film director Alejandro Jodorowsky tell the account...
Wildcat! Wildcat!, Son of Cecil find middle ground at the Barn
What do you get when you cross a grungy, sometimes verging on punk-ish band and electronic indie-pop band in one venue to play back-to-back?...
“…And Star Power” will leave listeners gasping for Foxygen
Many of us have heard the crazy and exciting stories coming from the counterculture of the ‘60s and ‘70s, a time of civil rights,...
“Fury” is high-octane action with a valiant heart
Ready, aim, fire! “Fury,” the war movie directed by film connoisseur David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman and Shia Labeouf is a...
“Ouija” fails to conjure more than a giggle
Movies based on board games are awful. With the occasional exception of a film like “Clue,” the majority of stories based on board games...
“V/H/S: Viral” is jarring and tedious to watch
“V/H/S: Viral” is a found-footage horror anthology directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Aaron Scott Moorhead and Justin Benson. It is the...
Cold War Kids remain upbeat and experimental with “Hold My Home”
Fans of “Robbers and Cowards” will enjoy the latest album dropped by the Cold War Kids. “Hold My Home” has the same upbeat energy...
Swift Musings: And justice for all
“ … But the ramifications of Atticus Finch’s speech are, unfortunately, lost upon his courtroom audience for the remainder of the novel. The issue...