It’s ‘Game Over, Man!’ for ‘Workaholics’ trio’s new film

Rating: 1/5 stars Netflix recently released an action/comedy film called “Game Over, Man!” directed by Kyle Newacheck (“Workaholics”). The protagonists are three best friends working in a hotel as housekeepers. The opening scene shows the trio cleaning a room that…

Rap gods collide on ‘Czarface Meets Metal Face’

Rating: 4/5 stars Formed out of the fascination of old comic books, the work of underground hip-hop collective Czarface feels like a bizarre cross-section of classic boom-bap and old Saturday morning cartoons. Consisting of rap duo 7LES (7L and Esoteric)…

Hayley Kiyoko holds nothing back on her debut album

Rating: 4/5 stars This past Friday, Times Square was illuminated in the white light reveal of Hayley Kiyoko’s debut album, “Expectations.” The Disney “Lemonade Mouth” star has been dropping singles and EPs since “A Belle to Remember” in 2013. With…

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Will ‘Thoroughbreds’ be sleeper hit of 2018?

Rating: 4.5/5 stars “Thoroughbreds” is directed and written by Corey Finley and stars Olivia Cooke (“Me, Earl and the Dying Girl”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Split”) as Amanda and Lily, two polar opposite girls who develop a very strong, very strange…

Alicia Vikander’s star power not enough to save this reboot

Rating: 1.5/5 stars Making video game movies does not seem to be a job of which filmmakers pride themselves. From “Super Mario Bros.” to “Assassin’s Creed,” they are rarely, if ever, a winner in the eyes of the movie-going public….

‘Gringo’ has ingredients for good film, none of which work

Rating: 2.5/5 stars “Gringo” is directed by Nash Edgerton (“The Square”) and stars David Oyelowo (“The Cloverfield Paradox”) as Harold Soyinka, a down on his luck corporate employee who is facing a possible job termination due to a company merger,…

Second season of ‘Jessica Jones’ major bounce back

Rating: 4.5/5 stars Marvel has teamed up with Netflix to create television shows with characters that are not featured in the movies. Serious and casual Marvel fans alike have fallen in love with “The Defenders,” Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage…

White’s latest album does not jump out as anything special

Rating: 3/5 stars After taking a few years off, well-known blues-rock guitarist Jack White has finally released a new solo album titled “Boarding House Reach,” his first since 2014’s “Lazaretto.” While getting help from a number of session musicians throughout…

Panic! At The Disco drops something for fans, non-fans alike

Rating 4/5 stars On March 21, Panic! At The Disco thrilled fans with the two-track release of “Say Amen for Silver Linings,” featuring “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” and “(F*** A) Silver Lining.” Announcing for the sixth album to drop June…