Aronofskyâs âmother!â has alienated mainstream audiences
Rating: 4/5 stars Darren Aronofskyâs (âNoahâ) allegorical horror film âmother!â is easily the most ambitious, and very likely, the most divisive film seen all year. It is one of those movies that is incredibly hard to synopsize without spoiling the…
‘American Vandalâ most original new comedy of fall
Rating: 4/5 stars âAmerican Vandalâ is a refreshing addition to comedy and crime documentaries. In recent years, Netflix has made it a pattern to release true crime documentaries such as âMaking a Murderer,â âAmanda Knox,â â13th,â âCasting JonBenetâ and now…
âVice Principalsâ season two more outrageous than ever
Rating: 4.5/5 stars That is the question everyone who watched the season one finale of âVice Principalsâ is wondering. Of course, viewers will not find out the answer to this question in the seasonâs premiere, despite high suspicions of former…
Foo Fighters return strong with “Concrete and Gold”
Rating: 4/5 stars Foo Fightersâ new album âConcrete and Goldâ comes three years after their previous release âSonic Highways.â âSonic Highwaysâ was as creative an album as the recording method, which involved recording songs throughout the country. Despite this, the…
In “The Good Place,” afterlife provokes more laughs than tears
Rating 4.5/5 stars âThe Good Placeâ premiered on NBC last season to much acclaim. Created and produced by Michael Schur, the creator of other hit sitcoms like âBrooklyn 99â and âParks and Recreation,â âThe Good Placeâ is a groundbreaking and…
“LEGO Ninjago Movie” proves to be another strong installment in franchise
Rating: 4/5 stars The highly anticipated computer animated 3-D action-comedy movie, âThe LEGO Ninjago Movie,â co-directed by Charlie Bean (âTron: Uprisingâ), Paul Fisher and Bob Logan came out in theaters on Sept. 22. Despite not doing as well in box…
Neil Young pulls from past, present on ‘Hitchhiker’
Rating: 3 / 5 stars Before even listening to the Canadian nativeâs 38th studio album itself, there is already an intriguing reason to check it out. Even though it is Neil Youngâs most recent release, âHitchhikerâ was actually recorded on…
Zola Jesus creates her own world with ‘Okovi’
Rating: 4 / 5 stars There is a stillness about the farmlands scattered across Wisconsin that really appealed to the grandparents of singer-songwriter Nika Roza Danilova, known by her stage name Zola Jesus. Unlike most people moving to America, they…
Twin Peaks: The Returnâ finale offers answers, new questions
Rating: 4.5/5 stars David Lynch deserves his own genre. The man is not bound by anything besides himself. Which is, in an industry of overused storylines, redundant symbolism and bland products, an impressive feat. âTwin Peaks: The Returnâ picked up…
Blade in the Mower
I cut the grass. Itâs not much, but itâs an honest living. Todayâs job is Mr. Winters. I mow his lawn every week right at five. I unload the riding mower from my truck and glance at the front porch,…
