Netflix’s ‘First Match’ explores the emotional journey through the New York foster care system while illuminating the beauty and sadness of struggle with striking cinematography.
Arts, Review, Music
‘My Dear Melancholy,’ Mends Heart with Empty Beats, Lyrics
The Weeknd’s latest EP ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ details the range of emotions involved in heartbreak but is weighed down by recycled beats and trite lyrics.
Arts, Movies, Review
‘Ready Player One’ Excels Through Action Set-Pieces
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ excels through its action-packed scenes and fun moments, even in spite of its struggle dealing solely with plot.
Arts, Review, Movies
‘Pandas,’ Inspiration for Change and Display of Cuteness
‘Pandas’ displays a collaborative effort between Chinese and American biologists to inspire cooperative change to help these endangered animals.
Arts, Review, Movies
‘Isle of Dogs’ Presents Wes Anderson’s Culminating Animated Achievement
Wes Anderson’s new animated movie, ‘Isle of Dogs,’ is a fun and refreshing film for children and adults alike.
Music, Review, Arts
“Numb” Music Video Incorporates Heavy Emotions, Unconventional Structure
Carlos Vara’s new music video for “Numb” is unique and unconventional, but also painfully emotional and real.
Review, Movies, Arts
‘March of the Penguins 2’ Takes a Step Back
‘March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step’ may lack originality, but makes up for it with phenomenal sound design and a great score.
Movies, Review, Arts
Game’s Over for Netflix’s Newest Lackluster Comedy
‘Game Over, Man!’ lacks structure, believable characters, and any comedy of high quality whatsoever.
Arts, Music, Review
Solid Singles from Snail Mail, Anderson .Paak, and serpentwithfeet
Snail Mail navigates adolescent love, self discovery, and the monotonous progression of life with syncopated guitar riffs on “Pristine,” while the most recent singles of Anderson .Paak and serpentwithfeet follow close behind in quality.
Arts, Review, Movies
‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Falls Due to Trite Plot Writing
‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ excels in engaging, messy fight scenes but fails to get audiences emotionally invested in the plot due to painfully trite writing.
