Stars: 3/5
In 2010, a track about the sorrow of heartbreak played while the “So You Think You Can Dance” contestants performed a sincere and poignant contemporary ballet piece. This track, “Jar...
It all began with five friends sitting in their booth in MacLaren’s Pub. After nine years and 208 episodes, CBS wrapped up the hugely popular “How I Met Your Mother” last Monday with a highly...
★★★☆☆
A brief and easy listen, Tokyo Police Club’s latest effort, “Forcefield,” combines constantly energetic instrumentation with mellow vocals to create a slightly dull and monotonous...
★☆☆☆☆
It’s interesting how easy it is to immediately predict the nature of a movie solely from its beginning scenes. Straight away, it was evident that David Ayer’s new action thriller...
★★☆☆☆
Christon Gray, after some sucess the previous year, fully entered the public eye after the release of “Church Clothes,” an album released by Lecrae in 2012 on which his vocal talent...
★★★☆☆
Pretty Reckless, a relatively new band that released its first album in 2010, has had difficulty shaking its debilitating image. The band’s lead singer, Taylor Momsen, had just ended...
3/5 stars
With “Lift Your Spirit” as its title, Aloe Blacc’s new album could not be clearer about its intentions. The soul and rhythm and blues singer returns with his third studio album,...
3/5 stars
It’s not that surprising that Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, “Bad Words,” is a comedy that aims to shock. After all, this is the man who was involved in films such as “Horrible...
4/5 stars
Foster the People captivated the attention of millions with its release of the track “Pumped Up Kicks” from the album “Torches” in 2010. The politically themed track, with pulsating...
5/5 stars
HBO’s “True Detective,” which just concluded its first season, is certainly unnerving — and not just because it chronicles two blunt, hard-edged homicide detectives searching for...
★☆☆☆☆
There is a pattern to modern audiences’ taste in movies and television shows, and it all began with “Twilight.” With its release, a vampire fervor was unleashed that paved...
“The Lunchbox” revolves around something we are all familiar with from our childhood — a literal lunchbox — and creates a complex and powerful message behind this simple object. Refreshingly subtle...
