Film Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in HollywoodDir. Quentin TarantinoMay 21st, 2019Comedy / DramaColumbia PicturesSony Pictures Releasing I'm a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino. At this point I've seen almost every one of his films multiple times and have loved and enjoyed each and every one of them. Going into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I …

EP Review: Gatecreeper – An Unexpected Reality

"Poison in my veins needing distracting, cancer in my brain seeking attention, lost and isolated, help me repair my mind with something real." Gatecreeper - An Unexpected RealityJanuary 13th, 2021Old School Death MetalClosed Casket ActivitiesPhoenix, Arizona, USA Considering that new wave of old school death metal leading men Gatecreeper released their sophomore record Deserted back …

Album Review: Accept – Too Mean to Die

"Mass communication, hand to hand. A new epidemic has control of the land." Accept - Too Mean to DieJanuary 29th, 2021Traditional Heavy MetalNuclear Blast RecordsSolingen, Germany There are precious few examples in the world of heavy metal of legacy bands from the 70's and 80's who gracefully age into the modern era to become not …

Album Review: Nervosa – Perpetual Chaos

"I'm not a slave of fate, I truly own my freedom, I cannot fool myself. I'll never be like them, bitter conservatives, I am an anarchist." Nervosa - Perpetual ChaosJanuary 21st, 2021Thrash MetalNapalm RecordsSão Paulo, Brazil I'll be completely honest in the beginning of this review that I'm not all that familiar with Nervosa's material …

Single Review: System of a Down – “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”

"Our history and victory and legacy we send, from scavengers and invaders, those who protect the land." System of a Down - Protect the Land / Genocidal HumanoidzNovember 6th, 2020Alternative MetalAmerican Recordings / Columbia RecordsGlendale, California, USA In a year where life got flip turned upside down for pretty much everyone all across the globe …

Film Review: Us

"Who are you people?" - "We're Americans." UsDir. Jordan PeeleMarch 20th, 2019HorrorMonkeypaw Productions / Perfect World PicturesUniversal Pictures When I found out that comedian Jordan Peele was delving into the horror genre for the first time with his 2017 directorial debut Get Out I was initially skeptical. It's not often that a person known for …

Film Review: Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

"No one's ever really gone." Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of SkywalkerDir. J.J. AbramsDecember 20th, 2019Science Fiction / FantasyLucasfilm Ltd. / Bad Robot ProductionsWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Let's get this out there right in the beginning. The new Star Wars sequel trilogy was handled very poorly, and no matter which side of the …

Album Review: Myrkur – Folkesange

"Well met, well met, my own true love. Well met, well met, cried he. I've just returned from the salt, salt sea, all for the love of thee". Myrkur - FolkesangeMarch 20th, 2020Traditional Nordic FolkRelapse RecordsCopenhagen, Denmark Danish black metal project Myrkur has been the subject of critical acclaim and misogynist disdain over the course …