Review: War Child Records – HELP(2)

Review: War Child Records – HELP(2)
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HELP(2) by War Child Records showcases indie’s range through original songs and truly ingenious covers. It has a consistent tone of resistance mixed with grief. … read more

Film Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

Film Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
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All films fall into the category of “can have a sequel” or “can’t have a sequel.” Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come may very well be the best “can’t” since Die Hard 2. … read more

Screenings So Bad: A Secondhand Screenings Special

Screenings So Bad: A Secondhand Screenings Special
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In this special edition of Secondhand Screenings, we indulged in media so deplorable that it nearly killed us. This is Screenings So Bad! … read more

Local Review: Ritt Momney – BASE

Local Review: Ritt Momney – BASE
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Is there a more Utah artist than Ritt Momney? That being said, where the hell has he been? The short answer is off on an adventure, as well as around. … read more

 
 
The Pitt Cast on ICE

The Pitt Cast on ICE
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I’m hardly alone in my obsession with The Pitt, as the medical drama has become the gold standard for quality television. Still, when I first saw ICE agents, I was shaken by it. … read more

Review: Mumford & Sons – Prizefighter

Review: Mumford & Sons – Prizefighter
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There’s something about Prizefighter that feels like a warm, comforting hug. The record’s cover, a battered and bruised lighter, invokes the air of an heirloom. … read more

Film Review: The Bride!

Film Review: The Bride!
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The Bride! was a genuine effort — that much is obvious — but it fails to stick the landing and doesn’t come close to honoring the campiness of the original. … read more

Film Review: Bridgerton (Season Four)

Film Review: Bridgerton (Season Four)
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…and what a swoon-worthy season it was, leaning into its fictitious, anachronistic, even ridiculous nature by giving us a full-blown Cinderella story. … read more

Review: Ween – Bring out the Foos: Live 1996

Review: Ween – Bring out the Foos: Live 1996
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Bring Out the Foos: Live 1996 is a record that proves to be extremely unusual for Ween both during its recording and its final release 30 years later. … read more

Cinematographer James Whitaker Talks DTF St. Louis

Cinematographer James Whitaker Talks DTF St. Louis
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DTF St. Louis cinematographer James Whitaker has built a career grounding big ideas in images that favor atmosphere over flash and character over spectacle. … read more

Review: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds — Mutiny After Midnight

Review: Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds — Mutiny...
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I listened to Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies over a dozen times. What proceeds is a raw, rock-heavy coalescence of edgy hedonism and revolution. … read more

Local Review: Socrates, Plato — Aristotle

Local Review: Socrates, Plato — Aristotle
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It’s worth noting that Phillips was only 17 when he recorded and released Aristotle. That’s a courageous labor of love for just one guy whose graduation cap is still warm. … read more