Chicago Review Press, 164 pages, hardcover, $35.00 In 1981, Henry Rollins personified angry punk with the release of Black Flag’s Damaged. Now, more than 30 [...]
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OCCUPANTS by Henry Rollinsreviewed by Peter Cauvel
RACHEL ZYLSTRA – Stringsreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
One might be quick to focus on the title of Rachel Zylstra’s new album Strings as only a literal reference to its heavy use of [...]
DOG SHREDDER – Brass Tacticsreviewed by Thomas Pizzola
This Bellingham, Washington-based trio plays spastic semi-instrumental rock that will dazzle you while subsequently kicking your head in. Over the course of three tracks on [...]
JOSHUA BENASH – The Dismal; The Beautifulreviewed by Patrick Hosken
Joshua Benash led Upstate New York’s Kiss Kiss for eight years (touring with bands like Thursday, Murder By Death, and The Dear Hunter) before they [...]
SOUND OF MY VOICEreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Skyscraper Films 84 min., dir. by Zal Batmanglij, with Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, and Nicole Vicius Another philosophy thesis from Brit Marling, the co-writer and star [...]
BERNIEreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Millennium Entertainment 104 min., dir. by Richard Linklater, with Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey Everything is bigger in Texas — and that goes [...]
THE RUSSIAN WINTERreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Le Castle 94 min., dir. by Petter Ringbom, with John Forte, Brian Staz, and Victor Logachev Everyone wants to attain a high level of success, [...]
THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENTreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Universal Pictures 100 min., dir. by Nicholas Stoller, with Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie Ever since the Judd Apatow crew broke apart to [...]
CAROLINE AND JACKIEreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Blueberry Films 84 min., dir. by Adam Christian Clark, with Marguerite Moreau, Bitsie Tulloch, and David Giuntoli There will always be exceptions — but in [...]
ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIEreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
Ironbound Films 90 min., dir by Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, and Jeremy Newberger with Morton Downey Jr., Pat Buchanan, and Chris Elliot Our airwaves [...]
PYRAMIDS/HORSEBACK – A Throne Without a Kingreviewed by Paul J. Comeau
Pyramids is a group that, prior to this recording, was almost mythical to me. I’d heard more about the band than I’d actually heard their [...]
RAGS & RIBBONS – The Glass Massesreviewed by Chris Martin
Rags & Ribbons has put together an album of tunes that is a nice listen, but as a whole, The Glass Masses falls just a bit [...]
EXIT 7Areviewed by Kevin Munley
Hammer & Saw Films 12 min., dir. by William Peters, with Angela Borrello, Ben Watts, Michael Mooney, and Joshua Heggie This unique horror short, written [...]
GRACELANDreviewed by Matthew Schuchman
84 min., dir. by Ron Morales, with Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, and Dido de La Paz There’s no place in existence that’s crime-free. While America is [...]
MINISTRY – Relapsereviewed by Craig Gilbert
Well, well — Al Jourgensen has come out of hiding and cobbled together a formation of Ministry for a record. This time around, Al and [...]
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