How to Get Away with Murder | Season 2 (DVD) | Rating: 8/10 | Season two of ABC’’s How to Get Away with Murder pulled the double duty of answering some remaining questions from the first season while pivoting into a new “whodunnit” mystery. The first season finale left viewers reeling with the question of who killed student Rebecca Sutter […]

Tickled | Directors: David Farrier & Dylan Reeve | Rating: 10/11 | The premise of Tickled sounds completely absurd: New Zealand-based TV journalist and personality David Farrier (who specializes in covering the bizarre side of life) is sent a strange video (from a friend) regarding “competitive tickling.” The idea of this intrigues Farrier who decides to investigate the company that offers all-expense paid trips to Los […]

This Too Shall Pass | Author: Milena Busquets | Rating: 8/11 | Love and death are arguably the most universal threads in all of art, and are certainly the prime ingredients in any comedy or tragedy. They also happen to be the central themes of Milena Busquets’ latest novella, This Too Shall Pass, an unconventional love story of sorts between […]

Smoke | Author: Dan Vyleta | Rating: 8 / 11 | The past decade’s increased interest in the Steampunk aesthetic has led to a resurgence of alternative history literature. Readers can choose anything from Abraham Lincoln fighting zombies, to Nazis fighting the Allies with the help of their trained dinosaurs. It is certainly an eclectic trend, but this sort of […]

The Finest Hours | Directed By: Craig Gillespie | Rating: 8.4 / 11 | With so many film releases every year (and the constant release of every TV network’s original programming), not every movie gets the attention it deserves. Disney’s The Finest Hours is based on the true story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most daring sea rescue to date. […]

I Let You Go | Author: Clare Mackintosh | Rating: 10/11 | Already a hit in the UK and destined to be this summer’s Gone Girl, I Let You Go is a gripping, psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the thrilling conclusion. The story begins with the death of a five-year-old boy in a traumatic hit-and-run that leaves […]

The Virginmarys | Divides | Rating: 9.5/11 | After, let’s say, three listens to The Virginmarys’ sophomore album, Divides, what becomes clear as crystal is the fact that Ally Dickaty (vox/guitar), Danny Dolan (drums), and Matt Rose (bass) have grasped the art of harnessing one’s emotional capacity for anarchy. Their 2013 debut, King of Conflict, laid a solid bit of track upon which […]