beabadoobee – Beatopia
Beabadoobee’s sophomore album has many the same drawbacks as her debut, but succeeds greater on its particular terms.
Category: Reviews
Catch the Fair One
Josef Kubota Wladyka’s debut is a bleak yet gripping scream on behalf of a forgotten people.
Confidence Man – TILT
The Australian dance-pop quartet’s sophomore album indicates they’re in it for the long haul, only sacrificing some of their prior identity in the process.
Hive
Hive is a solid-enough ode to Kosovo’s grieving women but lacks unique flair.
alt-J – The Dream
alt-J’s big comeback record sees the group continue to monotonously shuffle in place.
Ride the Eagle
Ride the Eagle is a pleasant vibey piece of COVID filmmaking that never quite manages to become an interesting, affecting, or all that funny narrative film.
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
Freakscene is little more than a curio for both Dinosaur Jr. fans and the non-converted.
Live Review: beabadoobee – Beckett Student’s Union, Leeds [9th September 2021]
beabadoobee returns to the live stage with confidence, purpose, and a feverish crowd.
The Nest
Sean Durkin’s long-gestating follow-up to Martha Marcy May Marlene is a more straightforward but still engrossing actors’ showcase.
The Suicide Squad
James Gunn made a mega-budget Troma film and the result may be the best DC movie ever.
Callie Petch 