BadBadNotGood’s IV is GoodGoodNotBad
JAZZ HASN’T always had the smoothest of rides in the last year, but with acts like BadBadNotGood and Kamasi Washington now on the scene, it seems as if the genre has stepped back into...
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Film Torments: V/H/S: Viral (2014)
THIS WEEK on Torments, George has a stab at an anthology that, inexplicably, made it to three instalments. Let it never be said that I don’t suffer for my art. I have now sat...
Film Torments: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
THIS WEEK, Rich brings a conclusion to his look at Tim Burton’s horrific Alice universe with the most recent entry in the history of Torments. This has been a summer of sequels. Some have...
Review: Ghostbusters – Late-night TV fodder
WARNING: Contains mild spoilers. WITH its trailer becoming the most disliked in YouTube history, it’s safe to say that the new Ghostbusters movie hasn’t had the greatest start in life. With fan boys and...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is getting remastered!*
*But only for Pachislot machines in Japan and not an actual game for current consoles. Pachinko, for those who don’t know (which may be almost everyone), is a Japanese variation pinball that is sometimes...
The Canon of Cannon: The Breakin’ Trilogy
THE CANON of Cannon is a feature where we take a wandering look at the backlog of world-renowned trash peddlers, Cannon Films, and the work they left behind. This time, we examine the enduring cult appeal of three...
The Avalanches finally return after 16 years with Wildflower
BEFORE we get into this, let’s establish one thing; Since I Left You came out 16 years ago. Yes, it’s a classic, but let’s not dwell on the past. The entire musical landscape has...
Film Torments: Deathstalker (1983)
THIS WEEK on Film Torments, Dan takes a look at a slice of cheap and cheerless nonsense that’s, inexplicably, deeply dear to him: Corman-produced and brimming with 80s-sleaze, it’s Deathstalker. Deathstalker (not to be confused with...
Summer 08 is another quality album in the Metronomy discography
WHEN people talk about great album streaks, British Synth-pop outfit Metronomy are often unfairly overlooked. From the clunky-instrumental Pip Paine (Pay Back The £5000 You Owe) to 2014’s melancholy funk drenched Love Letters, every...
BDTB: The Stanley Parable
ON THIS WEEK’S Breaking Down the Backlog, I explored an office over and over and over again until I learned the true meaning of choice. It seems I have a propensity for choosing “walking simulators”...
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