BADBADNOTGOOD Album Review: “III”
out of 10 For those of you who like Jazz, I commend you. It's one of the genres that's a passing fancy nowadays, dominated only by big, dead names like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk and others. I grew up listening to jazz, it was my first genre I ever…
Will ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ be Wes Anderson’s First Best Picture Nomination?
It's sad to think that one of the greatest filmmakers of our time has a lowly three Oscar nominations to his name. Wes Anderson has delivered such memorable films as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Moonrise Kingdom, the latter of which was his most recent chance to win that piece of hardware that Hollywood is so hung up on.…
‘Penny Dreadful’ Review: “Seance” (1×02)
SPOILERS! If you haven't watched this episode of Penny Dreadful, I highly suggest you stop reading now! MVP: Eva Green Penny Dreadful's second episode titled "Seance" scaled back the scares and focused more on character development and the overall darkness of the series, but there's no denying that this was one phenomenal hour…
The Black Keys “Turn Blue” Album Review
out of 10 The fact that the Black Keys are around in the music world and they continue to sell out stadiums and records with an old-school sound is appalling to me. It's not because they're bad or anything, but it's because I don't think a lot of people in this…
Album Review: Matthew Santos – “Into the Further”
In a folk scene in threat of becoming stagnant in the face of major label commercialization, even Mumford & Sons are trying to reinvent themselves. Nobody wants to listen to the same Lumineers song over and over again, but if you’re the kind of music listener who just needs an acoustic guitar and some raw,…
2016 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series
This year, Limited Series is a surprisingly competitive category this year. There are feasibly nine legitimate competitors for the five slots. At the top of the list is FX's "The People vs. O.J. Simpson". They are going to feasibly be the nominations leader with multiple nominations in each category and it has the cultural clout that…
5 New Shows That Could Break into the 2016 Emmy Race
The Emmys are often slower to pick up to new shows than other awards, however this year there are a few that may make it into the race. Here are five new shows that could break into the Emmy race this year. Also, check out our early Emmy predictions for Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series!…
Egregiously Early 2016 Emmy Predictions: Comedy and Drama Series
The Oscars are over, which means it’s time to turn our attention to the Television kudos, the Emmys and our 2016 Emmy Predictions! Last year was an odd year for the Emmys with several different changes giving us surprise winners. Of the most important changes: During the nomination process in lead and supporting categories, there…
Bookishsmaug’s 5 All-Time Favorite Reads
We teamed up with Instagram superstar @bookishsmaug to bring you some of her favorite books! We'll let Cath (aka bookishsmaug) take it from here: "There are just some books in the world where you can never let go off as it stays etched deep in your heart. Doesn't matter what genre, really, cause you…
2016 Oscar Predictions: Best Film Editing
Best Film Editing is a very important category at the Oscars. You need to be at least nominated in the category to win. Last year’s Best Picture winner “Birdman” was an anomalous case since it was edited to look as if it was filmed in one take. So ignoring that year, the last time the…