Maleficent (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, PG)
Maleficent perfectly demonstrates how a good idea can be destroyed in the hands of an incompetent director.
May 2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West (Universal Pictures, R)
The humor is hit or miss, and majorly crude and racist in nature—not that I expected anything less from the creator of Family Guy.
Cold in July (IFC Films, NR)
The three principal actors are so good, I can forgive the derivative nature of the plot.
For No Good Reason (Sony Pictures Classics, R)
It’s a classic case of a director not trusting his material.
Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s | Sling Shot to Heaven (Mariel Recording Co.)
With Sling Shot to Heaven, the band has embraced that melancholy and crafted a truly genuine experience.
Danity Kane | 05.22.14
I could tell the crowd was excited by the intensity of the thuds I felt hit the floor as they all ran to the front of the stage.
Hangout Music Fest | 05.16-18.14
Jack Johnson has seemed an inevitable part of Hangout Fest since it started, and seeing him in a pre-headlining spot at dusk was the perfect fit.
Walking Down the Street with Micky Dolenz
What is wonderful is that Mike’s coming back and singing the songs he wrote, especially the earlier songs where we do some great Everly Brothers–style harmonies.
Nostalghia | Out of the Cocoon and On the Road
Ciscandra Nostalghia is a true talent in a sea of wanna-be’s and semi-phenoms.
Eagulls | 05.20.14
George Mitchell carved a very somber presence on stage, but not an entrancing one, like Ian Curtis had.