• FILM REVIEW: 50/50

      50/50, the latest movie from director Jonathan Levine (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Wackness) is a film about friendship, family and cancer. Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s personal experience, the film follows Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he deals with having cancer and the support that comes along with it. His best …

  • FILM REVIEW: Real Steel

    Okay. Look at that title. You know why you’re here, I know why I’m here. This movie’s been getting a gigantic media push over the last three months, trying to make it seem like a big, blockbuster movie on par with your Transformers or your new Marvel cinematic continuity. And now, for some unfathomable reason, you’ve …

  • REVIEW: Jack’s Mannequin – People and Things

      Andrew McMahon is the lead singer for Jack’s Mannequin and his voice never changes. Neither do his songs. Way more than half a decade ago I spent my days and nights in a basement listening to very few bands, all of whom I still listen to. Metric was one (early on); so was HelloGoodbye. …

  • REVIEW: Mutemath – Odd Soul

      Well, October is finally here. Unsurprisingly, it’s another month to not get things done while I watch movies, play games, listen to music, and sit around. But at least there’s tons of new music. I thought Mutemath‘s new CD was supposed to be out in late September but it was pushed ahead to this …