“I am a bit old-fashioned,” says Chas (James Fox). He’s a vicious enforcer for a London gangster who, after killing a man, pretends to be a juggler named Johnny Dean and inveigles his way into the huge bohemian Notting Hill mansion of Turner (Mick Jagger), a retired rock star. Chas describes the milieu to a
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It goes without saying that Taylor Swift and Kanye West have a history. Back in 2009, the two music industry stars became intertwined after West interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video. Since then, the two stars have come into conflict in one way or another, with West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, even getting in
Today! Mississippi John Hurt Craft Recordings / Bluesville 28 February 2025 Mississippi John Hurt first recorded in 1928 for the blossoming Okeh label, but his music didn’t catch on like his contemporaries. Maybe his voice didn’t have the same grittiness that early blues listeners craved. Hurt seemed content working on the farm and providing for
One of our most anticipated events on the 2025 movie schedule has to be the release of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, as it will be an action-packed and stunt-heavy possible conclusion to the franchise after Cruise has been blowing our minds for nearly 30 years. However, this week’s news that The
In Japanese literary sensation Sayaka Murata’s novelVanishing World, sex between married couples (both for pleasure and for procreation) has all but vanished. In response to a largely absent male population throughout the Second World War, extensive research and development of artificial insemination practices subsumed Japan’s medical and scientific community, inevitably supplanting natural conception within families
SPOILERS are ahead for The White Lotus finale, now streaming with a Max subscription. The White Lotus may be over on the 2025 TV schedule, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be thinking about that emotional finale for weeks to come. The last episode of Season 3 was full of surprises, but the one I
For Los Angeles-based composer, producer, and guitarist Dustin Wong, guitar loops seem to occupy the center of his creative flow. That’s certainly the case with his earlier albums on Thrill Jockey, like Infinite Love (2010) and Mediation of Ecstatic Energy (2013), as his highly skillful and disciplined playing is given a mechanical, synthetic propulsion while
In the last few episodes of Elsbeth to air on the 2025 TV schedule, we’ve seen Kaya live out her dream of being a detective, and I love that for her. I really do. However, we’ve also seen how her changing positions has impacted Elsbeth as well as the person who works alongside her on
Manifestation can be a powerful tool at times. It’s true that it may not always work and spark the desires of those using it, but it certainly can’t hurt to say or do something to try to make something positive become a reality. After watching a viral video, I’m wondering if Tom Holland is such
Arcadia Alison Krauss and Union Station Down the Road 28 March 2025 Alison Krauss hasn’t recorded with Union Station in 14 years—since Barack Obama’s first term, as Rolling Stone’s David Browne noted in his article announcing the act’s latest album, Arcadia. During this time, a lot has changed, including the departure of key Union Station
Chicago Med has seen a bevy of doctors and nurses come through the doors of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center throughout its 10 seasons, and it’s always fun to see who will be joining the staff next. As Season 10 airs on the 2025 TV schedule, newcomer Sarah Ramos has been making the ED intense as
In 2005, it would have been impossible for Will Sheff to believe that Black Sheep Boy would be Okkervil River’s high-water mark. He was on such a creative streak that Black Sheep Boy Appendix, released the following year, actually included a few songs (“No Key, No Plan”, “Another Radio Song”) that rivaled anything on the
Just as the “Summer Blockbuster” section of the 2025 movie schedule is getting underway, Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning will be taking over thousands of screens around the world as legions of moviegoers pile in to see Tom Cruise’s next big stunt. As a longtime fan of the Mission: Impossible movies, I’ll
The Final Destination franchise is headed back to the big screen, with the upcoming sixth entry, Bloodlines, set to land on the 2025 movie schedule. The pentalogy of scary flicks has carved out a permanent spot in horror history, thanks to its creative death scenes and unique concept. Looking back, though, one of the film’s
Everything Changes Everything Stays the Same The Loft Tapete 14 March 2025 Maybe it was the intense competition of the times or the vagaries of youth, but a fair number of British indie bands in the 1980s released a single or two, garnered acclaim from the music press, and then split up before even releasing
Now, I’m not necessarily surprised that Alan Ritchson‘s calorie intake is super high while training for projects like Reacher. However, when I actually heard the number, I couldn’t help but be a bit baffled. While I watched the series on the 2025 TV schedule, and I’m aware of the work that goes into being in
Jingle Jangle Morning (The 1960s U.S. Folk Rock Explosion) Various Artists Cherry Red 21 March 2025 Most songs on the three-CD anthology of American folk rock from the 1960s (Jingle Jangle Morning) are not surprising selections. As its title suggests, the collection includes the Byrds‘ “Mr. Tambourine Man” and other well-known hits by Simon and
SPOILERS are ahead for the Yellowjackets Season 3 finale, which dropped on the 2025 TV schedule this past Friday! Well… another season of Yellowjackets is over, and I’m starting to feel as traumatized as the high school soccer team-turned-cannibals, given recent events. The final episode of Season 3 offered up answers to a lot of
For the video to accompany the track “9°C”, from Loraine James’ second release under the Whatever the Weather moniker, the artist focuses on Japan, featuring grainy shots of Tokyo’s infamous Shibuya crossing, apartment buildings, scenes of a plane taking off from a sun glare-filled window seat with a shot showing the enormity of Tokyo from
Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Sarah Polley and Olivia Wilde. We’re four episodes into The Studio’s run on the 2025 TV schedule, and that’s only a few of the wildly impressive A-list directors Seth Rogen and co. have rounded up to guest star in this show. However, there’s one more director who I think would be
Yoko Ono was one of the 20th Century’s most polarizing figures— an edge-cutting conceptual artist maligned for capturing the heart of the Beatles’ John Lennon and daring to establish a musical union with him.With the publication of veteran author David Sheff’s new biography, Yoko, we are fully enlightened about her extraordinary life journey, all 92
SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains some light spoilers from the Black Mirror Season 7 episode, “Plaything.” If you have not yet seen the installment, just remember there is no turning back after you choose to read on. Black Mirror Season 7 was one of the most anticipated seasons of the acclaimed horror anthology TV
The Star Wars movies lie deeply within the realm of science fiction but, in recent years, various entries in the franchise have flirted with other genres. Disney+’s The Mandalorian plays as more of a western, while Andor is more of a crime drama/political thriller. Lucasfilm, the company behind the massive IP, has yet to truly
The Star Wars movies lie deeply within the realm of science fiction but, in recent years, various entries in the franchise have flirted with other genres. Disney+’s The Mandalorian plays as more of a western, while Andor is more of a crime drama/political thriller. Lucasfilm, the company behind the massive IP, has yet to truly
If you find yourself wondering at any point during Alex Scharfman’s Grand-Guignol fantasy satire Death of a Unicorn, “Wait, how come there are unicorns in the Canadian Rockies which nobody has seen before?” then this is not the film for you. However, if some part of you is thinking, “I hope those vile ultra-wealthy despoilers
While we wait for the premiere date for Stranger Things Season 5 to officially be announced, cast member Finn Wolfhard has been keeping busy. Between marking the release of his directorial debut, Hell Of A Summer, and a new A24 movie hitting theaters this month, The Legend of Ochi, he’s had a lot going on.
While we wait for the premiere date for Stranger Things Season 5 to officially be announced, cast member Finn Wolfhard has been keeping busy. Between marking the release of his directorial debut, Hell Of A Summer, and a new A24 movie hitting theaters this month, The Legend of Ochi, he’s had a lot going on.
Refrains of the Day, Vol. 2 Pidgins Lexical Records 4 April 2025 In 2023, the Mexico City-based duo Pidgins released Refrains of the Day, Vol. 1, with a mission to “transform the oral and rhythmic methods of traditional trance rituals by phasing metric, melodic, and rhetorical phrases”.Furthermore, by using the clichés of corporate jargon as
As soon as I heard Y2K described as a “painfully accurate” portrayal of the ‘90s teen experience, I knew I had to see this movie. It took me longer than expected to check out one of the funniest comedies of 2024, but the wait was worth it, as Kyle Mooney’s coming-of-age horror-comedy checked all the
As soon as I heard Y2K described as a “painfully accurate” portrayal of the ‘90s teen experience, I knew I had to see this movie. It took me longer than expected to check out one of the funniest comedies of 2024, but the wait was worth it, as Kyle Mooney’s coming-of-age horror-comedy checked all the