Review

  • MusicalWork Review She & Him: Volume 3

    The saccharine duo finally produces a record that grabs—and mostly keeps—the listener’s attention.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • MusicalWork Review Deerhunter: Monomania

    Constantly shifting Atlanta art rockers remain consistently weird, great.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • MusicalWork Review Savages: Silence Yourself

    Post-punk newcomers successfully capture the danger and doomsday vibe of the genre’s past.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • MusicalWork Review Mikal Cronin: MCII

    Young punk rocker gets poppier while battling self-doubt and pondering self-betterment on his Merge debut.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • MusicalWork Review Fitz And The Tantrums: More Than Just A Dream

    The retro-soul stars continue back in time, although now, not as far.

    May 7, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Marc Maron: Attempting Normal

    A gifted comedian doesn’t quite hit the mark with his second book.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review David Sedaris: Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls

    The humorist’s newest effort stretches for incisive observation via contrived wackiness.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review DC Pierson: Crap Kingdom

    Coming-of-age fantasy explores the ethics of artificial self-improvement.

    May 6, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review Post Tenebras Lux

    The new film from Carlos Reygadas starts brilliant, then gets baffling.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:07am -

  • Movie Review Dead Man’s Burden

    Sometimes they do make ’em like they used to.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:06am -

  • Movie Review Love Is All You Need

    Italy is for wounded romantics in this fluffy import.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:05am -

  • Movie Review What Maisie Knew

    With parents like these, who needs enemies?

    May 2, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • Movie Review The Iceman

    Michael Shannon plays a ruthless killer. It’s less fun than it sounds.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • Movie Review Greetings From Tim Buckley

    And salutations from his son, Jeff, the true subject of this behind-the-music drama.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • Movie Review Kiss Of The Damned

    Bad acting can’t quite sink this Euro-horror homage.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • Movie Review Iron Man 3

    The success of The Avengers casts a long shadow.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review The Source Family

    Only some rocking tunes distinguish a new documentary on the eponymous hippie cult.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review Something In The Air

    Olivier Assayas remembers '70s radicalism--and his own unsupervised youth.

    May 2, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • MusicalWork Review Iggy And The Stooges: Ready To Die

    A legendary band makes another stab at a comeback.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:04am -

  • MusicalWork Review !!!: Thr!!!er

    !!! throws a disco dance party on its fifth album.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:03am -

  • MusicalWork Review Guided By Voices: English Little League

    GBV as God intended.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • MusicalWork Review Neon Neon: Praxis Makes Perfect

    Super Furry Animals frontman and Boom Bip go back to the future, ’80s-style.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • MusicalWork Review Coliseum: Sister Faith

    Guests from Boris, Jawbox, and Sebadoh don’t add much to a solid post-hardcore showing.

    April 30, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Book Review Joe Hill: NOS4A2

    The author of Horns and Locke & Key returns with his biggest, most expansive, funniest horror-fantasy to date.

    April 29, 2013 | 12:02am -

  • Book Review Ryan McIlvain: Elders

    This novel about young Mormon “elders” isn’t as fun as Book Of Mormon, but it has plenty to say about the church.

    April 29, 2013 | 12:01am -

  • Book Review Elizabeth Strout: The Burgess Boys

    Elizabeth Strout’s follow-up to her Pulitzer-winning Olive Kitteridge is surprisingly absorbing for a low-key family drama.

    April 29, 2013 | 12:00am -

  • Movie Review The Big Wedding

    Robert De Niro suffers a litany of indignities in a wretched ensemble comedy. 

    April 25, 2013 | 12:08pm -

  • Movie Review Mud

    Matthew McConaughey's winning streak continues with an adventure yarn from the director of Take Shelter.

    April 25, 2013 | 12:09am -

  • Movie Review Kon-Tiki

    This Foreign-Language Oscar nominee proves that exciting true stories don't always translate onscreen.

    April 25, 2013 | 12:08am -

  • Movie Review Paradise: Love

    Ulrich Seidl (Import/Export) kicks off his bleak Paradise trilogy with a tale of mutual exploitation.

    April 25, 2013 | 12:07am -