reviews
'Fakes' Is Real Fun
Created by David Turko
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2022
Between Persuasion and She-Hulk, there sure are a lot of new shows and movies starring irony-poisoned protagonists who constantly obliterat...
Rina Sawayama Can't Hold Back on 'Hold the Girl'
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2022
Rina Sawayama's muscular 2020 debut album — a pop juggernaut bearing her surname — came into the world with a fully realized sound, an impr...
The Beths Continue Their Humble Quest on Whip-Smart 'Expert in a Dying Field'
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2022
New albums from the Beths are not capital "E" events. There are no new eras declared, no wiping of social media accounts, no new visual aes...
'Los Espookys' Season 2 Perfects Its Incomparable Style of Comedy
Created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2022
For a series about four friends' informal service that devises surreal scenarios to resolve clients' predicaments, Los Espookys dedicates a...
'See How They Run' Knows It Isn't Great, Which Is Why It's So Good
Directed by Tom George
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
Tom George's See How They Run opens with a narration that begrudgingly acknowledges the weakness of whodunits: "You seen one, you've seen '...
'Moonage Daydream' Channels David Bowie's Stunning Sound and Vision
Directed by Brett Morgen
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
It only takes Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen a couple of minutes to obliterate audience expectations. Following an introductory quo...
Buffy Saint-Marie Documentary 'Carry It On' Shows That She Was Decades Ahead of the Rest of Us
Directed by Madison Thomas
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
Many a music doc has been ruined by a sense of reverence for its own subject (see: fawning recent tributes to Coldplay, Shawn Mendes and Sh...
Heaven for Real's Wise, Open-Hearted 'Energy Bar' Is Packed with Nutrition
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
Heaven For Real pierce through facades and lance false impressions on their sophomore album, Energy Bar. Peeling back the layers until they...