Articles by Marko Djurdjić

Chelsea Wolfe Shines Some Light on 'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She'

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2024

'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She' is an impressive, liberating album of icy rhythms and brutal honesty...

The Smile's 'Wall of Eyes' Feels Like a Comedown

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2024

'Wall of Eyes' is an album of background music, a collection of songs that just weren’t good enough to be on its predecessor....

'Self Reliance' Doesn't Buy Into Its Own Premise

Directed by Jake Johnson

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

A film about mental health can be funny, if it's handled well — What About Bob, Brain Candy and Nurse Betty immediately come to mind. What...

Green Day Hit a Late-Career High on 'Saviors'

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

What needs to be said about Green Day at this point? Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are the multi-million-selling post-Nirva...

The Missed Potential of 'The Beekeeper' Really Stings

Directed by David Ayer

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024

At this point in his career, Jason Statham is an institution — a somewhat floundering but nevertheless recognizable (and surprisingly banka...

Protest the Hero's 'A Calculated Use of Sound' at 20: How They Got Over Embarrassment and Learned to Love Their Debut EP

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2024

For a musician, revisiting one's early releases can be a double-edged sword. It can reveal intricacies in the work that may have been lost...

Nothing Lurks Beneath the Surface of 'Night Swim'

Directed by Bryce McGuire

PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2024

Water can be scary. Cinema and literature, and even music, have seen to that. But when it comes to most pools, there is absolutely nothing...

Full of Hell and Nothing Find Common Ground on 'When No Birds Sang'

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023

When we say that something is greater than the sum of its parts, it's assumed that the parts themselves are perfectly fine or capable on th...