Articles by Nicholas Sokic
Metric Make Today's Modern Perils Timeless on 'Formentera'
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2022
Naming your album after the fabled Spanish island Formentera — as Metric have done for their eighth release — carries with it certain expec...
They Don't Make 'Em Like 'All the Old Knives' Anymore
Directed by Janus Metz
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022
All the Old Knives seems almost out of time. Not so much because of its chronology — it revolves around events before, after and during a f...
Kanye West Isn't a 'jeen-yuhs,' Because No One Is
Directed by Coodie & Chike
PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022
About a week before jeen-yuhs made its Sundance premiere, Ye took to Instagram to demand final edit privileges from Netflix and the directo...
Cedric Noel Confidently Asks the Tough Questions on 'Hang Time'
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021
It's difficult for an artist to remain both prolific and good at their craft, but Cedric Noel's Hang Time — coming a year after his Pattern...
Casper Skulls Find Beauty in Childhood Trauma on 'Knows No Kindness'
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021
Knows No Kindness finds Casper Skulls a long way from the shoegazing rock of previous material, from 2015's "King of Gold" single to 2017 d...
'The Many Saints of Newark' Is an Unnecessary but Welcome Return to 'The Sopranos'
Directed by Alan Taylor
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2021
Over two decades ago, David Chase introduced us to The Sopranos, which, anchored by James Gandolfini's seismic performance, changed the tel...
POP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On
PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2021
The 20th edition of the POP Montreal festival was, for many, a return to the individual and collective joy of live music. A joy so valuable...
'Roadrunner' Gets to the Essence of Why Anthony Bourdain Was So Beloved
Directed by Morgan Neville
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2021
At one point in Morgan Neville's documentary, Anthony Bourdain and his TV crew are in Laos, speaking with a father who lost several limbs d...