Articles by Owen Morawitz
Balance and Composure Are Back in Fighting Form on 'with you in spirit'
PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024
When the members of Balance and Composure were on the cusp of breaking up, they already knew it was a mistake. Internal divisions...
Softcult Face the Abyss on 'see you in the dark'
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2023
In 2013, John Doran declared that m b v, the highly-anticipated third LP from My Bloody Valentine, a whole 22 years in the making, had simp...
Fucked Up's 'One Day' Captures the Band at Their Most Urgent
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2023
In the liner notes to 1986's The Hammer Party, a compilation album of early EPs from noise rockers Big Black, Steve Albini reflects on the...
'For All Mankind' Blasts Off to New Heights in Season 3
Created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2022
The general premise undergirding alternate history narratives is a relatively simple one: take a specific point in the past and then game o...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in November 2021
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2021
November is that sweet, sweet window of time in between the horror movies of spooky season and the schmaltz of the holidays. In other words...
Netflix's Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Struggles to Carry That Weight
Directed by Alex Garcia Lopez and Michael Katleman
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021
If there's one thing Hollywood loves, it's taking an existing IP with a built-in fanbase and repackaging it in both form and content for ne...
Your Attention Span Won't Survive 'Invasion'
Created by Simon Kinberg and David Weil
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2021
Ever since author H.G. Wells upset the sensibilities of Victorian-era England with his depiction of humanity at conflict with a Martian ene...
'Foundation' Wants to Be 'Game of Thrones' in Space and Almost Takes the Crown
Created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman
PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2021
In the wake left by Game of Thrones, all the big streaming services seem to be on the hunt for the next big fantasy epic. Amazon Prime is a...
