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Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by author Matt Ruff, HBO's Lovecraft Country takes place in 1950s Jim Crow-era America and follows...
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!['Lovecraft Country' Brings Cosmic Horror Down to Earth with All-Too-Human Monsters Developed by Misha Green]()
'Lovecraft Country' Brings Cosmic Horror Down to Earth with All-Too-Human Monsters Developed by Misha Green Published Sep 22, 2020 -
![Amazon Prime's 'Utopia' Fails to Recapture the Magic of the British Original Created by Gillian Flynn]()
ReviewsAmazon Prime's 'Utopia' Fails to Recapture the Magic of the British Original Created by Gillian Flynn Published Sep 22, 2020For a long time, Hollywood has suffered from a severe crisis of imagination. When the big studios and Orwellian media conglomerates that for...
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![Nas's 'King's Disease' Is Uneven — but Still His Most Satisfying Project in Years]()
ReviewsNas's 'King's Disease' Is Uneven — but Still His Most Satisfying Project in Years Published Aug 31, 2020There's no denying that Nasir "Nas" Jones is a cultural force unto himself. Across a career spanning three decades, the Queensbridge, NY-bre...
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![Primitive Man's 'Immersion' Is the Nihilistic Sound of Civilization's Downfall]()
ReviewsPrimitive Man's 'Immersion' Is the Nihilistic Sound of Civilization's Downfall Published Aug 11, 2020Existentially speaking, music allows us to reflect and share our perceptions of reality. With the current state of the world being one of un...
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![Terminal Nation Remind Us That Humanity Is Screwed with 'Holocene Extinction']()
ReviewsTerminal Nation Remind Us That Humanity Is Screwed with 'Holocene Extinction' Published Aug 07, 2020On the provocatively titled Holocene Extinction, Arkansas bruisers Terminal Nation make two things abundantly clear: they're not here to min...
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![Hockey Dad Slowly Start Growing Up on 'Brain Candy']()
ReviewsHockey Dad Slowly Start Growing Up on 'Brain Candy' Published Jul 31, 2020For much of the last decade, Australian duo Hockey Dad have spent their time turning a sense of wistful, care-free nostalgia into a unique b...
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!['The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 Proves That Even the Apocalypse Is Doomed to Repeat Itself]()
Reviews'The Umbrella Academy' Season 2 Proves That Even the Apocalypse Is Doomed to Repeat Itself Published Jul 27, 2020At the start of season 2 of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, it's clear that not a whole lot has changed. After skipping back in time during...
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![The Midnight's Nostalgic 'Monsters' Is Tailor-Made for Boomboxes Held Overhead]()
ReviewsThe Midnight's Nostalgic 'Monsters' Is Tailor-Made for Boomboxes Held Overhead Published Jul 09, 2020There's a moment during "Last Train," the closing track to Monsters — the third full-length album from synthwave duo and online sensation th...
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![Will Ferrell's 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' Reaches for the High Notes and Falls Flat Directed by David Dobkin]()
ReviewsWill Ferrell's 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' Reaches for the High Notes and Falls Flat Directed by David Dobkin Published Jun 26, 2020In the first moments of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, we're shown a gathering of rugged Icelanders watching ABBA's perfor...
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![The Ghost Inside Rise from the Ashes of Tragedy on Triumphant Self-Titled Album]()
ReviewsThe Ghost Inside Rise from the Ashes of Tragedy on Triumphant Self-Titled Album Published Jun 03, 2020Much has already been said about the tragic events in 2015 that led to the Ghost Inside taking a four-year hiatus. However, it's been more t...
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![Died Harness Fear to Make Profoundly Universal Statements on 'Less Life']()
ReviewsDied Harness Fear to Make Profoundly Universal Statements on 'Less Life' Published May 28, 2020For many people, fear is the brain's short circuit. As an emotional response, it operates through a sinister circular logic, manifesting as...
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![The Airborne Toxic Event Build a Narrative World on 'Hollywood Park']()
ReviewsThe Airborne Toxic Event Build a Narrative World on 'Hollywood Park' Published May 20, 2020At the heart of it, Mikel Jollett is a storyteller. As a published author and editor, Jollett understands how crafting a narrative is crucia...
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![White Denim's 'World as a Waiting Room' Finds Ambition from Quarantine]()
ReviewsWhite Denim's 'World as a Waiting Room' Finds Ambition from Quarantine Published May 07, 2020Listening to World as a Waiting Room, it's hardly what one expects to result from a period of global crisis and uncertainty. The newest nine...
