Tag: review
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Happy Fortieth Birthday, Re-Animator!
Stuart Gordon’s horror cult-classic Re-Animator (1986), an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s titular novelette, turns forty this year, cueing a moment for reflection and retrospection. The movie tells the story of Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), a new student at Miskatonic University enamored with reanimating dead tissue. He meets Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), a promising fellow student…
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Review: Royel Otis – Hickey
Just as summer was coming to an end, Australian indie-pop duo Royel Otis decided to bless our ears with their widely anticipated sophomore album, hickey, which gave us a new insight into where they are creatively heading. Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic (Royal Otis) jumped right into the indie scene in 2021. With their previous…
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Superman: Making Kindness the New Punk Rock
Earlier this summer, James Gunn launched the first film in his reboot of the DCU. Superman (2025) arrives as a refreshing reimagining of one of America’s most beloved icons. While more recent versions of the character have muddled the message behind Superman with darker, more cynical takes, Gunn breathes new life into the hero, focusing…