Originally released on August 8th, Transformers: The Movie, was immediately famous for not only its iconic press release, but also the controversy with Hasbro, its parent company’s decision to kill off a pop culture hero, Optimus Prime voiced by the late Peter Cullen, within the first 27 minutes of the movie. This resonated through families […]

When you think of true crime in New England, I can guarantee that the Borden Murders are one of the first cases to come to mind. The case’s infamy has led into many different books and media, all aiming to tell different versions of what happened on August 4th, 1892; with varying degrees of accuracy. Most recently, Netflix released Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, following a trend of the company adapting famous true crime cases into new anthology series. This one […]

This is a book about death. But it’s also a book about life. This is a book about learning to live in the present moment, to find particles of life all around you, to find reasons to live. It’s about not letting grief pull you down, it’s about learning to love the life you see all around you, it’s a book about making the […]

Words cannot express how much Riot Grrl music means to me.  The loudness, the intensity of the music itself, and the incredibly bold atmosphere that promotes everyone to be themselves unapologetically. Especially when I was younger, these messages meant the world to me. Growing up, this music made me feel so big- as though I […]

It was 40 years ago that Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died in a bus accident in Sweden back in 1986. The bassist, born on February 10th, 1962 in Castro Valley, CA to Ray and Jan Burton joined Metallica in 1982 after James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich saw his band Trauma perform at the Whiskey a […]

The New York band Geese made a drastic impact on the indie rock music scene with their third studio album Getting Killed. With its release came a wave of new fans and newfound fame. The fame broke out early on through their Getting Killed album Tour, and shows quickly sold out, but as the year […]

Primetime stands out as a film filled with dark vibes, outstanding performances, and substance worthy of lengthy discussions or debate. Directed by Lance Oppenheim and starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, Primetime delivers a truly unique experience. My biggest compliment to the film has to be Pattinson’s performance. He completely encapsulates a person obsessed with […]

WARNING! Minor spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame Encore. Ahead of the highly anticipated release of Avengers: Doomsday in December, Marvel Studios has rereleased 2019’s Avengers: Endgame in theaters – with a twist. This time, the film features an alternate ending plus three new post-credit scenes. Until the final scene of the film, Endgame remains unchanged […]

In continuing with his track record of banger after banger, Zach Cregger delivers another great horror film in his adaptation of Capcom’s Resident Evil. Cregger is a modern master of horror, able to cultivate fear through the uncanniness of the mundane- emblematic of the critical through-line of his films. He uses our discomfort with the […]

Dancing with the Stars has danced its way into a new season, and fans can’t get enough of it. This season, 16 new celebrities have joined the dance floor in hopes of becoming the next champion and winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.  This week was “Yacht Rock Night,” where the celebrities and their pro’s danced to classic yacht rock hits. Olympic figure skater Amber […]