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Tag: 2017
Mother! Collapses Under The Weight of Senseless Depravity
Jennifer Lawrence is put through hell in the year’s most disturbing and frustrating film.
Sam Smith is Resigned to Heartbreak on the Decent “Too Good at Goodbyes”
After winning an Academy Award for his James Bond theme “The Writing’s on the Wall,” Sam Smith took an extended break from music to experience life and find inspiration for whatever music he would release next. The two years since he kicked off his hiatus haven’t brought the British singer much comfort, if “Too Good…
Zayn and Sia Join Forces on the Cinematic “Dusk Till Dawn”
The biggest crime of Zayn Malik and Sia’s new single “Dusk Till Dawn” is that it’s not attached to the credits of a romantic epic most likely directed by James Cameron. The two reluctant pop stars don’t read as an obvious pairing on paper; Sia and her backwards wig are bold and brassy pop with…
Mariah Carey’s Hot 100 Record is Safe, but Female Pop is Not
Mariah Carey’s record is safe, phew. It was touch-and-go for a few weeks, but “One Sweet Day,” her 1995 duet with Boyz II Men, remains tied with “Despacito” for most weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber probably would’ve secured that record-breaking 17th week had Taylor Swift…
Netflix’s Death Note is a Catastrophe That Proves Hollywood Will Never Do Anime Right
I won’t bury the lede: Death Note is terrible. Not the beloved Japanese anime series; that is great. Netflix’s adaptation of that series, now that is terrible. I’ll take it one step further: it is a case study on why Hollywood needs to never, ever remake another anime series ever again. Death Note ostensibly tells the story of…
