Pipe Dream
It was just a pipe-dream, but somehow I made it back. Prague Castle from Charles Bridge The empty walls of my room are the only thing...
The Handmaid's Tale and The Toxicity of American Politics
Elizabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale. The Handmaid's Tale is a fundamental and enduring piece of sci-fi literature. Unfortunately it's...
Ingrid Goes West: Why Is Ingrid A Great Character?
Image via Movie Hole. Ingrid Goes West is a dark, satirical, and engaging film. I would hesitate to call it a comedy, though. It’s funny,...
Fleshgod Apocalypse and the Realization of Artistic Vision
Of course they wear corpse paint. Image via fanart.tv What makes an album feel necessary? We’ve all felt it, that sense of importance...
Paramore, or the Musical Equivalent of Vanilla Ice Cream.
Paramore, in better times. I don’t know what it is about 2017. 2016 was the year all the talented people die, but maybe 2017 is when...
Putin's Proxy War
The Vlad. Image by Antoine Gyori/Sygma/Getty Images. People have been freaking out, more or less understandably, about Trump’s recent use...
Rare, please.
Raw might be my favorite film of the year. It’s definitely better than anything that came out in 2016, even the Oscar-nominated films,...
Why Vildhjarta is the best metal band of the decade
People are often surprised when I tell them that I am a fervent metal fan, particularly the sub-genres of death metal and djent (which,...
Bones and Sunsets (Sometimes I Hate You)
Bones and Sunsets (Sometimes I Hate You) Collin R. Vogt Driving home, I think of you. My head rests against my palm and I steer with one...
Manchester By The Sea & The Importance Of Plot
Casey Affleck is like, super depressed. Look at that face. That's a depressed face. Get ready for almost two and half hours of it because...
