Aaaand the Audience's Choice for March iiiiis.....
Nocturnal Animals is an absolute riot. Don't let anybody tell you others. Not exactly a movie you can "switch your brain off" to, but it'll burn a hole in your skull. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhall, Michael Shannon and MY HOMEGIRL Jena Malone. Written and directed by Tom Ford. Based on a novel by Austin Wright.
There are ten non-racial stereotypes I'm tired of seeing everywhere? Agree? Disagree? Did I miss any?
My review of the oddly brutal, subversive and somewhat charming independent film I Am Not a Serial Killer. Starring Max Records. Based on the John Wayne Cleaver novels, by Dan Wells.
I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore is the best film you don't know yet. It's available on freakin' Netflix, starring Elijah Wood and Ruth Lynskey. Written and directed by Macon Blair.
My review of Lauren Beukes' collection Slipping: Stories, Essays and Other Writing, which more or less highlights my problem with this sort of collection.
Gabino Iglesias is back on the grind for International Women's Day with a review of Life is Wonderful, People are Terrific, by Meliza Banales. A Ladybox Books publication.
Happy International Women's Day! Here is a list of my favorite female authors featuring the likes of: Megan Abbott, Lauren Beukes, Tiffany Scandal, Damien Angelica Walters AND more.
My review of what was intended to be the conclusion of the Death Grips experience: The Powers that B. It's a difficult record that requires context and effort, but it really couldn't have been any other way.
Johnny Shaw has a brand new Jimmy Veeder fiasco coming out on March 7. Find out here whether it's good or not.
Time to vote for YOUR book review for March. If you guys make it to twenty suggestions, I will add a vote for movies in April!
My review of the Ben Affleck's piss poor movie adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel Live by Night. Affleck undoubtedly redeemed himself in Hollywood this last decade but he used all his goodwill points of this half-baked gangster movie.
Public theater has played an important part in society since Ancient Greece. Are we dismissing our last form of theater as throwaway entertainment? Sure, pro wrestling is fake. But arguing about its realness is missing the point.
My review of February's Audience Suggestion Sucker June, by Sean Kilpatrick. A Lazy Fascist Press book. This one was a lot more rewarding than January's selection.
I review a lot less newcomers and total unknowns this year because of cases like this one. I've enjoy the book enough, but I'm not sure what I can possibly tell you to get you to try it. I wouldn't be convinced myself.
Last but not least: my review of Hell or High Water, right in time before the Oscars. I expected to like this movie a lot more than I actually did, but it's not incompetent. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. Directed by David Mackenzie.
Classic album review of Ion Dissonance's debut album Breathing is Irrelevant. Few albums have stuck with me over the years the way this one did.
Jeremy Robert Johnson's new short story collection Entropy in Bloom is an absolute blast. The book will officially be released on April 18, but GET YOUR COPY NOW!!!
My retrospective of the 2017 Oscar Nominees for Best Picture continues with Manchester by the Sea, starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler and Lucas Hedges. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan.
I hadn't listened to Sepultura in twenty years and it turned out to be a mistake. Machine Messiah is a mature, alluring and uncompromising album that embodies everything you've ever loved about this band.
