Author: Max Bratter
Album Review – Steve Lacy: Gemini Rights
SOFT 8/10 Static (8.5/10): The opening track for Gemini Rights is a timid introspection on Lacy’s love-life. He could be questioning a past lover, or simply talking to…
Album Review – Taylor Swift: Midnights
SOLID 5/10 Taylor Swift has been a darling of pop-culture since her self-titled debut in 2006. At just the tender age of 17, Swift was immediately thrusted into…
Tokyo Story (1953) Film Review and Summary
SOFT 9/10 There is a propensity for sensational melodrama in the modern day expressions of dysfunctional families in cinema. Noah Baumbach has made a name for himself by…
Album Review – Boldy James and Nicholas Craven: Fair Exchange No Robbery
STRONG 7/10 Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine are seen as the frontmen of Griselda; the Buffalo, NY-based independent rap label founded by Gunn. Their…
Weekly Crate Digging #5 – 10/19/22
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1361183542" params="visual=true&show_artwork=true&wmode=opaque" width="100%" height="400" iframe="true" /] SIMPLE - $NOT SOFT 7/10 $NOT has always been known for his laid-back demeanor and…
Album Review – Quavo & Takeoff: Only Built For Infinity Links
STRONG 5/10 When Quavo and Takeoff were members of Migos, alongside Offset, they dropped one of the most influential albums in rap history: Culture (2017). The trio’s dizzying…
Halloween (1978) Film Review and Summary
SOLID 8/10 Have you ever gotten up in the middle of the pitch-black night to grab yourself a glass of water? In this journey to quench your thirst,…
Album Review – Freddie Gibbs: $oul $old $eperately
$oul $old $eperately ($$$) (2022) is Freddie Gibbs’ first full-length LP without the executive help of a collaborative producer since 2018’s Freddie . Gibbs never truly found a…
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) Film Review and Summary
SOLID 7/10 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (2022) is basically an incredibly boujee and sexually-charged game of Clue. The first shot of the film is an intimate close-up between Sophie…
Album Review – Black Thought & Danger Mouse: Cheat Codes
Cheat Codes is the first collaborative album by The Roots’ Black Thought and iconic indie-rap producer Danger Mouse. Even though it was released in August of this year,…
Godzilla (1954) Film Review and Summary
SOLID 7/10 Godzilla is now a character within the macrocosm of iconic American film franchises. The monster is more aligned with supernatural characters such as King Kong and…
Entergalactic (2022) Film Review and Summary
SOFT 8/10 Scott Mescudi, otherwise known as Kid Cudi, is a man who dons many hats. Rapper, crooner, streetwear enthusiast and more prominently of recent, an actor. In…
Blonde (2022) Film Review and Summary
SOLID 2/10 Right from the start, Marilyn Monroe (Ana de Armas) is told to be a good girl. From helpless child to beloved superstar, this message is constantly…
Every NBA Team’s X-Factor Heading Into ‘22-’23 Season — Pt. 1
These players could take their team over the edge! Atlanta Hawks: Dejounte Murray Even though I have mentioned Dejounte Murray as someone to watch multiple times before, it…
UEFA Nations League Team of the Week
Possible indicators of the imminent World Cup? GK: Kasper Schmeichel (8.7) vs. France It is commonly understood how much of an offensive force France can be with their…