Letter to the Editor: Racial critique of ‘La La Land’ unnecessary
I am writing you to ask you to just review the film, not its perception or place in culture.
I am writing you to ask you to just review the film, not its perception or place in culture.
“Oh My My,” released Oct. 7, offers listeners a nicely balanced variety between moving power ballads and easy-listening dance tracks.
Her signature 90s sound — the peppy synth beats, generic bass drops and basic lyrics — feels stale compared to her contemporaries, like Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé. Each song may have topped the charts in Spears’ heyday, but now the tracks feel forced and inauthentic. Her album may have been better received had she made more of an effort to stay current.
Packouz and Diveroli’s relationship is certainly an entertaining one: The combination of Packouz’s snarky personality and Diveroli’s ignorance makes for funny dialogue. However, the protagonists of “War Dogs” aren’t dynamic; there doesn’t seem to be much growth or change for either character. Not to mention, the story itself didn’t do a great job of making the audience feel connected to the characters.
Simon proves he has not stopped being innovative. His latest effort, “Stranger to Stranger,” shows Simon just as inspired as ever. The album is a harmonic convergence of sound, and Simon makes the listener consider each word carefully.
If one is looking for a movie that lives up to the joyous sounding title, prepare for an entirely opposite and disappointing experience.
Directed by Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher” stars Steve Carell as paranoid billionaire John du Pont and Channing Tatum as world-class wrestler Mark Schultz in a psychologically thrilling drama.
Straying from their characteristically indie sound, Guster produces lackluster synthetic vibes in “Evermotion.”
Directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightly, “The Imitation Game” reveals the story of a little-known cryptographic genius punished for his homosexuality.
Twenty-one years after the release of their first album, Wu-Tang Clan reunites but ultimately falls flat in “A Better Tomorrow.”
One Direction returns with crowd-pleasing album.
“Horrible Bosses 2” returns with the same humor from the first installment, however characterization falls flat.