So What’s The Best J. Cole Album So Far?

The J. Cole hype couldn’t be greater right now after the 4th major album release from J. Cole, For Your Eyez Only. Many are expecting it to be album of the year with only 2 songs released. They are also expecting it to be “another classic” [See Social Media] and it made us think. What […]

Horror Movies: How Have They Changed?

Since the early 1930s, after the release of the first talkies movie, monster movies became a major hit. Films like Dracula and Frankenstein set the president for horror films during this period.  Here’s a look back at a few of the original “monster” movies and how these supernatural creatures were portrayed during the 1930s/1940s in […]

[Review] ‘Green Room’ an unforgettable punk rock horror film

Independent director Jeremy Saulnier brings this twisted unforgettable tale of a momentous punk rock attitude crashing into the world of shock and uncertainty in Green Room. Inspiring and struggling hardcore punk rock band members Pat (Anton Yelchin), Tiger (Callum Turner), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole) are delusional punk rockers named the Ain’t Rights. [youtube id=”Q8XSARX3DQg”] Low […]

[Review] The Smart Studios Story

The Smart Studios Story Director: Wendy Schneider Rating: N/A Release Date: March 16, 2016  The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMM Fest) opened last night with the first Midwest screening of The Smart Studios Story, at The Music Box, and it did not disappoint. The documentary revisits the legendary Madison recording studio that helped birth the […]

[Review] Deadpool

Superhero fatigue: It’s a very real thing, especially at the beginning of a year in which we’ll see Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Suicide Squad, and Doctor Strange representing the superhero film genre. By now, we’ve grown tired of the standard Marvel formula, as showcased by the less-than-stellar reviews of Ant-Man and Avengers: Age of […]