Patrick Watson’s newest album is MGMT meets the Beatles

Patrick Watson is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in Lancaster, California and raised in Montreal, Canada. His music style has been described as a mixture...

Cinephilia: Bigger dinosaur teeth can’t save Jurassic World

Just like I wouldn’t want to go to a surgeon who knows lots of theory but no practical skills, I didn’t like Jurassic World,...

Of Monsters and Men lose some of their whimsy

I have found my summer road trip album. Beneath the Skin, Of Monsters and Men’s latest release, is the kind of high-energy music that...

Comic Connoisseur: The Disappearance of Charley Butters is a captivating page turner

The Disappearance of Charley Butters is not a tale with an abundance of twists and turns. It is a very straightforward mystery — one...

Steampunk silliness at Bard on the Beach

Steampunk is one of those things that is quite difficult to describe, but very easy to recognize. Essentially, it’s a sub-genre of science fiction...

Cinephilia: Greg is an unlikely hero in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

If Me and Earl and the Dying Girl were a person, I would wrap my arms around them and squeeze as hard as I...

Pixar succeeds with adult-oriented hit Inside Out

Life is like a long bike race: a grueling trek to the finish that consists of exhilarating ups, depressing downs, and moments of uncertainty...

Comic Connoisseur: Quantum and Woody cap series with side-splitting hijinks

Quantum and Woody are the worst crime fighters ever created. There is no duo in comics today that can match the hijinks of these...

Bard on the Beach brings Shakespeare to life

One of the goals of festivals such as Bard on the Beach is the promotion of the works of William Shakespeare. This is promotion...

Burning Man documentary finds success and Leo nominations

I had the pleasure of interviewing Leo nominees Joel Ashton McCarthy and Bryant H. Boesen, the co-directors, producers, and editors of Taking My Parents...