While some artists lend a hand in resculpting the soundscape into something bold and completely reshaped, which often comes with rewarding and positive results, others fall short on trying to tamper with a song that either had already reached near-perfection, or took too much creative freedom and gave birth to something muddled with electronic sounds, such as is the case with Carly Rae Jepsen’s cover of ‘Shadow’.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (1978-1979) – Reviews
Before prestige TV convinced everyone it invented storytelling, Battlestar Galactica was already out there juggling space opera, philosophy, and a surprising amount of polyester. This is a show that took a wagon-train premise, launched it into the stars, and dared you not to get invested in humanity’s last, very tired road trip. These reviews dig…
Self/Less (2015) – Review
What would you do to get a second chance at life? Questions concerning mortality and morality have been fodder for countless science fiction books and movies. This movie itself is a remake of the 1966 John Frankenheimer film Seconds, which in turn was based on the book by David Ely, but today’s outing would rather…
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) – Review
In this fifth outing of the MGM series, we find Maureen O’Sullivan’s Jane still shacked up with Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan on top of the Mutai Escarpment, but now with Johnny Sheffield’s Boy to bring some family values to the table.
Battlestar Galactica: The Hand of God – Review
This episode is the last of the season, and the last of the series, where we find that though the valiant crew of the Galactica have staged several victories against the Cylon Empire, they were no match for poor ratings.