LCD Soundsystem comes back with ‘American Dream’
Rating: 4/5 stars After taking a bit of a hiatus, the James Murphy headed LCD Soundsystem has finally gotten around to releasing a new album, their first since 2010s “This is Happening.” The album, “American Dream,” comes six and a…
Lil Uzi Vert tries best, fails with ‘LUV Is Rage, Vol. 2’
Rating: 2/5 stars In the rapidly changing landscape that is the rap world today, one of the more interesting figures to rise to fame has been Lil Uzi Vert. Just over five feet tall, with neon colored dreads and bursting…
Death Note’ on Netflix falls flat of source material
Rating: 2/5 stars It is a terrible film, if you wanted to know. The latest from Adam Wingard (“Blair Witch”) puts us in the cat and mouse game between two “geniuses” (perhaps that is too strong of a term to…
Soderbergh rolls dice out of retirement with ‘Logan Lucky’
Rating: 4/5 stars Steven Soderbergh is a master of the heist film as he returns from his short-lived retirement with the wonderfully fun redneck riff on the genre that is “Logan Lucky.” Channing Tatum (“Comrade Detective”) plays Jimmy Logan, an…
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ offers fresh laughs in otherwise bland summer
Rating: 4/5 stars This Patrick Hughes directed buddy-action film stars Ryan Reynolds (“Life”) as a disgraced bodyguard who is tasked with escorting a notorious hitman, Samuel L. Jackson (“Kong: Skull Island,”) to testify against a bloodthirsty eastern European dictator, Gary…
Laker Review movie guide: Summer 2017 (So Far)
The 2017 summer movie season is about halfway over. When people are not risking their lives water skiing, being eaten alive by mosquitoes while sitting by a fire or relaxing on hot sand for fun, they like taking advantage of…
Tyler, The Creator finds his sound, blossoms in ‘Flower Boy’
Rating: 4.5/5 Two years have passed since “Cherry Bomb,” the third full-length album from California-born rapper Tyler Okonma, had come tumbling its way into his ever-expanding discography. Filled to the brim with lush synths, bold chord progressions and a shocking…
Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ shines with religious themes
“Hacksaw Ridge” gives shocking insight to the realities of bloody combat with an honest-to-God concern for peace and humanity. It is not unusual for a brutally sober film about war to make a viewer feel like a pacifist afterward, but…
A Tribe Called Quest incorporates other artists seamlessly
During the ‘90s, an era many would be quick to crown as the golden age of hip-hop, no group embraced the more alternative side of the genre better than A Tribe Called Quest. The group, which consisted of artists Q-Tip,…
‘The Crown’ gives viewers incredible portrayals
Netflix’s “The Crown” is the streaming mogul’s second most expensive project to date, behind Baz Luhrman’s “The Get Down.” Peter Morgan has tackled historical projects before, even projects revolving around Queen Elizabeth II. “The Crown” brings audiences into a beautifully…
