The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jimmy’s First Week

   “There’s been three hosts of Late Night: David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, and me. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned from Dave and Conan, it’s that hosting this show is a one-way ticket to not hosting The Tonight Show.” – Jimmy Fallon, 2010 When it was announced Read More …

An Introduction to the Coen Brothers

David Lebovitz gives you a crash course in film from an esoteric genre, director, or foreign country’s cinema, complete with spoiler-free descriptions and analyses of films that act as a good starting point for your own celluloid journey. In this edition, to correspond with the increasingly wide release Read More …

An Introduction to Neo-Noir

David Lebovitz gives you a crash course in film from an esoteric genre, director, or foreign country’s cinema, complete with spoiler-free descriptions and analyses of films that act as a good starting point for your own celluloid journey. This edition, as a follow up to his previous Read More …

Foreverly: Billie Joe + Norah’s folk album is more than the sum of its parts

At face value, it’s hard to miss the oddity of Foreverly. Billie Joe “Front Man of Green Day” Armstrong and Norah “Grammy Winner/Daughter of Ravi Shankar ” Jones collaborating to remake a 1958 Everly Brothers album of American folk songs. That’s about as close to Read More …

Remembering Freddie Mercury & the Live Aid Performance

22 years ago yesterday, Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the iconic rock band Queen, died of complications from AIDS. While some artists fade into obscurity after their death or retirement, Freddie Mercury and Queen remain an enormously popular rock icon whose music is enjoyed across Read More …

An Introduction to Film Noir

David Lebovitz gives you a crash course in film from an esoteric genre, director, or foreign country’s cinema, complete with spoiler-free descriptions and analyses of films that act as a good starting point for your own celluloid journey. This edition, in honor of Noirvember, he presents you Read More …

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies rises to expectations

It’s been five years since Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, and three years since Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth was been released. After America got cheated out of Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (in large part due to Capcom executives who aren’t aware they’ve been sitting on Read More …