Reviews

Well-written, informative, and thoughtful reviews of all areas of entertainment. From new albums to new films and beyond, Cryptic Rock Magazine has music and film covered.

T.O.M.B. – Thin the Veil (Album Review)

A prolific and veteran entity within the Extreme Metal community, T.O.M.B. (Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemy) exists in the yawning space between genres, melding Noise, Black Metal, Industrial, and Ambient soundscapes into a hellish cauldron of unease and terror. On January 24, 2020, the band will ... Read More

Of Montreal – UR FUN (Album Review)

The outfit formed by Kevin Barnes (singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist) in 1996, in Athens, Georgia, United States, Of Montreal has long proven to be among the more prolific of Alternative Rock. Currently consisting of Barnes and Clayton Richlik (drums, keyboards, guitar, bass), Jojo Glidewell (keyboards), Davey Pearce ... Read More

Film School Africa (Documentary Review)

People can name any Hollywood classic off the top of their heads. Some may even know Asian cinema through the works of Kurosawa, Wong Kar-Wai, or the Bollywood scene. But mention African cinema and the results will likely get more obscure; maybe a mention of ... Read More

Dolittle (Movie Review)

January is an interesting time for movies. With the tumult of awards season in full swing, studios drop big-budget offerings that often fall flat. On Friday, January 17th, Universal Studios and Director Stephen Gaghan (Syriana 2005, Gold 2016) release Dolittle in an attempt at a ... Read More

Anti-Flag – 20/20 Vision (Album Review)

It will come as no surprise, given the current climate of the U.S. political landscape, that the socially conscious punks in Anti-Flag have a lot to say. Inspired, they take on neofascists, Christian nationalists, and more on their latest, 20/20 Vision, which arrives on Friday, ... Read More