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.

Crypsis (Movie Review)

A bet between friends that leads to an overnight camping trip goes horribly awry in Crypsis. Uncork’d Entertainment deliver the new Horror offering to DVD and On Demand on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019. At a local bar, six friends meet up to place a wager ... Read More

Lil’ Kim – 9 (Album Review)

Discovered by The Notorious B.I.G. in 1994, the American Rapper/Singer-Songwriter Lil’ Kim catapulted to commercial popularity soon after releasing her debut album, 1996’s RIAA-certified double platinum Hard Core, spawning the hit singles “No Time,” “Not Tonight (Ladies Night),” and “Crush on You.” All tracks of ... Read More

Invasion Planet Earth (Movie Review)

Remember Boyhood? The 2014 film by Richard Linklater that had people going on about how it took 12 years to shoot? How about one that has (technically) been in production for nearly 20 years? Simon Cox (Hanging Out With 9 Dead Gay Guys 2004) started ... Read More

Black Christmas (Movie Review)

In 1974 Bob Clark, future director of 1983’s beloved A Christmas Story, tackled a different kind of holiday favorite. A little exploitation movie called Black Christmas. Now to say this film is a masterpiece would be a huge overstatement as most could not say that ... Read More