Cryptic Rock

Cryptic Rock is a digital entertainment magazine covering a wide range of music and film. Established over twelve years ago, it offers in-depth music reviews, film reviews, retrospective reviews, interviews, and live concert photography/reviews.

Police Academy 3: Back in Training / Warner Bros. (1986)

Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Still Laughing 40 Years Later

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 27, 2026

The 1980s were a premier era for the theater-going experience. The decade of the modern blockbuster, like 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1985’s Back to the Future, 1989’s Batman, among many others, was also a period of massive success for Horror, but also Comedy. A time ... Read More

Interview – Ms. Toi

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 27, 2026

Destiny is a term often used to describe someone’s fate, often under the assumption that it has been predetermined. A very mystical concept that requires belief in unknown forces, even the most skeptical would have to agree that sometimes events can be stranger than fiction. ... Read More

Blackwater Holylight - Not Here Not Gone / Suicide Squeeze Records (2026)

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 26, 2026

There is a yearning in the human soul that seeks more than shiny things and insincere relationships. It is a part of us that few explore, but those who do find comfort in the work of creation. A tireless, sometimes agonizing experience, it is all ... Read More

Harry Styles - Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally / Columbia Records (2026)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Ellen BelloEllen BelloJanuary 25, 2026

After a four-year hiatus, Harry Styles has finally reemerged with a new song — and fans are celebrating the bold new musical era he’s ushering in. Released on January 22, 2026, “Aperture” is the lead single from his fourth solo album, Kiss All the Time, ... Read More

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition Theater Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 25, 2026

While the 1980s were a historic decade in the world of Fantasy cinema with the creation of films like 1981’s Excalibur, 1982’s Conan the Barbarian, 1984’s The NeverEnding Story, and 1986’s The Labyrinth, twenty years later, a new landmark would be reached with Peter Jackson’s ... Read More

Return to Silent Hill / Cineverse (2026)

Return to Silent Hill (Movie Review)

Dana HeathDana HeathJanuary 24, 2026

The Silent Hill franchise has had a bit of a resurgence, thanks to the success of 2024’s Silent Hill 2 remake (despite its rough first impressions), and 2025’s Silent Hill f, which gave the titular foggy, cursed US small town a sister city in Japan. ... Read More

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