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.

Sloan – 12 (Album Review)

Until the nascent stage of the Internet era in the early 2000s, the music scene was still very Americocentric and Anglocentric. Many music enthusiasts, when they thought of bands, automatically went either American or British almost by default. For instance, in the 1990s, Alternative Rock ... Read More

Underøath – Erase Me (Album Review)

Prepared for a rebirth, Underøath return with their first studio release in eight years, Erase Me, which arrives on Friday, April 6, 2018, thanks to Fearless Records. To very loosely categorize the beginnings of Underoath (stylized as Underøath), they started as a Christian Screamo/Metalcore outfit ... Read More

Ready Player One (Movie Review)

Esteemed Director Terrence Malick once said, “Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything.” People forever yearn to go back to things that gave them a saccharine surge of dopamine and made them laugh until their sides hurt or made them clutch the ... Read More