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.

Tracey Thorn – Record (Album Review)

One-half of the worldwide-famous, multimillion selling, and chart-topping Everything but the Girl, Tracey Thorn had been the distinct, breezy, low-register voice behind the English duo’s apron string of memorable songs, from their classic New Wave tracks, like “When All’s Well” and “Ballad of the Times;” ... Read More

Primal Rage (Movie Review)

Bigfoot sightings and evidentiary claims have been made for decades upon decades, and in countries spanning all across the world. Most descriptions of the giant, ape-like creature have always painted it as an obscure, mysterious, yet non-threatening and somewhat even benign beast. There has always ... Read More

Cruel Summer (Movie Review)

Not to be confused with Kanye West’s album tie-in from 2012, or Bananarama’s 1984 hit single, the new film Cruel Summer is a Chiller from Wales. Produced by 441 Films, Trebuchet Film Productions, Bang Post Production, and Dog of Annwn Films, it will be released ... Read More

Are We Not Cats (Movie Review)

Modern science has identified and catalogued over 290 psychological disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Some are brought on by trauma, some are chemical imbalances. Some are acquired from stress, some are congenital. Psychological imbalances are maligned and vilified in ... Read More