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The Great Alone – The Perception (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 30, 2024

Some find intrigue within the dark elements of music, and within the current state of present day society, this can be a place of comfort. Certainly trying times, this description of darkness in art is a reference to a sense of curiosity about the other side ... Read More

Elyose – Déviante (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 11, 2023

The name Elyose may not be one too known outside the European region. From France, for those in the dark, Elyose are a Metal act with a history that dates back over 14 years. A long time, this band, led by Justine Daaé, is a ... Read More

Hugo (4K Ultra HD Limited Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 13, 2023

As time passes, fewer are interested or even taking the time to learn about history. In fact in present day culture, it seems some rather erase or dismiss history altogether. However, in truth, history is perhaps the most important aspect of any education because, positive ... Read More

The Advent Calendar (Movie Review)

Steven DeJoseph Jr.Steven DeJoseph Jr.December 6, 2021

Tis the season to be horrified. Christmas is coming super early for Horror fans this year, in the form of a well-crafted French Horror movie called The Advent Calendar (Lé Calendrier), which premiered in the US, Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, exclusively through Shudder. And while most “typical” ... Read More

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (Documentary Review)

Day HeathDay HeathSeptember 21, 2020

If anyone is looking for a new name for their band, Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles could work. But they may want to stick around for the film of the same name too. Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles follows the famous chef Yotam ... Read More

The Jesus Rolls (Movie Review)

Day HeathDay HeathApril 27, 2020

No matter how definitively one ends a popular series, it will find some way to continue. Even if its creator straight-up refuses to continue the series themselves, someone else will. The Coen Brothers (Fargo 1996, Hail Caesar! 2016) said they would never make a sequel ... Read More