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Instead of weary twangs and off-beat rhythms that sound discordant to the untrained ear (which is most of us), L.W. plays wonderfully to the strengths of the band and is a captivating and memorable release.
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The film features a rather intimate storytelling style, making it immensely bingeable; it feels as though a friendship is blossoming between the audience and characters at every moment.
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Eilish has always been her worst enemy, and her willingness to reflect on such darkness is what makes the documentary so powerful.
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Lyrically, this is Jonas at his absolute best. With this track, he proves a crucial fact about pop music that many in the industry strive to avoid: pop can be real.
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Former Disney Channel star and current Priyanka Chopra husband Nick Jonas isn’t a natural comedy performer — his practiced brand of rigid geniality translated into some very stilted reading off of the cue cards on this week’s “Saturday Night Live.”
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Beer’s often ambitious songwriting on Life Support suggests significant promise, but its depth isn’t consistently reflected by the album’s distracting production. It chips away at the refreshing qualities of her sincerity and bravery, making what could have been transformative into something much more mundane.
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The close-ups of the Takács invited the viewer to be a part of the music, and as a result, the performance felt more intimate, organic and alive.
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By the end, “The Mauritanian” claws itself out of the pit it fell into, but far too late. Once it recognizes daylight, like the crashing waves seen through a tattered prison fence in a late scene, it rushes to save itself.
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Baker’s latest is a gut punch that comes out swinging, once again providing some of the most cathartic indie rock in the game, as well as her most anthemic songs to date.
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Though the Golden Globes don’t necessarily presage the rest of the awards season, “Nomadland” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” emerge as the films to beat heading into future ceremonies.
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