★★★★★ When “Veep” premiered two years ago, something was missing. A talented cast and devilishly clever writers were set in place for what might have been an immediate success, but the show...

★★★☆☆ Manchester Orchestra, a five-man rock band, has gained slow but steady success over the years. Formed in 2004, the band has released several albums, has been featured on shows such as...

★★★☆☆ Evan Kenward could not have chosen a better title for his first publication, “Young Wanderlust.” This true story of the cross-country road trip Kenward took after his college...

I wasn’t particularly excited to see “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” The first one was probably my least favorite of the Marvel Comic Universe films, and while Steve Rogers pulled his...

★★★☆☆ A brief and easy listen, Tokyo Police Club’s latest effort, “Forcefield,” combines constantly energetic instrumentation with mellow vocals to create a slightly dull and monotonous...

★☆☆☆☆ It’s interesting how easy it is to immediately predict the nature of a movie solely from its beginning scenes. Straight away, it was evident that David Ayer’s new action thriller...

★★☆☆☆ Christon Gray, after some sucess the previous year, fully entered the public eye after the release of “Church Clothes,” an album released by Lecrae in 2012 on which his vocal talent...

★★★☆☆ Pretty Reckless, a relatively new band that released its first album in 2010, has had difficulty shaking its debilitating image. The band’s lead singer, Taylor Momsen, had just ended...

3/5 stars It’s not that surprising that Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, “Bad Words,” is a comedy that aims to shock. After all, this is the man who was involved in films such as “Horrible...