- Warner Bros.
'Magic Mike XXL' gives women what they want
BY CHLOE GILKE
Anyone can enjoy the movie, but “Magic Mike” is made for the ladies.
Lil Tunechi returns with 'Free Weezy'
- Wikipedia
BY KEN SELANDER
It’s also not very hard to spark a little excitement when your last album was Tha Carter IV.
Slow and steady 'Teen Wolf' premiere
- MTV
BY BENJAMIN ROSENSTOCK
Based on its two-night season premiere, it’s difficult to tell which way the fifth season of “Teen Wolf” will go, but it’s off to a good start.
'Terminator Genisys': Another failed '90s reboot
- Skydance Productions
BY JACOB RICH
“Genysis” marks the second attempt this summer at rebooting a major 90’s film franchise, and the first, “Jurassic World,” works decidedly better.
Daily Book Review: 'Grey'
- Universal
BY CHLOE GILKE
“Grey” certainly does not deserve 559 pages of paper from thousands of beautiful trees and $9.89 of your hard-earned money.
'What Happened, Miss Simone?': Netflix's newest dynamic documentary
- Netflix
BY SOPHIA KAUFMAN
Simone, as a performer, never had to aim to capture attention — her voice did it for her.
Post-Based rap
BY SHAYAN SHAFII
Naturally, this poses questions that are difficult to answer … why do so many artists get away with based tendencies while catching mainstream success?
'True Detective' trades coppy tropes for film noir
- HBO
BY MATTHEW BARNAUSKAS
While crafting the series as an anthology allows the show an opportunity to book big-name talent and start fresh each season, there’s the burden of what came before.
'Dope': an instant generational classic
- Significant Productions
BY LAUREN WOOD
Famuyiwa tells us a story about friendship and growing up and succeeding, organically addressing how race and class might influence any of these pivotal moments and play into the lives of his characters.
The superficial sexism of 'Astronaut Wives Club'
- ABC
BY SOPHIA KAUFMAN
Despite being based off of a true story — that of the astronauts of the Mercury Project during the Cold War era — almost everything about “Launch” falls flat.
Adam Theisen: Vince Staples, Kacey Musgraves and the art of storytelling
BY ADAM THEISEN
It’s been weird for me, alternating between the two of these albums since I discovered them, because it’s hard to imagine two works of art more culturally or sonically divergent.
- Roc Nation
Music Video Review: Rihanna, please don’t kill me?
BY DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN
With BBHMM, Rihanna reminds us that music is a form of expression, and we all have that tiny part in us that is just a cold-hearted bitch that wants and will get her money at any cost.
- Fox Searchlight
'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl': Great film, bad title
BY CHLOE GILKE
“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” surpasses the curse of the dead girl title, because the “dying girl” is incidental.
- Universal Pictures
'Ted 2' is immature and distasteful, just as expected
BY CONRAD FOREMAN
If you’re a big fan of Seth MacFarlane, then you’ll likely enjoy “Ted 2.” If you’re not, you still might. But the odds are against it.
- Vince Staples
'Summertime '06': Vince Staples major-label debut
BY SHAYAN SHAFII
Vince reconciles with the responsibility he seemingly vested in himself on album-closer, Like It Is.
- AMC
The robot theory of 'Humans'
BY KIM BATCHELOR
The interpersonal interactions are what drive the show.
Adam Theisen: Miguel beats the system and still becomes a superstar
BY ADAM THEISEN
With his unexpected fame, Miguel has made a huge statement.
- Pixar
Inside the mind of 'Inside Out'
BY REBECCA LERNER
Unlike other kid’s movies, the viewer has to accept that no one is inherently good or bad; the world is much more complicated than that.
From colonoscopies to love songs, Jeff Daniels's eclectic concert
BY DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN
His set ranged everywhere from talking about colonoscopies (funny) to making fun of his “Dumb and Dumber” days (really funny) to singing a birthday ode to his wife (sweet) to discussing a song he wrote for a good friend who has since passed (rather depressing).
