Articles by Marko Djurdjić

'Lovely, Dark, and Deep' Is Worth Getting Lost In

Directed by Teresa Sutherland

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2024

In cinema, forests are often used as a metaphor for the mind — a labyrinth of traps impossible to understand, orient ourselves in or escape...

On 'PHASOR,' Softness Is Helado Negro's Greatest Strength

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

'PHASOR'’s softness is its greatest strength, extolling the virtues of patience, silence, touch and exploration...

'Lisa Frankenstein' Needs a Jolt to Come Alive

Directed by Zelda Williams

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2024

Diablo Cody's work has always had an aw-shucks-but-make-it-dark quality to it. Her writing is chock-full of what can only be described as...

Chelsea Wolfe Shines Some Light on 'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She'

PUBLISHED Feb 6, 2024

'She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She' is an impressive, liberating album of icy rhythms and brutal honesty...

The Smile's 'Wall of Eyes' Feels Like a Comedown

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2024

'Wall of Eyes' is an album of background music, a collection of songs that just weren’t good enough to be on its predecessor....

'Self Reliance' Doesn't Buy Into Its Own Premise

Directed by Jake Johnson

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

A film about mental health can be funny, if it's handled well — What About Bob, Brain Candy and Nurse Betty immediately come to mind. What...

Green Day Hit a Late-Career High on 'Saviors'

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

What needs to be said about Green Day at this point? Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool are the multi-million-selling post-Nirva...

The Missed Potential of 'The Beekeeper' Really Stings

Directed by David Ayer

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2024

At this point in his career, Jason Statham is an institution — a somewhat floundering but nevertheless recognizable (and surprisingly banka...