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Album Review : Leonard Cohen - Death of a Ladies Man (1977)
Mar 30

Mar 30 Album Review : Leonard Cohen - Death of a Ladies Man (1977)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

This album is not as bad as its reputation. But it IS insane.

Why you should play Final Fantasy VI
Mar 26

Mar 26 Why you should play Final Fantasy VI

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Bored with Netflix? Going crazy in confinement? Jump down the rabbit hole of the best JRPG ever made.

The Devil's Music : Chris Cornell, Phil Anselmo and Masculinity
Mar 24

Mar 24 The Devil's Music : Chris Cornell, Phil Anselmo and Masculinity

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Metal played an important part in the person I am today. The first two people responsible for that are Chris Cornell and Phil Anselmo.

Book Review : Stephen King - The Langoliers (1990)
Mar 20

Mar 20 Book Review : Stephen King - The Langoliers (1990)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

Planes freak me out.

On Dark Brink of Love, Weird Shit and Getting Cool Gigs, a conversation with William Boyle
Mar 18

Mar 18 On Dark Brink of Love, Weird Shit and Getting Cool Gigs, a conversation with William Boyle

Benoit Lelievre
Conversations

There’s other things to do in confinement than rewatching The Office.

Classic Movie Review : Batman (1989)
Mar 16

Mar 16 Classic Movie Review : Batman (1989)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Tim Burton’s Batman is what your dad would’ve imagined Batman to be in 1989. It’s SO off the mark that it manages to convey interesting ideas anyway.

Album Review : Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974)
Mar 12

Mar 12 Album Review : Leonard Cohen - New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

A confusing record.

Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Must/Can't"
Mar 10

Mar 10 Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Must/Can't"

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

I wanted to hate that finale. I really did.

Movie Review : Parasite (2019)
Mar 6

Mar 6 Movie Review : Parasite (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Smart, well-told and full of surprises. It’s indeed a class warfare movie, but it’s not preachy at all.

The Klosterman Files : Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs
Mar 4

Mar 4 The Klosterman Files : Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Book Reviews

Pop culture analysis has become common grounds today. But Sex, Drugs & Cocoa Puffs is an enduring reminder that we’re doing it wrong.

Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Tigers & Bears"
Mar 2

Mar 2 Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Tigers & Bears"

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

A cool ancestral haunt story and deep-fried, country style whole lotta nuthin’.

Classic Album Review : Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
Feb 27

Feb 27 Classic Album Review : Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate (1971)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

The Leonard Cohen we know and love today was born on this record.

Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Foxhead"
Feb 25

Feb 25 Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "Foxhead"

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

The episode where The Outsider said: here are all the good ideas we had but decided not to use. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The Devil's Music : Smells Like Teen Spirit
Feb 21

Feb 21 The Devil's Music : Smells Like Teen Spirit

Benoit Lelievre
Essays

Smells Like Teen Spirit (the song and the video) were the first chapter of my journey into the Devil’s Music.

Classic Book Review : Michel Houellebecq - Platform (2001)
Feb 19

Feb 19 Classic Book Review : Michel Houellebecq - Platform (2001)

Benoit Lelievre
Book Reviews

If sex is all you retained from this book, you did it wrong.

Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "In the Pines, In the Pines"
Feb 17

Feb 17 Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "In the Pines, In the Pines"

Benoit Lelievre

No mas El Cuco. Just Jack fucking around in the woods again.

Album Review : GNAW - Barking Orders (2020)
Feb 13

Feb 13 Album Review : GNAW - Barking Orders (2020)

Benoit Lelievre
Album Reviews

Some of the most sophisticated and forward thinking noise rock from Gnaw, but there’s very little of it.

Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "The One About the Yiddish Vampire"
Feb 11

Feb 11 Ben Watches Television : The Outsider - "The One About the Yiddish Vampire"

Benoit Lelievre
Ben Watches Television

OK. You got my attention now, boogeyman.

Movie Review : Uncut Gems (2019)
Feb 7

Feb 7 Movie Review : Uncut Gems (2019)

Benoit Lelievre
Movie Reviews

Meh.

The Klosterman Files : Fargo Rock City
Feb 5

Feb 5 The Klosterman Files : Fargo Rock City

Benoit Lelievre
Essays, Book Reviews

It doesn’t matter if you like glam metal or not. You only need to remember it to understand the beauty and importance of this book.

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