Reviews – Consequence https://consequence.net Music, Film, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:11:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 158375765https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Consequence-Circle-Blue.png?w=140Consequencehttps://consequence.net On Sexistential, Robyn Messes with the Machinery to Wonderfully Weird Results: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/robyn-sexistential-album-review/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:59:56 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1554014 A strange, vibrant turn from the pop phenom.

On Sexistential, Robyn Messes with the Machinery to Wonderfully Weird Results: Review
Paolo Ragusa

]]> “I know it’s just dopamine/ But it feels so real to me,” Robyn sings on “Dopamine,” the lead single off her new album Sexistential. Backed by a vocoder, a throbbing vocal sample, and a cleanly-sequenced synth line, Robyn explores the tension between chemistry and emotion, between cause and effect. How can…

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]]> 1554014 Paolo Ragusa Paolo Ragusa Paolo Ragusa B+The Swedish pop phenom's latest effort is strange, vibrant, and plenty of fun Robyn, photo by Marili Andre BTS’ ARIRANG Is a Reunion Album That Knows It Can’t Go Back: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/bts-arirang-is-a-reunion-album-that-knows-it-cant-go-back-review/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:57 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1552983 ARIRANG illuminates some of the more striking ways that BTS are unusual in the world of music.

BTS’ ARIRANG Is a Reunion Album That Knows It Can’t Go Back: Review
Wren Graves

]]> ARIRANG illuminates some of the more striking ways that BTS are unusual. To start, there are not all that many pop stars. Of the few; the talented; the born beautiful; the tactically surgical; almost all got their first chance because some industry gatekeeper decided to pluck them out of a…

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]]> 1552983 Wren Graves Seven solo careers walk into a studio... bts arirang new album review The Weeknd’s House of Balloons Built R&B’s Future by Torching Its Past: Classic Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-album-review/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:45:44 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1552114 With House of Balloons, The Weeknd shattered R&B conventions, introducing a dark aesthetic that reshaped the genre’s sound.

The Weeknd’s House of Balloons Built R&B’s Future by Torching Its Past: Classic Review
Kiana Fitzgerald

]]> “You don’t know what’s in store,” The Weeknd breathily trills at the top of “High for This,” the opening track of his debut 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. “But you know what you’re here for.” It was a mating call and a warning in equal measure, a preview of the…

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]]> 1552114 Kiana Fitzgerald A-With his debut mixtape, The Weeknd emerged from mystery to reinvent R&B the weeknd house of balloons Jury Duty Presents: Corporate Retreat Fails to Capture the First Season’s Magic: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/jury-duty-corporate-retreat-review/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:07 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1552854 The new season hits Prime Video on March 20th, featuring a new everyman and a fleet of improv actors.

Jury Duty Presents: Corporate Retreat Fails to Capture the First Season’s Magic: Review
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> When the first season of Jury Duty premiered, the quasi-scripted/quasi-reality series benefited greatly from the surprise factor. The new follow-up installment, Jury Duty: Corporate Retreat, attempts to capture that same magic for Prime Video. But without the novelty factor, the whole experience ends up feeling relatively pointless. Trying to exactly…

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]]> 1552854 Liz Shannon Miller B-The new season, starring a new everyman and a fleet of improv actors, hits Prime Video on March 20th Jury Duty Corporate Retreat Review Project Hail Mary Review: Ryan Gosling’s Bold Sci-Fi Adventure Brings the Wonder Back to Space https://consequence.net/2026/03/project-hail-mary-review-ryan-gosling/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:29 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1550957 Phil Lord and Chris Miller nail their adaptation of The Martian author Andy Weir's novel, in theaters March 20th.

Project Hail Mary Review: Ryan Gosling’s Bold Sci-Fi Adventure Brings the Wonder Back to Space
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> What do the very best space movies do? They acknowledge the very real dangers of intergalactic travel, but also celebrate what might be possible when mankind steps out into the cosmos. In Project Hail Mary, Earth’s literal salvation lies out amongst the stars, but the real message of the new…

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]]> 1550957 Liz Shannon Miller Liz Shannon Miller APhil Lord and Chris Miller nail their adaptation of The Martian author Andy Weir's novel Project Hail Mary Review Ryan Gosling Project Hail Mary Review Ryan Gosling Sandra Huller Denzel Curry and The Scythe Cut Through the Noise on Strictly 4 The Scythe: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/denzel-curry-the-scythe-album-review/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:00:56 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1549318 From Memphis horrorcore to Miami bass, Strictly 4 The Scythe pays homage to the rich contributions of the South.

Denzel Curry and The Scythe Cut Through the Noise on Strictly 4 The Scythe: Review
Kiana Fitzgerald

]]> Denzel Curry is one of the last remaining torchbearers of bona fide underground hip-hop, and he’s keeping the scene relevant through sheer will. We know Curry for his obsession with Memphis’ dark and shadowy corner of the music industry, brought forth by horrorcore pioneers Three 6 Mafia. Curry has gone…

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]]> 1549318 Kiana Fitzgerald Kiana Fitzgerald B+Denzel Curry’s formation of The Scythe arrives not a moment too soon the-scythe denzel curry the scythe rap supergroup strictly 4 the scythe album review tia corine key nyata ferg bktherula Mitski Lets Her Songs Do the Talking at The Shed in New York City: Photos + Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/mitski-concert-review-the-shed-new-york-city-photos-review/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:51:21 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1550103 Mitski's new live show ditches the choreography and theatricality of her usual concerts for the sake of a more open, unfiltered performance.

Mitski Lets Her Songs Do the Talking at The Shed in New York City: Photos + Review
Paolo Ragusa

]]> The world of Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, Mitski’s latest album, is intended to be unkempt. It’s a home overgrown with cats, bugs, antiques, and trinkets, and a general hoarder’s mess. But walking up to The Shed on Wednesday evening to see the third of Mitski’s six New York…

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]]> 1550103 Paolo Ragusa N/ADespite her new album being driven by drama and narrative, Mitski ditches her choreography and theatrical aesthetic for a more understated performance mitski the shed header image emilio herce Sturgill Simpson Dances on America’s Grave on Johnny Blue Skies Album Mutiny After Midnight: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/sturgill-simpson-dances-on-americas-grave-on-johnny-blue-skies-album-mutiny-after-midnight-review/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:02 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1549361 The album is neatly divided into songs about fucking and songs about how America is fucked.

Sturgill Simpson Dances on America’s Grave on Johnny Blue Skies Album Mutiny After Midnight: Review
Wren Graves

]]> Mutiny After Midnight, the new album from Sturgill Simpson under his pseudonym Johnny Blue Skies, is neatly divided into songs about fucking and songs about how America is fucked. Alongside backing band The Dark Clouds, the album finds Johnny Blue Skies venturing further and further from Simpson’s alt-country roots. 2024’s Passage du…

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]]> 1549361 Wren Graves B+An album for activities best done in the dark sturgill simpson johnny blue skies mutiny after midnight the dark clouds new album review sturgill simpson new album Johnny Blue Skies the Dark Clouds Mutiny After Midnight cover artwork Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Starts Slow and Builds to a Fury: Review https://consequence.net/2026/03/peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man-review/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:35 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1550034 The Netflix movie resurrects Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, now streaming.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Starts Slow and Builds to a Fury: Review
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man knows exactly what fans of the BBC/Netflix series want to see: Cillian Murphy as not-quite-reformed gangster Tommy Shelby, enforcing his particular brand of no-bullshit business on anyone who deserves it. The new movie, unfortunately, makes the audience wait for that. Set in 1940 England, as…

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On Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles Is at His Best When He’s Crashing Out: Review
Paolo Ragusa

]]> “You gotta get your feet wet,” sings Harry Styles on “Dance No More,” a track off his new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Like many of the project’s lyrics, it’s less of a command to the audience as it is self-directed. Styles knows there’s no catharsis without immersion, and…

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]]> 1549677 Paolo Ragusa BHarry turns his relationship woes and existential musings into dance floor fodder Harry Styles Kiss All the Time Disco Occasionally Review Bruno Mars Wants to Make Love, But The Romantic Just Starfishes: Review https://consequence.net/2026/02/bruno-mars-the-romantic-review-new-album/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:10:49 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1548869 Mars' first solo album in a decade leaves a lot to be desired.

Bruno Mars Wants to Make Love, But The Romantic Just Starfishes: Review
Paolo Ragusa

]]> In late 2009, the majority of us were introduced to Bruno Mars via his hit collaboration with B.O.B. (remember him?), “Nothin’ on You.” “Beautiful girls all over the world/ I could be chasin’, but my time would be wasted/ They got nothin’ on you, girl.” How sweet! He sounded so…

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]]> 1548869 Paolo Ragusa Paolo Ragusa C+Bruno's latest effort is packed with gorgeous instrumentation but has very, very little to say bruno mars the romantic new album review Gorillaz Take a Joyous Journey Through The Mountain at the Hollywood Palladium: Review + Photos https://consequence.net/2026/02/gorillaz-the-mountain-los-angeles-review/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:10:16 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1548723 Damon Albarn and a number of guests played the band's new album in full at the historic Los Angeles venue.

Gorillaz Take a Joyous Journey Through The Mountain at the Hollywood Palladium: Review + Photos
Nicole Alvarez

]]> The Hollywood Palladium is a legendary concert venue on Sunset Boulevard, around since the 1940s. Although not located on the part of the Sunset Strip known mostly for rock ‘n’ roll excess and debauchery, it has its own iconic history. Everyone you can think of has played there, from the…

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]]> 1548723 Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez Nicole Alvarez N/ADamon Albarn, guests, and a locked-in band played the new album in full at the iconic LA venue Palladium - Night 2 - Pooneh Ghana-01002 Gorillaz Hollywood Palladium live review photos by Pooneh Ghana3 gorillaz damon albarn 2d hollywood palladium review gallery concert live photos Mitski Performs Her Own Unraveling on Nothing’s About to Happen to Me: Review https://consequence.net/2026/02/mitski-nothings-about-to-happen-to-me-review/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:30:15 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1546737 Mitski creates a lonely, messy character, and the results feel deeply personal.

Mitski Performs Her Own Unraveling on Nothing’s About to Happen to Me: Review
Paolo Ragusa

]]> Mitski has long held an obsession with performance. That may sound obvious in reference to someone whose job is performing music for people, but Mitski has regularly used her albums and live shows as ways to interrogate her own relationship to being seen. She uses her art to examine —…

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]]> 1546737 Paolo Ragusa B+Mitski's latest finds liberation in loss, solitude, and the company of cats Mitski Nothings Review Dropkick Murphys Bring Punk and Activism to Their St. Patrick’s Day Tour: Photos + Video https://consequence.net/2026/02/dropkick-murphys-port-chester-review-photos/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:04:56 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1546472 The veteran punk act played a career-spanning 23-song set in Port Chester, New York.

Dropkick Murphys Bring Punk and Activism to Their St. Patrick’s Day Tour: Photos + Video
Spencer Kaufman

]]> Dropkick Murphys brought their 2026 “St. Patrick’s Day Tour” to the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, on Friday, February 13th, playing a career-spanning 23-song set. The veteran Massachusetts band has been making headlines for protesting ICE and denouncing the Trump administration in recent months and years, but, for…

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]]> 1546472 Spencer Kaufman N/AThe veteran punk band played a career-spanning 23-song set in Port Chester, New York Dropkick Murphys Scrubs Revives the Original Series’ Charm with Surgical Precision: Review https://consequence.net/2026/02/scrubs-review-revival-zach-braff-abc/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:38 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1546287 The series returns on February 25th, 25 years after its original premiere.

Scrubs Revives the Original Series’ Charm with Surgical Precision: Review
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> When Scrubs began in 2001, best friends J.D. (Zach Braff) and Turk (Donald Faison) had just become interns at the Sacred Heart teaching hospital, thrown right into the chaos that accompanies saving lives. Over those first nine seasons, both men fell in love with colleagues Elliot (Sarah Chalke) and Carla…

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