Reviews
Director Christopher Nolan’s long-anticipated space masterpiece is finally here, but if you think I’m going to pay nineteen dollars to see a thirty foot tall [...]
Screw You Malcolm Gladwell, I Bet I Could Do It in Just 9,000 Hours: A Review of Outliers
Since its publication in 2008, Outliers has often been cited as a revelatory look at what makes prominent individuals so successful. In it, author Malcolm Gladwell posits [...]
A Review of The Hunger Games Based Solely on its Wikipedia Plot Summary
Yes, you read the title correctly. I’ve got a lot of things going on in my life. If you think I’m going to take the time to watch a movie or – god forbid [...]
Axe Gold Temptation: Irresistible to Beautiful Women and Dangerous Psychopaths
For me, the first image that Axe Body Spray evokes is the boys locker room in 8th grade. A kid named Eddie would constantly spray himself with the stuff until it gave his [...]
4 Literary Classics That Fail to Meet My Jealous Standards
You might be wondering why I, Gus Harrington, renowned book critic, had not previously read the literary and cultural classics featured on this list. The reason, quite simply [...]
Month in Review: Halloween Edition!
The staff of Reviews of the Month proudly presents a selection of the most notable items that have come to our attention in the past month. And just in time for every [...]
Art: Four Bricks and Stick
For the uninitiated reader, the following review techniques might seem a tad over-zealous. Thus, let me forestall any confusion: I, Mona St. Westberg, Reviews of the Month [...]
Halloween Candy!
Awww, yeah ladies! You know what time it is? It’s Chris Derricks-thirty! That’s right! I’m straight back from my house arrest, and ready to slip my turgid review right [...]
Bad Axe
Like any civilized person in 21st century America, I have no use for a fireplace. I push a button on the wall and my house gets warm. Bam, technology. No sweeping the [...]
Choose Your Own Life
Choose-your-own-adventure books are not exactly the cornerstone of the literary industry. Despite seeing a modicum of success in the children’s market of decades past, the [...]
Dysentery Arises
Way back in 1981, when progressive rock titans Dysentery Arises announced they had a vision for a career-spanning nine-album conceptual rock opera, there were few who thought [...]
Website: My Racist Grandma
There seems to have become a gold rush of sorts to mine the comedic wealth of the unsuspecting elderly. An Old Rush, if you will. The old axiom “kids say the darnedest [...]
Art: Dark Lines Will Consume You
Robert Haggis Ink & Photoshop on canvas (2013) Robert Haggis is one of the most outstanding artists of the decade. With each new work he [...]
Food: Mayonnaise On The Bottom Yogurt
‘Sup homies, Chris Derricks here. I’m laying low for the next couple weeks, mostly due to the house arrest (don’t ask). It’s not a big deal, I’ve got a big [...]
Product: Ant Murder!
Spring is in the air! A joyous time that heralds the stirrings of warmth, the choirs of birds, and the blossoming of flowers. But as the world of beauty wrests itself from [...]
Book: Life is Hard and I am Sad
Where once I could create an insightful and entertaining introduction paragraph, now that ability, along with what I assume are several other important cognitive functions, [...]
Internet Memes: Not as Innocent as They Seem
Internet memes are a phenomenon that run the gamut from entertaining to infuriating, from clever to incomprehensibly stupid. Examining the ebb and flow of these memes [...]
Music: Soft Drippings
New Age music has always been a focus of contention and ridicule. Highly respected (yet non-Reviews of the Month-employed) music critic James Wotherbee embodies that [...]
Food: Monica’s Clam Loaf
Shit yeah, homos and heteros! Chris Derricks in the motherfucking house!! Been a while since I pumped a review into this frigid bitch. Let’s do this shit! Ladies, better [...]
Art: Grainy Concert Photos
Andrew Worcestershire is not a professional concert photographer, at least not in the usual sense. Instead of standing out of the way and taking commissioned pictures with [...]
Book: Cape & The Coopers
The Cape Buffalo is a notorious beast. It is responsible for the deaths of over two hundred people a year. It is often said to kill more humans than any other creature in [...]
Website: Daily Life Tips
Daily Life Tips is a website built on the cancerous lies the Illuminati dole out to the populace to seed the illusion that we have control over our own lives. Full [...]
Product: Acid For Cats!
The problem with cat treats as of late is a lack of imagination. All they consist of is just a variation of concentrated tuna or chicken flavorings. They really get old after [...]
What is Art? Can I Eat It?
Hello fellow review lovers! My name is Mona St. Westberg and I am proud to say that I am Reviews of the Month’s new art critic. I accept this honor with a blend of [...]