Articles by Alex Hudson

Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong Addresses Past Ties to Danny Masterson

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

Linkin Park's comeback has already generated controversy thanks to new singer Emily Armstrong's past support of convicted rapist Danny...

'The Life of Chuck' Is a Self-Serious Bore

Directed by Mike Flanagan

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with saccharine sentimentality and ponderous monologues about the meaning of life. The...

Anderson .Paak's Star Power Makes 'K-Pops' Pop

Directed by Anderson .Paak

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

Anderson .Paak is hardly the first musician to sidestep from music to movies, but his filmography to date is extremely thin, mostly...

'Paying for It' Is a Wonderful Bit of Oversharing

Directed by Sook-Yin Lee

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2024

The backstory alone is unlike anything else: filmmaker/musician/artist Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown were in a romantic...

'The Last Showgirl' Ushers In the Pamassaince

Directed by Gia Coppola

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2024

The Pamaissance is here. After 2022's 'Pam & Tommy' reappraised Pamela Anderson as a sympathetic hero, the 2023 doc 'Pamela, a love story'...

The Lonely Island Say Kanye Got the Idea to Sample Aphex Twin from Them

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2024

The Lonely Island are known for their parodic rap comedy — but their influence on hip-hop has gone further than jokes alone, since they...

'Rose Main Reading Room' Is Peel Dream Magazine's Very Own 50 States Project

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PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2024

I am but a simple millennial indie fan: when I hear trilling woodwinds, I think of Sufjan Stevens. There are 50 States Project vibes all...

Michael Keaton's Real Name Is Michael Douglas, and He Wants to Start Using It

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2024

Michael Keaton has been a Hollywood star for decades, but the 73-year-old actor now wants to be known by a different name. His real name is...