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A Remarkable Zendaya Anchors Euphoria Season 2: Review
The Pitch: HBO’s provocative teen drama returns on Sunday, January 9th, and while plenty of things have changed for the characters in this neon-soaked, nightmarish dreamscape of Southern California, so much is still the same. That’s the thing about addiction, isn’t it? It’s a cycle that’s very, very hard to break. But we as the audience are once again in the hands of young addict Rue as our omniscient narrator, who continues to be lovingly brought to life by Zendaya, the youngest person ever to win an Emmy for Best Actress for a Drama Series. Still Don’t Know Her Name: “I don’t think I’m a good person.” Repeated like a refrain, delivered like a prayer, this sentence is a concise summary of many of the central struggles in Season 2 of Euphoria. To that end, things pick up in fairly familiar...
Why Violence Fits So Well Into the World of The Righteous Gemstones
Comedies don’t typically include a body count. But right from the beginning, The Righteous Gemstones has defied a lot of expectations. Not only has the HBO series, created by Danny McBride, taken on the often tricky topic of religion, specifically Christianity as preached by a megachurch family, but it’s done so with its own unique blend of pitch-black comedy and serious stakes. “I wouldn’t say we are like Game of Thrones, where someone dies every week,” Edi Patterson, who plays Gemstone daughter Judy, tells Consequence in a recent Zoom interview. “But anything can happen, that’s for sure,” “Wealth and power give these bigger stakes to a family drama, a family comedy,” adds Tim Baltz, who plays Judy’s ever-loyal partner. Advertisement “I’d be so upset if Judy ever died,” says Patterson. No...
Why FIVE Palm Jumeirah Is One of the Hottest Spots for Dance Music In Dubai
Offering top-tier culinary offerings, riveting entertainment and events, and a breathtaking view of the beach and Dubai Marina skyline, FIVE Palm Jumeirah houses an impressive 470 rooms and suites. It also features a slew of top-notch restaurants and event spaces, including the lavish Penthouse, one of Dubai’s hottest rooftop bars and lounges. Cinque Restaurant by FIVE. Five Palm Jumeirah True to its key location and the balmy Dubai weather, FIVE Palm Jumeirah also offers the Beach by FIVE, a 150-meter private beach providing the best experiences during daytime, like water sports and luxurious lounging sites, while hosting the famed Bohemia party. Robin Shultz at Bohemia by FIVE This combination of Dubai’s best daytime offerings and unmatched nightlife is what makes FIVE Palm Jum...
How Mim Nervo Gets Her Badass Mohawk: A Step-By-Step Guide
For most DJs, a signature visual brand means so much more than just a helmet or a telltale logo. In fact, these hallmark features tend to become more than representative of an artist—they’re synonymous. So goes the story of Mim Nervo, one half of Australian sister duo NERVO, whose trademark mohawk has taken on a life of its own. Mim’s hair has become one of the biggest personalities in the electronic game. It’s been blue, it’s been blonde, and it’s always paired with a kickass outfit. But what makes Mim’s mohawk so impressive is its stability. Pyrotechnics, head-banging, sweaty DJ sets under the sun—you name it, and this hair has survived it. How in the heck is that even possible, you may ask? Mim has provided us with an exclusi...
Song of the Week: The Weeknd Struggles With a “Sacrifice”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, a new single from The Weeknd provides the perfect Friday soundtrack. The Weeknd went high-concept with Dawn FM, the new album that arrived today, January 7th — and it worked. The radio station storyline is tinged with an air of sadness, and the commitment to the bit feels perfectly paired with the artist’s penchant for ’80s sounds. “Sacrifice,” the artist’s next single, is more of the irresistible fare for which The Weeknd has become known. He knows how to keep things interesting, pulling off homages that don’t feel outdated,...
Rap Song of the Week: Gunna Establishes New Slang on “pushin P” with Future and Young Thug
Our new music feature Rap Song of the Week breaks down the essential hip-hop tracks you need to hear every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. This week, Gunna teams up with Future and Young Thug on his DS4EVER standout “pushin P.” Before Gunna was considered a contemporary of Young Thug and Future, he gave his career a soft reset by dropping the Yung from his name and launching his signature Drip Season mixtape series. Five years later, he’s become a bonafide superstar who literally taught Lil Baby how to rap, so closing out the franchise with DS4EVER has particular significance. As one would expect, Thugger and Future each make multiple appearances on the project, but “pushing P” is a reminder of why we’re still hoping the sequel to Super Slimey is still happening. A...
The 355 Review: Predictable Twists Bog Down This Lady Spy Thriller
The Pitch: There is a certain sub-genre of films, largely action films, that belong to a very specific time and place — an idyllic lazy Saturday afternoon, that post-lunch or brunch drowsiness kicking in as you nestle into your couch at home, searching for something to watch that won’t require too much effort to engage with on your part. The kind of movie you might watch with your dad over the holidays, just because it’s on cable. What The 355 offers up is a perfect Saturday afternoon dad movie, but instead of starring Stallone or Eastwood or Bronson, it stars five women with six Oscar nominations and two wins between them. (And was written by the creator of NBC’s Smash!) Approached with those sorts of low expectations, the new action drama starring Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélo...
Best New Tracks: The Weeknd, Gunna, Earl Sweatshirt and More
As 2022’s first week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by The Weeknd and Gunna, who both released their latest records Dawn FM and Drip Season 4 respectively, alongside Earl Sweatshirt with his new single “Titanic.” Also joining this selection is a new music video from Lance Skiiiwalker and SiR and collaborative works from Azizi Gibson x Freddie Gibbs, Mach-Hommy x Big Cheeko, 2 Chainz x 42 Dugg and Bonobo x Joji. The Weeknd – Dawn FM [embedded content] The Weeknd is basking in the light with his newest album, Dawn FM. The After Hours followup features exciting guest appearances from Tyler, the Creator on “Here We ...
The Evolution of The Weeknd
While it’s only been about two years since the release of The Weeknd’s last album After Hours, it seems that time has passed quickly for the artist. Teasing the artwork of his latest album, Dawn FM, the artist has transformed himself into a much older man, signaling a new evolution. Newly released, the LP bills itself as “a new sonic universe from the mind of The Weeknd” and to match, the artist dons wrinkles, grey hair and a pointedly solemn expression on the album’s cover. A mastermind of reinvention, The Weeknd cultivates a new persona for each of his albums – from the gritty mixtapes that made their way through Toronto’s underground to the arrival of After Hours as the gloomy pop soundtrack that defined 2020. As he ushers in his next era, HYPEBEAST charted the evolution of The Weeknd’s...
Bradley Cooper’s 10 Best Roles
The career of Bradley Cooper is a truly wild one, when you zoom out. Starting off as a supporting player in television, Cooper eventually transitioned to supporting roles in film (oftentimes as the asshole), which eventually led him to The Hangover. That role allowed him to be both the star and the asshole, a special kind of heat that has since propelled him towards receiving (to date) four Academy Award nominations for acting, not to mention a butt-ton of acclaim for his directorial debut, A Star Is Born. Cooper’s proven himself to be an adaptable and fiercely committed performer, something which has drawn the attention of filmmakers like David O. Russell, Clint Eastwood, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson, Cameron Crowe, and more. In honor of Cooper’s 46th birthday today (January 5...
How Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer Infused EDM and Orchestral Music to Bring “The Matrix Resurrections” to Life
This feature was co-authored by Bayleigh Bogan and Sara Schulmann. The Matrix Resurrections was everything the Matrix faithful could have wanted and more. Following 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions, the new film stars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, and Jessica Henwick. Together, the cast brought a whole new story to the iconic franchise that feels deeply intimate and thrilling. Viewing the franchise across its 20-year history, these films are arguably some of the most influential bodies of work in the 21st century. The three films to date (not including this latest release) have grossed more $3 billion across the box office, home entertainment sales, video game revenue, soundtrack album sales, merchandising, and more. Keanu Reeves and Ca...
Peacemaker Review: The Suicide Squad Spin-Off Series Soars Like a CGI Eagle Thanks to Its Ensemble
The Pitch: If you watched The Suicide Squad last year and got told that one of the characters would be getting a spinoff TV show, would Peacemaker (John Cena) have been your first guess? Even with the post-credits scene setting up the series, probably not. Nonetheless, James Gunn‘s first major TV project takes this blunt instrument of an anti-hero and uses him as the base for an at times strange, at times pretty fun action-horror adventure. (The term “superhero”… does not feel particularly applicable, in this case.) “Previously, in The Suicide Squad…” That’s not a bit — that’s literally how the first episode of Peacemaker opens, treating the film like the true pilot episode of the series. (Which, it could be argued, it was.) What’s important to remember from that movie, if August 2021 is u...
