Contemporary Urbanity and Blackness in ‘New Jack City’
Hood films are a jarring eviction notice for traditional Civil Rights rhetoric and, possibly, leadership -- in other words, "What has the Civil Rights movement done for me lately?"
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Pandemics and Trumpian Echoes in Miller’s ‘Blackfish City’
When we can't turn to the federal government for the truth, sometimes we need to turn to fiction. Sam J. Miller's Blackfish City maps a pandemic in a post-United States future.
Domesticity Marks a Deeply Fraught Terrain in Ida Lupino Films
The early Ida Lupino films hold a particular nuance for female characters and the textures of their everyday lives, which has rarely been exhibited in classical Hollywood filmmaking.
Art Pop’s Elk City Explores Truth and Beauty With “Pity of a Rose” (premiere + interview)
Art pop group Elk City share their latest video "Pity of a Rose" and discuss their latest EP, Souls in Space. "My goal in directing the video was to illustrate a human being incapable of emotion, who is navigating the prison of her mind," says co-founder Renée LoBue.
‘Infest the Rats’ Nest’ Sees King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Embrace Their Inner Thrash
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard go full metal to craft a brutal warning against ecological destruction on their 15th studio album, Infest the Rats' Nest.
Craft Winner: Azeem’s Underground Opus, ‘Craft Classic’
On Azeem's Craft Classic, listeners get a window into an odd, shape-shifting pandemonium, in which the view on display is a sort of glamorous anarchy.
The Terrifying Reciprocity of the Aesthetic Gaze in Visconti’s ‘Death in Venice’
Luchino Visconti's oft-misunderstood Death in Venice (Morte a Venezia) tenderly explores how beauty stares back at us and demands that we accept and acknowledge its terrible contradictions.
Mahalo, Mary Magdalene: An Interview with Chart-Topping Grammy Winner Yvonne Elliman
Fifty years after leaving Honolulu for London, Yvonne Elliman retraces the road from Hawaii to Jesus Christ Superstar and Saturday Night Fever ... and back again.
Tom Odell Channels His Inner Elton John on ‘Jubilee Road’
His ability to rock a keyboard is what makes Tom Odell an arresting musician.
Mandy Barnett Brings Out Her Inner Torch Singer on ‘Strange Conversation’
With unadulterated vocal talent, Mandy Barnett flawlessly melds emotion, seduction, and vibrancy to create an inspired take on a classic country songbook on Strange Conversation.
‘They Came to a City’ for a Vision of Utopia
J. B. Priestley's sense of social conscience permeates every frame of They Came to a City.
John Prine Carves Another Knotty Winner with ‘The Tree of Forgiveness’
The melodies on John Prine’s The Tree of Forgiveness are plentiful and infectious.
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