Bunnylovr: A Not-So-Fully-Formed Reflection on Isolation

Bunnylovr: A Not-So-Fully-Formed Reflection on Isolation
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Bunnylovr is worth the watch, as Zhu is very clearly an up-and-coming, promising talent with a lot to offer modern audiences. … read more

By Design Needs To Go Back to the Drawing Board

By Design Needs To Go Back to the Drawing Board
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It’s the kind of official selection that gets chosen because it has a short enough runtime to easily fit into programming and some stars to promote, but it’s a stretch to call it a film. … read more

The Legend of Ochi Provides Lifelike Creatures and Bland Characters

The Legend of Ochi Provides Lifelike Creatures and Bland Characters
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It’s perplexing to see a film that has all the makings of a wondrous experience turn out feeling so utterly unexceptional and bland. … read more

Jordana Still Records Her Premonitions In Her Bedroom

Jordana Still Records Her Premonitions In Her Bedroom
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I am honored to present my interview with the priestess of nostalgic new-wave pop; in which we discuss intuitions, imposter syndrome and the idiosyncrasies of love and life.  … read more

 
 
Local Review: Jwalking — Demo 2024

Local Review: Jwalking — Demo 2024
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Jwalking’s debut EP is a mere three tracks long but I think it could very well prove to be the first in a long series of scrumptiously sulky albums. … read more

Lauren Mayberry @ Soundwell 01.31.25

Lauren Mayberry @ Soundwell 01.31.25
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Mayberry’s performance was well-received, with the audience experiencing a mix of her album live and her signature energy. … read more

The Sexy, Surreal Spanish Soap Opera of Rains Over Babel

The Sexy, Surreal Spanish Soap Opera of Rains Over Babel
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So throw back your “elixir of life” and let the music take you as you’re dragged down into the blacklight purgatory of Rains Over Babel. … read more

Max Walker Silverman Paints a Portrait of Loss and Hope in Rebuilding 

Max Walker Silverman Paints a Portrait of Loss and Hope...
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While Rebuilding was chosen as an official festival selection long before the California wildfires turned the Pacific Palisades and Altadena to cinders, the connection is hard to shake. … read more

Focus On Cinematography: Jimpa and Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)

Focus On Cinematography: Jimpa and Sunfish (& Other Stories on...
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Cinematographers Matthew Chuang and Marcus T. Patterson are two of the many gifted cinematographers whose work has been showcased this year. … read more

Deaf President Now! Highlights The Difference Between Hearing and Listening

Deaf President Now! Highlights The Difference Between Hearing and Listening
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More than 35 years after the protests, Deaf President Now! aims to ensure that this story is recognized as a major civil rights milestone. … read more

Film Review: You’re Cordially Invited

Film Review: You’re Cordially Invited
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You’re Cordially Invited is a straight-to-streaming film that’s pleasant enough to be worth watching once, but it’s at best an utterly disposable comedy. … read more

Review: FKA twigs — Eusexua

Review: FKA twigs — Eusexua
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Eusexua may never capture the masses, or enter the cultural lexicon deeply enough to become the cornerstone of a failed historic US presidential campaign. … read more