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Film Review: Blackbird

Posted on September 22, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Blackbird plays it disappointingly safe and sticks with the trappings of dysfunctional family melodrama, complete with the stock characters and revelations.

Blackbird plays it disappointingly safe and sticks with the trappings of dysfunctional family melodrama, complete with the stock characters and revelations. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Blackbird, Busted Shark Productions, Roger Michell, VOD

SLUG Style: Alexx Lenzi

Posted on September 25, 2020 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt
This month's "SLUG Style" features Alexx Lenzi, a baker, photographer, and outdoor enthusiast. She is a manager at Passion Flour, a vegan patisserie.

This month’s “SLUG Style” features Alexx Lenzi, a baker, photographer, and outdoor enthusiast. She is a manager at Passion Flour, a vegan patisserie. … read more

Posted in: Art and Fashion, Fashion, Slug StyleTagged: Alexx Lenzi, Passion Flour Patisserie, SLUG style

September SLUG Picnic 09.19 w/ Aarushi and Amishi, Flamenco Del Lago and Maestro Gabino Flores Classical Guitarist

Posted on September 22, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
The September SLUG Picnic featured Maestro Gabino Flores Classical Guitarist, Flamenco Del Lago and sibling Bollypop duo Aarushi & Amishi.

The September SLUG Picnic featured Maestro Gabino Flores Classical Guitarist, Flamenco Del Lago and sibling Bollypop duo Aarushi & Amishi. … read more

Posted in: SLUG PicnicTagged: Aarushi and Amishi, Flamenco Del Lago, Maestro Gabino Flores Classical Guitarist, SLUG Picnic, Sparrow Electric

Film Review: Misbehaviour

Posted on September 21, 2020 (September 27, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Still of Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Misbehaviour

Misbehaviour emerges as one of the biggest winners of the fall, crowned in glory and ready to take on the world as an inspirational and entertaining film. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Left Bank Pictures, Misbehavior, Philippa Lowthorpe, Video on Demand, VOD

Review: Takuya Kuroda – Fly Moon Die Soon

Posted on September 18, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Takuya Kuroda | Fly Moon Die Soon | First Word Records

Takuya Kuroda = Fred Hubbard + Herbie Hancock + Anderson .Paak … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: First Word Records, Fly Moon Die Soon, Takuya Kuroda

Film Review: Challenger: The Final Flight

Posted on September 17, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Challenger: The Final Flight is gripping and easy to binge, offering an overwhelming experience for those who will never forget January 28, 1986.

Challenger: The Final Flight is gripping and easy to binge, offering an overwhelming experience for those who will never forget January 28, 1986. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Bad Robot, Challenger: The Final Flight, Netflix

Series Review: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

Posted on September 18, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Camp Cretaceous is good fun and meant for those who still have a bit of kid at heart. It’s an enjoyable mix of popcorn movie and chocolate-cereal cartoon.

Camp Cretaceous is good fun and meant for those who still have a bit of kid at heart. It’s an enjoyable mix of popcorn movie and chocolate-cereal cartoon. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks Animation, Jr., Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, Netflix, Nick Jones, Zack Stentz

Review: Unifactor – Batch #12

Posted on September 16, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Nate Scheible, Whisker, Amanda R. Howland | Batch #12 | Unifactor

The latest batch from Unifactor tosses cohesion aside and delivers three vastly different albums from Nate Scheible, Whisker and Amanda R. Howland. … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Amanda R. Howland, Nate Scheible, Unifactor, Whisker

Film Review: The Secrets We Keep

Posted on September 16, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
The Secrets We Keep is the kind of film that raises complex questions without trying to give us easy answers, and it’s disturbing in all the right ways.

The Secrets We Keep is the kind of film that raises complex questions without trying to give us easy answers, and it’s disturbing in all the right ways. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: The Secrets We Keep, Yuval Adler

Local Review: SKELLUM – Anode/Cathode/Diode Vol. 3

Posted on September 15, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
SKELLUM | Anode/Cathode/Diode Vol. 3 | Self-Released

SKELLUM = Lorn + Slugabed … read more

Posted in: Local Music Reviews

Film Review: The Devil All the Time

Posted on September 15, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
The Devil All The Time is not the beginning of Oscar season, just an elaborate mirage in the largely barren desert of September movie-going.

The Devil All The Time is not the beginning of Oscar season, just an elaborate mirage in the largely barren desert of September movie-going. … read more

Posted in: Film Reviews

Review: Spartan Jet-Plex – Live

Posted on September 14, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Spartan Jet-Plex | Live | Grimalkin Records

Spartan Jet-Plex = Julie Byrne + early Angel Olsen x CocoRosie … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Grimalkin Records, Spartan Jet-Plex
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