The History of Concrete isn’t about concrete. It’s a reflexive look into creation’s internal and external powers that force creatives to make the what they do. … read more
The History of Concrete: A Goofball’s Quest for Meaning in the Mundane
Local Review: Hangxiety — Super
Super by Hangxiety is the sonic equivalent of blacksmithing: dirty and rhythmic, but it will burn your skin off if you don’t respect it. … read more
The Gallerist Is A Work of Art. Unless It Isn’t.
The Gallerist is a wickedly fun and unabashedly in-your-face satire on the commodification of art as a status symbol. … read more
Antiheroine: The Recovery of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Favorite “Trainwreck”
Courtney Love has always been a controversial archetype with her in-your-face attitude. Antiherione shows her candy-coated exterior melts with conflictions. … read more
My Worries Remain After Watching The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
In the cultural battle of promise versus peril, let The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist become your survival handbook for such uncertainty. … read more
Kogonada Films in Fragments in Zi
zi is utterly organic and ethereal, as Kogonada is far more interested in cultivating a feeling than advancing a plot. … read more
Not So Brokeback Mountain: Jaripeo Sheds Light on Queer Rancheros
Jaripeo has stunning visuals showcasing Mexico’s culture in a way that’s different and new but gives you so little of people whose stories have so much to give. … read more
All About the Money: In The U.S., Even Communists are Split by Class
Fergie Chambers is the heir to the Cox fortune, which is in the hundreds of millions. Eventually his money helped lead him to find his calling: Communism. … read more
Nuisance Bear: A Meditation on the Marriage of Man and Mother Nature
Man’s ironic relationship with nature is precisely what Nuisance Bear taps into. In trying to help them, we are also harming them. … read more
Lady: A Powerful Story of Survival and Hope
Lady’s efforts to keep her head down and go about her business are disrupted when old friend Pinky reappears and is now moving through the city as a sex worker. … read more
American Doctor: A Deeply Human Look into Frontline Workers in Gaza
American Doctor follows three surgeons, each on their personal journeys to provide relief work in Gaza. … read more
Run Amok is a Surreal Afterschool Special
Run Amok is all over the place trying to tackle every gun reform nuance. This leaves what she’s trying to say as half-formed or forgotten along the way. … read more
