Katie Bennett — with her delicate, endearing indie pop tunes under the Free Cake For Every Creature moniker — is almost unbelievably unassuming. The minimalist approach she brings to her music seems to stem from a deeper personal ideology. Recorded…
Album Review: Jeff Rosenstock – “POST-”
Genre-bending singer-songwriter Jeff Rosenstock surprised his fans by releasing his unannounced third solo album, POST-, on New Year’s Day of this year, starting 2018 with a much-needed boost of adrenaline. Always the socially-minded artist, he promptly addresses the understandable desire…
Never Goin’ Back Movie Review: A daringly funny debut
It’s nothing new to see a coming-of-age picture wherein a couple of bright-eyed teens have dreams that far outstretch the confines of their dull, suburban lives. But as we are reminded time and time again, through the right lens, tired…
Generation Wealth Movie Review: Lauren Greenfield has Created a Culmination of Her Career Thus Far
Over the past couple of decades, photo-essayist Lauren Greenfield (kids + money, The Queen of Versailles) has sought out lives filled with glamor and extravagance, striving to capture how our perception of social standing through gluttonous excess is rapidly evolving,…
Shock and Awe Movie Review: An Easily Digestible Bore
Shock and Awe exists exclusively to exploit a market for journalism movies whittled down into easily digestible, unchallenging chunks, à la James Vanderbilt’s 2015 clunker Truth. This heavy-handed pat on the back for the only reporters who “got it right”…
Movie Review: Bleeding Steel
Even in a summer that finds clever documentaries over-performing at the box office and ambitious newcomers like Boots Riley and Ari Aster redefining the perception of a blockbuster’s artistic limitations, this time of year reminds moviegoers of one inescapable truth:…
Album Review: Let’s Eat Grandma – “I’m All Ears”
Ethereal art pop duo Let’s Eat Grandma (Norvician lifelong besties Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth) quickly gained a following with their infectious and delightfully strange 2016 debut. I’m All Ears, the band’s second LP, isn’t a jarringly dramatic shift, but…
