We’re getting to the point in September when summer is really, truly over. That coupled with the multitude of film festivals popping up, Oscar predictions already hitting the web, and new would-be contenders making their cases on the circuit each…
Ally’s Movie Review: The Skeleton Twins
There’s a moment in Craig Johnson’s The Skeleton Twins that will have you smiling so wide that your face will hurt. It’s this ability to make the moviegoer feel such joy that makes this film as good as it is.…
Women In Film Wednesday: Pariah (2011)
In 2011, a film was released called Pariah, about a young, African American woman who is quietly but assuredly embracing her sexuality. It tells the story of 17-year-old Alike, who wishes just to write, find a girlfriend and live her…
Ally’s Movie Review: Jamie Marks Is Dead
In its best moments, Jaime Marks is Dead is an eerie and personal look at the need to be loved, especially when you’re young and the damage the unloved can reap is at its strongest. At its worst it’s film that’s…
Women in Film Wednesday: All About Eve (1950)
Hello and welcome to Ally’s hastily slapped together version of Women in Film Wednesday. Why, might you ask, is it slapped together? Well, as it would happen, I forgot my days of the week and Wednesday came and went and…
Music Feature: Artist to Watch – Jeremy Loops
With a folksy, home-grown, infectious music style, it’s hard not to enjoy Jeremy Loops’ new single, “Sinner”. You may not have heard his name before, but for the modern folk music enthusiasts he’s one you’ll know soon enough. His debut album,…
Ally’s Movie Review: Starred Up
One part Malcolm McDowell and his tongue-in-cheek manner of destruction, one part Tom Hardy’s Bronson and his blistering rage, Jack O’Connell embodies the lead character Eric of Starred Up with such ferocity and animalistic self-preservation that he nearly lifts the…
