Based on the immensely popular and award-winning novel of the same name by author Min Jin Lee, the Apple TV+ series Pachinko is a glorious and enriching adaptation. From each technical intricacy to the stunning performances, including newcomer Min-ha Kim…
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Pop-singer Charli XCX has had an eclectic and genre-shifting career since her debut with the 2013 album True Romance. With an arsenal of guest musicians over almost a decade, from BTS and Lizzo to SOPHIE and Carly Rae Jepsen, she…
‘Turning Red’ review: Director Domee Shi crafts a charming coming-of-age story for Pixar
In Domee Shi’s vibrant and empathetic Turning Red, she’s crafted a film that, like last year’s Luca, best exemplifies the potential Pixar has to tell character-driven stories that huddle under a universal umbrella. In the first film solely directed by…
Alexis Hall opens up about the “joyful experience” of writing the romantic and silly “Something Fabulous”
With the release of the immensely popular Boyfriend Material in 2020, author Alexis Hall received new name recognition, despite having been publishing novels already for years. From Regency era romps to romantic comedies that positively yank at your heartstrings, to…
‘Laurel Hell’ review: Mitski returns with a sobering and contemplative look at music and her relationship with it
With her warbling and echoing vocals that possess such vulnerability and barely contained emotions, indie artist Mitski has produced some of the finest records of the last decade. Ruthlessly deliberate in their production and both indignant and grateful at the…
The 10 best new songs of January : The Weekend, FKA Twigs, and more
January has already come and gone and while, for the most part, it was a slog to get through (at least for the East Coasters in the US facing down gray skies and blizzards) there were, at the very least,…
7 Shows to watch after finishing ‘Station Eleven’
In one of the most devastatingly beautiful, heart-achingly optimistic endings of television in ages, HBO’s Station Eleven debuted its final episode last week, rounding out a tremendous, all-timer season of television. While bidding farewell to Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis & Matilda…
