The Singles Bar: Silica Gel worms under the skin with ‘Why Do the Nations & Peoples Rage?’
The avant-folk band sink into the murky waters of Midsommar.
Bee Delores
Editor-in-Chief of the Badlands, spinning those B-Sides. Love Parks & Rec. Addicted to high-priced coffee drinks, alt-country and synth-pop, and never know when to quit. Got three cats named Jake, Olivia and Fitz --and they don't like you very much.
Review: ‘The Djinn’ splinters the senses
David Charbonier and Justin Powell’s second feature film is a masterclass of low-key storytelling.
Premiere: Knife Pact depict sexual trauma with venomous song, ‘The Carrion King Lays an Egg’
Alternative duo reflect upon a formative trauma from their youth.
Review: cycles of trauma in ‘Sound of Violence’
Alex Noyer’s directorial debut examines trauma, pain, and the birth of a monster.
It’s hard to be a millennial in ‘Benny Loves You’
Karl Holt’s horror comedy takes to task pressures placed on millennials.
Review: ‘The Reckoning,’ a fine showcase for Charlotte Kirk
Neil Marshall’s latest feature tries to make a statement about age-old misogyny.
Review: short film ‘Filtered’ & creepy filters
Vincenzo Nappi’s new short film fits snuggly in the same universe as ‘Host.’
Essay: tragedy and triumph of pop stardom in ‘Bloodthirsty’
Amelia Moses’ latest feature examine hunger for fame.
Review: the terror of sleep paralysis in ‘Come True’
Anthony Scott Burns’ new film is a perfect slice of sleep paralysis.
Review: Matthew Danger Lippman’s ‘Touchdown USA’ EP is a superb static shock
The indie-rock musician goes hard into the pavement with an adventurous new set.
Review: ‘The Oak Room,’ a testament to the sheer power of good stories
Cody Calahan’s new feature film hits hard on the importance of stories in our lives.
Review: ‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ aims to capture original glory
The follow-up to Yeon Sang-ho landmark Train to Busan attempts to recapture the original’s magic.
Review: Morgan Wade’s heart-torn, lovelorn debut record, ‘Reckless’
Wade’s debut record drenches in pain and wisdom.
Review: ‘The Stylist,’ a voluptuous lock of disturbia
Jill Gevargizian’s new horror film taps into suffocating loneliness.
Premiere: Seth Samuelson Cocquit waxes nostalgic about the past in ‘Old Timer’ video
The Americana singer-songwriter pieces together vintage and new footage.
