If you’re flipping through Rachel Morrison’s family albums looking for an early glimpse of the groundbreaking director of photography — whose one-two punch of Mudbound in 2017 and Black Panther in 2018 made her the first woman to score an Oscar nomination for cinematography and shoot a superhero film — …
Read More »'American Gods' Season 2 Review: A Cosmic Mess
When the late, great critic Gene Siskel hated a movie, he’d say he wished the filmmakers had asked themselves, “Is my film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch together?” This question applies neatly to television as well. I’ve often sat through hilarious cast press conferences …
Read More »Best Movies/TV to Stream in March: Motley Crue's 'The Dirt,' 'Shrill'
What’s new on Netflix, you ask? How about a too-fast-for-love, no-holds-barred biopic on Motley Crue, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, Ricky Gervais deciding to tell folks what’s really on his mind (uh-oh) and even more Arrested Development? Or how about the scoop on what’s going on over at Hulu, like …
Read More »'Climax' Review: Sex, Drugs and Gaspar Noe's Dance Party in Hell
It’s “Fame directed by the Marquis de Sade,” it’s “a typically confrontational cocktail of music and horror … dropped on its audience like the bucket of blood from Carrie,” it’s “Step Up meets Enter the Void” — these were a few of the creative descriptions of Gaspar Noe’s dance-dance-devolution epic …
Read More »Mariano Rivera Loves the Guys in Metallica. Their Music? Not So Much
For years, it was one of baseball’s most reliable traditions: Yankee closer Mariano Rivera trotting out from the bullpen to Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.” It was fitting theme music for a guy who, as the saying goes, put bats to sleep. During Rivera’s final season, in 2013, Metallica even showed up …
Read More »Trump Administration Won't Stop Lying About Terrorism and Immigration
Officials in the White House have been making increasingly false statements to justify President Donald Trump‘s beloved border wall, including lying about terrorists coming across the United States border with Mexico. On Friday, Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that last year, 4,000 individuals“that came across our southern border”were detained …
Read More »Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain Granted Restraining Order Against Ex-Manager
A judge has granted Courtney Love and her daughter Frances Bean Cobain a permanent restraining order (PRO) against her ex-manager Sam Lutfi, the Blast reported Wednesday. Rolling Stone has confirmed the report.Love’s sisterJaimee was already protected under Monday’s ruling. On Wednesday, the judge overseeing the case – who remembered Lutfi …
Read More »Surprise Atoms For Peace Reunion Breaks Out at Thom Yorke Solo Gig
Thom Yorke was nearly done playing a solo show at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles last night when a surprise Atoms For Peace reunion materialized. Nigel Godrich is already a part of Yorke’s solo band, so it only took Flea and drummer Joey Waronker to flesh out the rest …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Unveils 'I Know What It's Like' Video, Plots 2019 Solo Tour
Jeff Tweedy released his new video for “I Know What It’s Like,” the latest single off the Wilco frontman’s forthcoming solo album Warm. In addition to the visual, which features a close-up on Tweedy’s face barraged by colorful lights and space effects as he sings the mellow track, the rocker …
Read More »What Can Democrats Actually Do to Prevent Voter Suppression?
Democracy has seen better days than November 6th, 2018. Though dozens of diverse new leaders were elected to Congress, several states were plagued by dysfunctional voting systems, effectively disenfranchising countless Americans. This was largely the result of voter suppression measures enabled by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that ravaged the …
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