JR White passed away on October 18, 2020, at the age of 40, leaving behind a special body of work as a producer/engineer, and one-half…
Sentinelle isn’t Leclercq’s best work, but it’s a gritty, nuts-and-bolts actioner in its own right. Netflix has a tendency to push a few high-profile titles every…
Distractions isn’t the most high-profile release from Tindersticks, but it symbolizes a step in a bold direction for the band as they embark on their fourth…
slowthai aims to prove an element of maturation with TYRON, but the album comes across as more of an indictment against his challengers than a…
Super Monster isn’t necessarily groundbreaking, but it proves that Claud is an artist to watch as they continue to build upon their talent for lyricism and…
Yasmin Williams’ sophomore release builds upon the impressive instrumentation and technical expertise shown in her first album, and exhibits her ability to produce cheerful, magical…
screen time may be considered only a side project for Thurston Moore, but its cinematic and emotional touchstones make the album an important work in the…
By reuniting with producer Steve Albini for this new release, Cloud Nothings look to the past while continuing to pursue new avenues with The Shadow…
Tindersticks Distractions marks Nottingham outfit Tindersticks’ 13th studio album, and while the sessions were certainly affected by the conditions of the pandemic, the group’s front-man,…
Like several films in the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema lineup, Love Affair(s) is a title that was meant to premiere at Cannes 2020, under “The…
Following the travails of a middle-aged woman looking for new purpose after the death of her husband, Ludovic Bergery’s Margaux Hartmann is a gentle, unassuming drama…
Having been bestowed the unusual honor of being selected for a 2020 Cannes Film Festival that never was (slotted into a seemingly new “Comedy” section,…
Love Affair(s) Like several films in the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema lineup, Love Affair(s) is a title that was meant to premiere at Cannes 2020,…
Come True is an empty-headed, poorly-conceived horror flick that mistakes endless stylistic detail for substance. Anyone who has ever experienced night terrors can attest to the…
Parting with the geographical scope and pedagogic address of her past output, Paula Gaitán’s short film/video-installation Se hace camino al andar (literal translation: The Path…
Petite Maman Celine Sciamma’s characters have always existed on a precipice of some essential awareness, riding the ebbs and flows of emerging self-knowledge, and arriving…
Moxie boasts a surprisingly lush visual design, but its soft script and weak character development leaves a lot to be desired. Adapted from Jennifer Mathieu’s 2017…
Jacques Rivette works with actors like a child plays with dolls. His films are so lengthy because he often rewrites as his actors play out…
In the summer of the Year without a Summer, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. She, her husband Percy, Lord Byron, and Byron’s physician John Polidori —…
After five uninterrupted minutes of a camera looking out a train window at the passing greenery — we know it’s a camera looking and not…
Bloodsuckers In the summer of the Year without a Summer, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. She, her husband Percy, Lord Byron, and Byron’s physician John Polidori…