Month: September 2020
Local Review: Icarus Phoenix – Icarus Phoenix
Icarus Phoenix = Right Away + Great Captain + Dr. Dog + Book On Tapeworm … read more
Film Review: Mulan
Mulan recognizes that it’s telling a timeless tale and allows it to be not so much a remake as a well-done alternate telling of the story. … read more
Being Wrong and Becoming Right: An Interview with Grex
On the massive and masterful Everything You Said Was Wrong, avant-rock duo Grex dive deep into their core ethos of evolution, exchange and exploration. … read more
Series Review: Away
Away is full of intelligence, heart and hope, and is definitely one of the most sweeping and absorbing limited-run series of this year. … read more
Film Review: Attack of the Unkown
Attack of the Unknown is a cop thriller that has little to offer beyond close-range gunshots, gratuitous nudity and a violent, sci-fi, blood-and-puss fest. … read more
Content Shifter: 9 New Series Streaming in September
There are some fresh shows streaming in September, pandemic be damned. Here are eight new series, and one returning champion, premiering this month. … read more
Review: numün – voyage au soleil
numün = Gamelan Dharma Swara + Brian Eno … read more
Film Review: Tenet
Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited Tenet is a smart popcorn film that doesn’t rank among his best work, weighed down by characteristic sound-mixing issues. … read more
SLUG Picnic: Flamenco Del Lago
Katie Sheen-Abbott founded the nonprofit Flamenco Del Lago, which offers intricate and colorful dance classes in various styles for ages 6–70-plus. … read more
Film Review: Bill & Ted Face the Music
Bill and Ted Face the Music makes for a very fun piece of nostalgia and a much better ending to the story than the one we were given 29 years ago. … read more