Authors: Brinley Froelich
Slamdance Film Review: Neptune
As we follow 14 year-old Hannah on the Lacquesset Island in Maine, Neptune serves you a three course meal of optical, auditory and mysterious delicacies that explore the mysteries of religion and our planet. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Tail Job
Nicholas hires a taxi driver to follow his fiance, whom he expects to be cheating. We follow him through his mishaps and mistakes as he tries to get to the true story. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Los Punks; We Are All We Have
The DIY punk scene in East LA is thriving, thanks to a community of dedicated Latinos who are determined to keep it alive and bad ass. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Lesson
What could be a coming-of-age story for Fin, a troubled teen, instead shows his mutilation by a disenchanted teacher who uses torture in order to get his message across. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Dead Hands Dig Deep
With a slasher flick, you may experience moments that make you jump or cringe, but in Dead Hands Dig Deep, you have no comfort of escaping the reality of what’s on screen. Everything you see is real, and it’s bloody as hell. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Myrtle Beach
A tourist destination may give you the impression that everything is a paradise, but Myrtle Beach doesn’t care about your pleasant vacation, as you learn through the stories from the outcasts of the area. … read more
Los Punks in L.A.: An Interview with Director Angela Boatwright
In East L.A., you won’t find the glitz and glam of its Hollywood neighbor. To counter the stresses of life in L.A., it’s common to find a crew of punks in a backyard letting loose at a show. Los Punks director Angela Boatwright discusses her directing debut, her work in photography and the community she grew to love. … read more
Review: Drawing Blood
If you follow Molly Crabapple online, you might know bits and pieces, but in Drawing Blood, we get a chance to really dive into what makes her tick, what drives her art and why the lowbrow workers are the stars of her illustrations, with the upper-class left as pigs on the sidelines. … read more
Salt City Vodka: Not Your Average Distillery
Salt City Vodka is a vodka so smooth that one can drink it without adding the frills of a fancy cocktail. … read more
Candace Jean: Victorian Grace
Looking at the illustrations of local artist Candace Jean is a way to transport us to a magical realm where creatures take on human characteristics, where botanical fauna morph into faces or where bugs are crowned as royalty. Her work touches on the creepy and strange, but not in a horrific way: Think gothic classicism