Yearly Archives: 2018

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Takes Classic Rom-Com Themes and Infuses Them With Culture That Makes The Story Memorable

2018 has been a better year from a box office standpoint for diversity in film. Earlier in the year, films with minorities or women...

Castle Rock Episode 6, ‘Filter’: Proof Why This is Hulu’s Most Viewed Show (And Why It Got a Second Season)

Castle Rock Episode 6, 'Filter' Plot Summary: The "kid" (Bill Skarsgard) unearths Henry's father's camcorder which leads the beleaguered attorney on an unexpected journey. Meanwhile...

Juliet, Naked: Rom-Com or Critique of Fandom?

With the release of Crazy Rich Asians and Netflix’s Set It Up earlier this summer, the rom-com is suddenly back in style. Director Jesse...

Satan’s Pilgrims on Their Place in Surf Music History, Slovenia & More

Satan's Pilgrims are a band that surf rock aficionados bow down in reverence to when they hear their name. This Pacific Northwest surf outfit...

Broken Like Them: An Interview with lovelytheband

In the song “pity party,” lovelytheband sings “You see me smile, but I wont be happy,” a line that seems to sum up the electronic tinged...

We the Animals: Oscar Watch?

Released in 2011, Justin Torres’s début novel We the Animals is technically a novel, but what happens to its lead character, Jonah, is largely...

Mungion on ‘One Night Stan,’ a New Album & Being on Time

The jam scene is bursting with awesome talent right now. Everywhere you look is a new, exciting act producing killer new tunes. One of those...

Hang Ten: Your Guide to the 2018 Asbury Park Surf Music Festival

The fourth Asbury Park Surf Music Festival may take place on Saturday, but there's four days of awesome surf-based fun built for this year. Click...

Review: Pearl #1

Pearl #1 is written & created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos (Jessica Jones). Letters by Joshua Reed, design by Curtis King Jr.,...

Surfer Joe: Italy’s King of Surf Music

Who knew one of the biggest, most influential names in modern surf music would come from Italy? Lorenzo Valdambrini, known the world over as Surfer...

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