Month: June 2022

‘Lightyear’ is a Summer Blast for Kids and Adults (Review)
13Jun By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
Features, Film, Reviews

‘Lightyear’ is a Summer Blast for Kids and Adults (Review)

Pixar's 'Lightyear' marks the beloved animation company's first feature film in nearly two years to be released theatrically. 'Soul,' 'Luca,' and 'Turning Red' were all sent straight to Disney+ for streaming during the pandemic. This film, with its connection to an existing film series that is the fourth-highest-grossing animated franchise in history, finds the company back on the big screen where they belong. And when I say big screen, let me encourage you to see this in IMAX if you can. Many large-format screens are sticking with 'Jurassic World Dominion' this weekend. 'Lightyear' should at least get matinees in most areas. This is the first time that Pixar has ever crafted a film with the full IMAX screen in mind. The full IMAX aspect ratio is used in multiple sequences. Those s...
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Infectious New Vance Joy Album + Single Available Now
13Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Infectious New Vance Joy Album + Single Available Now

Music from Vance Joy and summertime go hand in hand. His new album In Our Own Sweet Time is available now. To coincide with the release, he's dropped the infectious new song "Catalonia". Joy recently returned to the stage with a series of much-talked-about performances. He'll be following up shows at the Beach Life & Bottle Rock music festivals, with a full tour in early 2023. The headlining jaunt will kick off February 7th at The Met in Philadelphia before crisscrossing the US and parts of Canada. He'll wrap things up on February 25th at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. New Vance Joy Album Third Studio Album In Our Own Sweet Time is the third full-length studio effort from Vance Joy. He broke out in 2014 with Dream Your Life Away on the success of singles like "Riptide" an...
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Your Guide to the Virtual 2022 Tribeca Film Festival
31Jan By Matt Shiverdecker1 Comment
Events, Features, Film

Your Guide to the Virtual 2022 Tribeca Film Festival

The 21st annual Tribeca Film Festival kicked off this week in New York City and they've opted to continue an "at home" component. That's good news for those of us who don't live in the area or couldn't travel in to see some great independent films. There are more screenings for 2022 than last year that are only happening in-person, but Tribeca At Home will still allow you to watch over 100 movies and short films from anywhere in the United States. How to Attend Online There are four ways to buy passes for online screenings and the prices are the same as they were last for last year's Tribeca Film Festival. Tribeca At Home Shorts Pass: watch all of the festival's short films for $25. Tribeca At Home Awards Pass: watch any of the films that win awards at the end of the fes...
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Mothica’s New Album Nocturnal Due July 1st
5Jul By SimonNo Comments
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Mothica’s New Album Nocturnal Due July 1st

Alt-pop artist Mothica's highly anticipated sophomore album is set for release. Nocturnal will be available worldwide on July 1st. Along with the announcement she's dropped two new singles simultaneously. She'll be heading out on tour with Coheed & Cambria this summer but more on that in a moment. Mothica released her debut album Blue Hour in 2020. The project was inspired by the sky's final moments before darkness. She followed that up with an EP in 2021 called forever fifteen. According to a recent press release, on Nocturnal she focuses on nighttime and her strange relationship with sleep. A lot of the songs touch on darkness and being self-destructive. "Blue Hour’ was a transitional moment where I got sober. I was more of an emotional wreck, trying to figure out my life...
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Breaking Waves: Fyoomz & “Invisible Touch”
9Dec By Ambur Masen1 Comment
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Breaking Waves: Fyoomz & “Invisible Touch”

"Wave exists in the collective subconscious of every avid electronic music fan. People who take an active interest in Wave are among those same fans, except they’re awake." — Donald // Fyoomz 🌊🌊🌊 (@fyoomz) April 12, 2022 Twitter It was my lucky day on Tuesday. When I woke up, I felt well enough to write, AND I found a new Fyoomz drop--all at once!! Let me tell you—“Invisible Touch” is a whole vibe. It kept me going literally all day. You should check it out, especially if you need an intense pick-me-up. It's all that and more. https://open.spotify.com/album/2F0YZkPricVTNeeBYydGd3 https://twitter.com/fyoomz/status/1534179687089557505 Describing the track on SoundCloud, Fyoomz says, “This is my take on a classic trance tune from Bobina and Ferry Corst...
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Sub Urban Releases Provocative New Video For “Bandit”
8Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Sub Urban Releases Provocative New Video For “Bandit”

Sub Urban has released a new video for "Bandit". The standout track is featured on his new album Hive. Anticipation for the album drop had been building and Sub Urban didn't disappoint. After all, he's earned over a billion streams and YouTube views on his songs and videos, all without ever having released a full-length album. Hivehttps://suburban.lnk.to/hive Sure, music gets released a little differently these days with many artists focusing on single releases and EPs. However, in this writer's opinion, a full-length album gives a musician a full canvas to paint on. And that's exactly what Sub Urban has done with Hive. An 'intricately arranged vaudevillian thriller' is the best way to describe it. In other words, if you're looking for a collection of light-hearted pop songs, yo...
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‘Crimes of the Future’ is Frustratingly Inert (Review)
7Jun By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
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‘Crimes of the Future’ is Frustratingly Inert (Review)

Let's get one thing absolutely clear - David Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future' was my most anticipated film of the year. To prepare for it, I rewatched 'eXistenZ' and 'Crash.' Those turned out to be the two closest parallels in his oeuvre to this, but the concept here is better than the execution. The storyline is frustratingly inert, succeeding mostly on the strength of the incredible cast. Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux star in David Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future' (Neon) Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux star as Saul and Caprice. In a strange not-so-distant future they're performance artists. She's a former trauma surgeon and Saul has the unique ability to form new organs in his body. Not just any organs, but unknown organs that may or may not serve an evolutionary ...
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