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“The Velvet Underground” Hits Apple TV and Select Theaters This Friday (Review)

12Oct

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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“The Velvet Underground” Hits Apple TV and Select Theaters This Friday (Review)

Fresh off its successful screenings at the New York Film Festival, the first ever documentary from cinematic provocateur Todd Haynes is about to hit theaters and streaming this weekend. The director of "Velvet Goldmine" and "Carol" takes us on a deep dive into the history of one of rock and roll's greatest art rock bands, The Velvet Underground. If you're hoping for a straightforward approach, you won't get it here. Haynes returns to the more experimental techniques of his earliest work and features lots of split screens and rare archival footage presented in a collage method that would make Peter Greenaway proud. There are beautiful close-up establishing shots of each band member (Lou Reed, John Cale, Moe Tucker, and Sterling Morrison) that linger, capturing the intimate natur...

Looking to Fill 31 Days of Horror? Halloween Streaming Tips Are Here!

8Oct

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

Film, Reviews

Looking to Fill 31 Days of Horror? Halloween Streaming Tips Are Here!

Are you looking for some thrills and chills for streaming this spooky Halloween season? The good news is that there is something for everybody out there, you just have to know where to look. If all you want to do is watch scary movies for the next few weeks, you should really subscribe to Shudder. That's just what they do year-round: the best of horror, new and old. Favorites like "Carrie," "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," "Hellraiser," and "Night of the Living Dead" are currently on hand along with brand new releases like the latest installment of the anthology series "V/H/S/94" and Simon Barrett's "Seance." https://youtu.be/opnSln8Ue2U Netflix already released the 'Fear Street' trilogy this year, but have a few more tricks up their sleeve for the month. Just this week they d...

Your Mileage May Vary With Audacious Palme d’Or Winner “Titane” (Review)

5Oct

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

Film, Reviews

Your Mileage May Vary With Audacious Palme d’Or Winner “Titane” (Review)

Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes a film like "Titane." Julia Ducournau's 2016 debut "Raw" had people passing out at the Toronto International Film Festival at its premiere screening. "Titane" is, in my estimation, even more extreme and difficult viewing while harboring an emotionally charged second act that is surprisingly sweet. Agathe Rousselle devours the screen as Alexia, a woman who survived a terrible car accident as a child and now lives with a titanium plate in her skull. The incident has left her scarred in more ways than one, but she maintains an strong affinity for automobiles. She spends her evenings grinding away as a dancer at an autoshow as men ogle the new cars and the women on display. Mostly polite, these guys often ask for autographs at...

Jake Gyllenhaal Dials Up A Killer Performance in “The Guilty” (Review)

1Oct

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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Jake Gyllenhaal Dials Up A Killer Performance in “The Guilty” (Review)

Confession: I was skeptical when I learned that there was an English-language remake of Gustav Möller's debut film, "The Guilty" ("Den skyldige"), on the way. I caught the original at Austin's Fantastic Fest back in 2018 and it was the Danish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. What I said about "The Guilty" at the time holds just as true in this well-honed update from director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") - this is "an outrageously tense and effective movie that hinges entirely on a bravura performance." In the American version, that lead role is covered by Jake Gyllenhaal. He plays Joe Baylor, a police officer who has been taken off the streets and thrown into a 911 call center. We meet Joe on his last night taking calls. He's ab...

Angels & Airwaves First New Album In Seven Years Is Worth The Wait

30Sep

By SimonNo Comments

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Angels & Airwaves First New Album In Seven Years Is Worth The Wait

The Tom DeLonge-led, Angels & Airwaves have returned with their first new album in seven years called Lifeforms. Their North American tour got off to a rousing start the other night in Riverside, California. In a recent interview with Grammy.com, DeLong along with drummer Ilan Rubin gets more in-depth on how the album came together. When asked about the new project, DeLonge had this to say, "Whatever you may or may not have thought Angels was, I think this album will honestly catch you by surprise." https://twitter.com/AVABandOfficial/status/1443688228473688066 DeLonge reconnected with former bandmate Mark Hoppus last summer when it was revealed the Blink 182 bassist was battling cancer. Thankfully Hoppus was recently deemed cancer-free and a recent article in People discu...

Buzzworthy Singer/Songrwiter Teddy Swims Announces 2022 World Tour

28Sep

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Buzzworthy Singer/Songrwiter Teddy Swims Announces 2022 World Tour

After a wildly successful summer tour with Zac Brown Band, Teddy Swims is going international with a headlining tour of his own in 2022. The Tough Love World Tour will span three months and see Swims performing from Dublin to Stockholm before returning stateside. While music has played a significant role throughout his life, Teddy Swims has seen a dramatic rise over the last 18-24 months. As the pandemic was setting in and broadcasting from a bedroom studio, he amassed a social media following of over four million with even more video views to his credit. Swims: Artist To Watch He was mentioned by Rolling Stone as one of 2021's "Artists to Watch" and made his national television debut this year with an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. His Unlearning EP was rele...

Amazon’s “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” is Flamboyant Fun (Review)

24Sep

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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Amazon’s “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” is Flamboyant Fun (Review)

There are a lot of genuinely impressive elements about "Everybody's Talking About Jamie." For starters, it is the first feature film for director Jonathan Butterell and the first leading role for star Max Harwood who plays the title character, Jamie Campbell. As a flamboyant teenager in Sheffield, England, who dreams of becoming a drag queen, Jamie lives with his loving single mother Margaret (Sarah Lancashire). She supports him with all her heart and would do anything to help him achieve his goals, standing as the polar opposite of his homophobic and distant father, Wayne (Ralph Ineson). Jamie doesn't have many friends at school except for Pritti (Lauren Patel), a young Muslim girl who also gets mistreated by bullies at school and stands in solidarity with him even when she d...

RÜFÜS DU SOL Set To Release Fourth Studio Album, Drop Live Video From Red Rocks

23Sep

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RÜFÜS DU SOL Set To Release Fourth Studio Album, Drop Live Video From Red Rocks

Grammy-nominated live-electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL has announced the release date of their highly anticipated fourth studio album Surrender. Their new single "On My Knees" is out now. The new performance video features the band on stage during a rehearsal at the legendary Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado. "On My Knees" taps more into the darker side of RÜFÜS DU SOL is a good example of what makes them unique. The new album drops on October 22 and features the lead singles "Alive" and "Next to Me" along with the latest "On My Knees". With a busy tour schedule this fall, there are many opportunities to go check out a show. RÜFÜS DU SOL 2021 Summer / Fall Festival Dates: Fri. Sep 24 - New York, NY - Gov Ball FestivalSat. Oct. 2 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Weekend 1Sa...

James Wan’s “Malignant” is Magnificently Brutal (Review)

21Sep

By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments

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James Wan’s “Malignant” is Magnificently Brutal (Review)

Over the course of his directorial career, James Wan has launched the successful horror franchises for "Saw," "Insidious," and "The Conjuring." His latest effort is unlikely to spawn any sequels (famous last words for this genre, I know), but it does deliver a wildly imaginative and terrifically blood-soaked thrill ride. Annabelle Wallis ("Peaky Blinders") stars as Madison Lake, a pregnant woman living with an abusive husband. Early on in the film, he throws her against their bedroom wall during an argument and nearly knocks her unconscious. She is able to lock him out of the room, which sends him to the living room couch for the night. Madison wakes up hours later with her head bloodied to the sounds of an intruder. By the time she makes it downstairs, she finds her husband ...

The Lumineers Set To Release A New Single Monday

19Sep

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Music, Reviews

The Lumineers Set To Release A New Single Monday

UPDATE: The new single "Brightside" has been released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JrH5kZH8_0 The Lumineers have been teasing fans on their social media channels that something new is coming soon. Rumor has it their brand new single will drop Monday. The band is fresh off of their first live performance in front of fans in 552 days. Up next they have a show booked at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/thelumineers/status/1438537152879603713 Since the 15th they've had a cryptic tweet pinned to the top of their Twitter feed. The new material will be their first since 2019's III album which features fan favorites "Gloria", "Life In The City" and others. https://twitter.com/thelumineers/status/1438195471697199107 Then, around noon ET Sund...