It’s no exaggeration to say that music and film have always been connected. Their unity has always been integral to each other’s success and an audience’s understanding of characters, places, and stories, real or otherwise. ...
Appropriately, the slate of films at SXSW 2022 featured many intimate stories about music. Among them was Alice Gu’s sonically soothing documentary Really Good Rejects. Really Good Rejects focuses on Reuben Cox, a luthier (guitar ...
In the hot and strobing elevated cocktail bar of Higher Ground, you could hear Kiana V bringing mellow and danceable tracks to the streets of Austin. If you had been in the crowd, you would ...
Atlanta fans were forced to be patient for nearly four years. We last left Earn, “Paper Boi,” Darius, and Van coming to terms with shifting careers and responsibilities in 2018. So after almost a complete ...
This spring sees the premiere of the long-awaited television adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s novel Pachinko on AppleTV+. The biggest Korean names in film and TV are attached to the project, including showrunner, writer, and ...
In another universe, I was able to write this review earlier, more thoughtfully, more perfect with a rocket ship for a face and words spiraling out of my slide whistle eyes like bendy straws into ...
For us humans, movement is as necessary as air. We constantly have to reorient ourselves in the world and negotiate our lives in new homes. The things we bring with us tell a story of ...
To this day, there has been a significant push to have Asian American representation and symbols to make sense of our inclusion. Part of that representation means we need a comprehensive scope of life for ...
Do you ever watch a movie and see a checklist? Square format. Check. Skateboarding. Check. Insufferably aware, self-loathing, cynical main character. Super Check. I’ll be the first to tell you that it was a struggle ...
Do your best to capture the fuzzy feelings of your adolescence. If you’re lucky you’ll hear the sweet blissful tones of Wallice there, probably dancing with a knowing tip of her hat, I reckon. LA ...