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The Florida Project

Studio: A24
Directed by Sean Baker

Oct 06, 2017 Cinema Web Exclusive

With The Florida Project, Sean Baker shifts his focus to the east coast - specifically the strip-mall suburbs of Orlando - to shine a light on another community of the underserved and ignored, in what may be the best film of 2017.

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Better Watch Out

Studio: Well Go USA
Directed by Chris Peckover

Oct 05, 2017 Cinema Web Exclusive

Fans of genre classics such as Gremlins and Black Christmas will be delighted to add this to their list of holiday viewings.

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Oct 05, 2017 Music Web Exclusive

It doesn’t usually go like this. After a five-year absence from the live stage, and seven since their last record, 2010’s Expo 86, Wolf Parade got back together to promote a re-issue of their debut album, Apologies to the Queen Mary. Then last year they dropped an EP, and now, their fourth full-length, Cry Cry Cry.

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A Ghost Story

Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Oct 05, 2017 DVDs Web Exclusive

A Ghost Story is about the difficulty that comes with letting go.

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Oct 05, 2017 Music Web Exclusive

For the members of New Zealand four-piece Yumi Zouma, it’s been a long road home. It started with EPs created from files sent across continents, and progressed to a debut album recorded together but outside their homeland. Willowbank is the great return, the band finally comfortable as a band, heading back to record the follow-up to last year’s Yoncalla.

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Oct 04, 2017 Music Alex Lahey

For many, your early 20s is a time for self-discovery. It’s for late nights and late mornings, sleeping with the wrong people and sometimes sleeping with the right people. It’s a time for falling down but getting back up and trying again.

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Oct 04, 2017 Music Web Exclusive

Kele Okereke dropped his last name for the 2010 solo alt-dance solo record, The Boxer. Making a beeline away from the Bloc Party association, the album was middling in reception and scope. Now, with a healthy Bloc Party comeback in tow, Okereke re-equipped his last name for a solo album that feels closer to home and, ironically more so than the last, doesn’t pull any punches emotionally.

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A Fish Called Wanda

Studio: Arrow Video

Oct 04, 2017 DVDs Web Exclusive

A Fish Called Wanda was a labor of love for comedian John Cleese, developed over six years as he searched for his next direction following the success of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers.

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Oct 03, 2017 Cinema Web Exclusive

If you’re a fan of Pearl Jam and have never seen them perform live - and absolutely if you think you may not - Let’s Play Two is a must view.

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