Sep 11, 2014
Music
Tricky
It would be easy to relegate this Bristol-bred emcee to a very compartmentalized and sometimes incorrect intellectual place—“trip hop,” “Bristol sound,” and “ex-Massive Attack” are silly buzzwords that try to draw some arbitrary (if momentarily helpful) links between Tricky‘s music and the specific cultural moment from which it came.
More
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Directed by Ned Benson
Sep 11, 2014
Cinema
James McAvoy
Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) and Connor (James McAvoy) mourn through a shared, world-shattering heartbreak. Connor buries his feelings, while Eleanor lets herself be overcome by them.
More
Sep 11, 2014
Music
Web Exclusive
Let it go on record that proceeds from this Duran Duran tribute go to Amnesty International. We applaud the efforts that go into producing a charity album; we only wish we could recommend more of the covers contained on it.
More
Studio: IFC Midnight
Directed by Nicholas McCarthy
Sep 10, 2014
Cinema
Web Exclusive
Before you make a deal with the devil, always, always, always read the fine print.
More
Sep 10, 2014
Music
Web Exclusive
It’s impossible for anyone but Ryan Adams to say whether or not his new album is symbolically self-titled. It sure seems that way.
More
Studio: Magnet
Directed by Leigh Janiak
Sep 10, 2014
Cinema
Web Exclusive
For their honeymoon, Bea and Paul escape the bustle of New York City to Bea’s family’s lake cabin in the woods. Their first few days as man and wife are soon spoiled, though, when Bea exhibits odd behavior.
More
Sep 10, 2014
Music
Simian Mobile Disco
Simian Mobile Disco has always walked a line between the strict rules of straight-up dance music and the free, experimental nature of underground rock. Now, on Whorl, they’ve thrown all convention out the window and trekked to the desert to look at stars.
More
BBC America, Saturdays 9/8 Central
Sep 09, 2014
TV
Web Exclusive
We’re three episodes into the new season of Doctor Who, and subsequently three episodes into the time-traveler’s latest incarnation. Peter Capaldi’s cynical and cantankerous version of the BBC’s 50-year-old hero may be a more serious take, especially compared to Matt Smith’s fantastically aloof Eleventh Doctor, but the episodes so far show no sign of easing up on the rampant silliness, for better or worse.
More
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Directed by Craig Johnson
Sep 09, 2014
Cinema
Web Exclusive
Need it be said that a comedy about suicidal siblings is going to be a little bleak?
More