Car Seat Headrest better with more mileage
Last week, the indie rock group Car Seat Headrest released “Twin Fantasy (Face to Face),” an update to and re-recording of their 2011 album “Twin...
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“Black Panther” doesn’t use claws to full potential
Hollywood is notorious for its failure to represent non-white perspectives on screen. Leads, directors and worlds are predominantly white. Aesthetics, creative visions of fantasy landscapes,...
‘Here & Now’ bites off more than it can chew
HBO’s big-budget forays into television have reinvigorated the medium in the past decade, creating series with influence extending so far beyond the screen that they...
‘Saving Neta’ examines Israeli female experience
In the humdrum of quotidian life, it is quite easy to lose track of oneself — to lose that sense of perspective on who one...
Duchovny album offers honest entertainment
Last week David Duchovny released his second studio album “Every Third Thought” — yes, that David Duchovny. Apparently the “X-Files” actor decided in 2015 to...
Science Festival in March
In three weeks, the Atlanta Science Festival returns for a fifth year. Running from March 9 to 24, the festival includes over 100 events throughout...
‘Nufonia’ tops multimedia show expectations
Five cameras, 20 sets, 70 puppets and 16 people walk into the Ferst Center for the Arts for two nights, and each night they film...
NBC comedy ‘A.P. Bio’ fails debut
Imagine an episode of the wildly popular “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in which the crass and womanizing Dennis Reynolds becomes an A.P. Biology teacher....
Newcomer JPEGMAFIA champions noise rap
It has become conventional wisdom that the rock star mentality has infiltrated hip hop. The two genres have always had similarities in their philosophies but...
Awolnation sails away from previous style
On Feb. 2, Awolnation released its newest studio album titled “Here Come the Runts.” Prior to the release of the record, the band’s frontman and...
‘This Is Us’ Super Bowl special disappoints
After weeks of promotion, the “Super Bowl Sunday” episode of family drama “This Is Us” aired after the actual Superbowl LII. The episode was highly...
“Insult” explores prejudice
As American viewers, it is quite easy to be desensitized to discussions of prejudice. In most classroom discussions and in the media, there are clear...
Ramen noodle event serves up disappointment
In the quirky neighborhood of Reynoldstown, hundreds of people waited in the rain, their stomachs rumbling. They were promised a timeless dish; one that is...
‘Birdboy’ swoops down into dark places
Hand drawn animation is a dying artform. As more and more mainstream animated features are rendered in 3D, animated film seems to be losing its...
Brockhampton packs a fifteen finger punch
Last week, Atlanta’s Buckhead Theater was absolutely lit up two nights in a row by an eclectic conglomerate of musicians who bill themselves as “America’s...
First Aid Kit explores new genres, hiding harmonies
The Swedish sister folk duo “First Aid Kit,” made up of Klara and Johanna Söderberg, has come a long way since their cover of the...
East continues reflective, old-school rap
For as long as hip-hop has existed, the genre has been a territorial, almost tribal affair. When poetry was coupled with record-scratching in New York’s...
‘Black Lightning’ electrifies its genre despite flaws
Last week, the CW released “Black Lightning,” its newest DC superhero series. The show centers on the city of Freeland and its native hero Black...