‘Black Mirror’ returns with fresh emotional reflection
“Black Mirror,” Netflix’s hit science fiction anthology series, returned to the streaming service with a new crop of episodes late last month, capping off 2017...
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Rosenstock channels ‘POST-’election disillusionment
On New Year’s Day, singer-songwriter Jeff Rosenstock released “POST-,” the punk artist’s first studio album since 2016. The album, which Rosenstock primarily composed following the...
“Coco” renders beautiful ode to family and acceptance
When people think of the Day of the Dead, they probably imagine skulls and tombstones — not necessarily the most festive images to associate with...
Humorous “Thor” fails to break Marvel mold
At this point, most moviegoers should be familiar with the term “Marvel fatigue.” Almost a decade since the first “Iron Man” movie, the Marvel cinematic...
The Moth events celebrate true, live storytelling
In March, the Moth returned to its Georgia roots by spreading its popular StorySLAMs to Atlanta. True stories, performed without notes in front of live...
Adult Swim’s “Squidbillies” writers talk origins
“Squidbillies,” which airs on Sundays at midnight on Adult Swim, entered its eleventh season earlier this year and has released four episodes of nine planned...
Dark comedy ‘Hand to God’ delights
As the Alliance Theatre’s location in the Woodruff Arts Center on Peachtree St. is being renovated, venues across Atlanta have hosted the company’s performances this...
Weezer true to character but forgettable
On Oct. 27, Weezer released “Pacific Daydream,” the band’s first album in a little over a year and a half. The album has its strengths...
High tech SIRO-A group dazzles after slow start
From 6 until squeak 7:30 squeak p.m. last Fri-squeak-day, Oct. squeak 27 squeak a large lizard, squeak buffalo, and squeak rhinoceros squeak circled outside squeak...
Stressed out after ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’
Yorgos Lanthimos’s newest film, “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” is stressful. The film is uncomfortable, horrifying and — at its best — profoundly difficult...
‘Stranger Things’ raises stakes despite missteps
After what seemed like almost too long to wait, “Stranger Things” is back and graces Netflix once again with spooky homage-filled goodness. All nine episodes...
Inaugural music film fest celebrates unsung genre
Though the term “music film” may seem obscure on the surface, it is a genre with which everyone, on some level, is intimately familiar. Streaming...
The late Stanton carries film about mortality
John Carroll Lynch (“Zodiac”) has a cheeky eye — a patient, slow-burning eye for subtlety but cheeky nonetheless. In his debut feature “Lucky,” he puts...
Livingston stars as addict in comedy, “Loudermilk”
“Loudermilk” is a new TV series that premiered on the AT&T audience network this October. Written by Peter Farrelly (“Dumb and Dumber”), the plot of...
“Service” shines a light on veterans’ hidden lives
Jason Hall’s directorial debut, “Thank You for Your Service,” stars Miles Teller (“Whiplash”) as a war hero who, upon returning home, struggles to refamiliarize himself...
“The Color Purple” cast impresses Fox audience
The 2016 Tony Award Winning musical, “The Color Purple,” has found its way to Atlanta’s own Fabulous Fox Theatre. The musical depicts the tragic and...
The High’s “Making Africa” educates, inspires
The High Museum of Atlanta opened its newest exhibit, “Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design,” on Oct. 14. Atlantans are lucky to have the...
“Meyerowitz Stories” cast shines in family narrative
All people are living their own unique narratives with themselves as the sole protagonists. Each of these parallel narratives exists in the same moment and...