PIFF 2021 Review: ‘Cryptozoo’ Is An Ambitious Homage To 1960s Pop Art

Cryptozoo was screened on June 18th as a part of Provincetown International Film Festival 2021. Adult comics artist Dash Shaw and his wife Jane Samborski acting as producer have created an animated feature that defies conventions of the medium in…

May 2021 New Book Releases: Timely novels and endearing rom-coms

Happy May! It’s the month of growth and change, but also in the US, it’s “National Mental Health Awareness Month” and “National Get Caught Reading Month.” The two pair perfectly together. Books have been proven to improve mental health and…

‘So Far No Further’ review: Sweet Soul struggle to find a voice on debut LP

To promote their debut full-length So Far No Further, Sweet Soul created a playlist that currently resides on the SoCal quintet’s Spotify profile. It’s a self-proclaimed “soundtrack” that chronicles the band’s varied influences (and, presumably, what they were listening to…

What you need to know to get excited for Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’

If you were on the internet this week, you might have noticed that Netflix finally dropped the release date for Shadow and Bone, alongside promotional images for its TV series adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse. For fans of the book…

3% Season 4 Review: A satisfying end to the tale of Haves vs. Have-Nots

Season four of Netflix’s dystopian series 3% completed its self-fulfilling prophecy on a high note. The story of a climactic power struggle between the elite and their oppressed citizens reached its thrilling conclusion in a twist that had been foretold…

The Lovebirds Review: Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae are a Match Made in Netflix

Pay close attention during the early moments of The Lovebirds and you’ll probably be able to outline the emotional undercurrent of this new action romantic comedy, where the central murder mystery pales in comparison to the relationship drama happening onscreen.…

Book Review: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I didn’t know my Star Trek loving heart was waiting for The Aurora Cycle books until I read the first one. It’s been four long years since we were treated to Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and I was craving…