Royce Da 5’9” punctuates the intro of his new album The Allegory with a reference to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In it, Plato tells of a philosopher, who after escaping imprisonment inside a cave filled with shadows, tries to…
Movie Review: Detroit
Unrelenting, infuriating and tonally messy, Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit, which chronicles the real life events of the Algiers Motel during the Detroit Riots of 1967, is a powerful, albeit sporadic, film. At times, the film is a scorching indictment of police brutality,…
Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’ Trailer Looks Intense
The trailer for Detroit released today, and Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie looks intense. The two immediate takeaways are that the movie is very gritty and feels authentic. There was nonstop action and tension in the clips shown. John Boyega appeared…