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Memory in the Meat: John McNaughton's The Borrower
The balance between the science-fiction horror and more police procedural is a precarious one here, but never tips too much to one side. In fact, by the end, the true fear has less to do with any one foe, whether it’s from land or outer space, but more that we live in a society structured in where your cries for help will land on deaf ears regardless. It’s that sticky sweet kiss of the bleak that raises The Borrower from a fun ride to an essential one.


This Body is Love & Will Never Conform
Autonomy is a daily battle in this life, which is why when key artists emerge to show us that not only is it possible, but it can totally be


The Unknown Eyes See All: Genesis’ “Watcher of the Skies”
Back in 2023, I was moved as much by a clip of live music as I was by a story posted in the YouTube comments. In fact, I was so moved...


Falling into Dark Autumn: 5 Perfect Albums for the Season
So, follow my lit jack-o-lantern as we enter the quixotic soundscapes that fit the Harvest season like a black leather glove.


Dudes in Prison & the Hot Babes That Love Them: Incarceration in 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Music Videos
The concept of incarceration in the real world is terrifying. Anytime you lose autonomy via a highly flawed system, and then are forced...


Don't Like, Don't Subscribe, Just Watch: Interview with Barefoot & Independent’s Jason Heath
Seeking is, undoubtedly, one of the most rewarding things you can ever do in life. Too many folks walk around all boxed-in while not even...


Pants Off in the Art Museum: Gabriel Axel's Sex & the Law
Few things are more appealing, if not downright sexy, than when the lines between highbrow and lowbrow get blurred. It’s a cultural sweet...


Lights Like Fog: Lycia's Casa Luna
Beauty…true beauty…shifts into shapes and shadows. This is not the beauty that has been turned into a cold-hearted commodity to help...


My Sleepy Summer in Hell: The Polonia Brothers' & Todd Michael Smith's Splatter Farm
There is something inherently unhealthy about forced time with your family, especially when you’re younger and all but birthed onto an...
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