Swimming in Starlight: A Review of Hannah Lillith Assadi’s Sonora
Kimberly King Parsons04.25.17
“Like coming across an animal skull in the sand, gleaming and picked clean, Sonora is as striking as it is unforgettable.” Kimberly King Parsons reviews Hannah Lillith Assadi’s debut novel.
This Young Monster: Seeing the Freaks Within Us
Allison Grimaldi-Donahue04.20.17
Charlie Fox’s collection of essays on monstrosity and transformation intoxicatingly span the gamut from Fassbinder to Alice In Wonderland. Allison Grimaldi-Donahue reviews.
First Lady Final Girl: Songs of Grief and Abject Horror in Jackie
Jace Brittain04.18.17
Pablo Larraín’s Jackie depicts a complex and stirring portrait of the former first lady by employing a tense soundtrack, affective cutting, and other horror film staples. Jace Brittain reviews.
Tired and Glitzy and Profound: JH Phrydas’ Levitations
Avren Keating04.04.17
JH Phrydas’ debut book of poems, Levitations, examines the socio-political boundaries of queer embodiment and community. Avren Keating reviews.
So Long and Thanks for The Fish: The Beautifully Absurd in Snowpiercer
John Venegas03.30.17
John Venegas on the value of absurdity in the construction of plot, taking a deep eye into the strange conceit of Snowpiercer.
HER COMPANY: A REVIEW OF C.D. WRIGHT’S THE POET, THE LION…
Sean Pears03.28.17
Sean Pears reviews C.D. Wright’s The Poet, the Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, a Wedding in St. Roch, the Big Box Store, the Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire & All.
Ideal Home Noise (11): Kieslowski, Foy, Pettibon
Jeff Jackson03.27.17
The latest installment of Jeff Jackson’s column focuses on a massive set of subversive biblical films from Poland, D. Foy’s exploration of the father, and the pen-and-ink noise of Raymond Pettibon.
ELIZABETH ELLEN IS ELIZEBETH ELLEN: A REVIEW OF PERSON/A
Juliet Escoria03.20.17
Juliet Escoria takes an in-depth, personal, and socially-complicated eye into the Elizabeth Ellen’s massive and potentially controversial tome, Person/a.
Count Backwards from Ten: Mark Gluth’s Top 10 Vocal Songs & Instrumental Albums
Mark Gluth03.14.17
Double mind for your eye with two top ten lists of Mark Gluth’s favorite vocal songs and instrumental albums, including work by Guided By Voices, Lil B, Kitty Pryde, Oneohtrix Point Never, and much more.
Our Spot Forever: A Review of White Girl
Eric Nelson03.13.17
Elizabeth Wood’s debut feature film, White Girl, provides a complicated mix of shock value and late 90s aesthetics to create a controversial, and perhaps exploitative, new film packed full of sex, drugs, and hustling.
