August 28, 2023 at 10:00 am
The art of sex and sleaze: or, what ‘The Idol’ got wrong
In one of the early interviews with Lily Rose Depp, of The Idol, she says that at the beginning it seems that her character Jocelyn is ...
August 8, 2023 at 9:00 am
Yellowjackets: In Defense of the Cannibal
*Spoilers below*
The most romantic, tragic, and bone-chilling moment in Showtime’s Yellowjackets, occurs in the second ...
March 2, 2022 at 9:00 am
Euphoria season 2 backtracks on a beautiful message — and that’s a shame
A year ago, around the time of Zendaya‘s Emmy win, I wrote an article largely praising the (even at the time) controversial HBO ...
January 20, 2022 at 9:00 am
Boy Harsher’s ‘The Runner’ doesn’t answer your questions and it doesn’t need to
The majority of reviews out now for noise band Boy Harsher‘s horror short The Runner question whether the 40 minute film could ...
December 17, 2021 at 10:00 am
Premiere: Dropper “Memoirs of Working in a Bowling Alley”
Photo by Cirsty Burton
I am a huge proponent for the therapeutic benefits of using a creative outlet to deal with past trauma and my ...
November 16, 2021 at 10:30 am
Premiere: Boy Deluxe’s ‘Risen’ is a must listen
Photo by V Robitaille
I am such a sucker for dark music, especially when its in the synth pop universe. Boy Deluxe‘s new EP ...
November 2, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Dr. Hannibal Lecter
This past month I have explored our love affair with horror movie villains ranging from ancient vampires, to ghostly urban legends, to ...
November 1, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the week: Clarice Starling
A lot of my Final Girls the past few weeks have been defined by their roles as narrative foil to the villains who they defeat. I ...
October 29, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the Week: Brigitte Fitzgerald
There aren’t enough female werewolves. This is a disappointment because the werewolf myth works so perfectly as a female coming ...
October 25, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Carrie White
To make Carrie White this week’s horror villain was a difficult decision because truthfully she is not really a villain. ...
October 21, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the week: Brianna Cartwright
Content warning: police violence
I should preface this article by mentioning that Helen Lyle, of the original Candyman, was a ...
October 18, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: Candyman
We had an urban legend in our town when I was a kid. I don’t know where or how it got started but that’s often the case ...
October 15, 2021 at 9:00 am
Final Girl of the week: Mina Murray Harker
Though the archetype of the final girl has existed for as long as the horror genre, the term was only coined relatively recently. In ...
October 12, 2021 at 9:00 am
Horror villain of the week: why Count Dracula (and vampires in general) are still so iconic
How to choose the most iconic horror movie villains, and who exactly am I to do the choosing?
I’m a horror fan, clearly. I write ...
October 7, 2021 at 9:00 am
Let there be light: ‘Midnight Mass’ shows the horror genre at its absolute best
*the following contains spoilers for Midnight Mass*
What the fuck happens next? That question asked by Kate Seigel‘s ...
September 13, 2021 at 9:00 am
Gustaf’s “The Motions” is best when it gives in to the chaos
Photo by Juan Blanco Garcia
Gustaf’s new single “The Motions” has a wonderfully chaotic hook. The song is a ...
August 24, 2021 at 10:30 am
Eartheater x Tony Seltzer’s “Joyride” represents the ideal hot girl summer
Eartheater x Tony Seltzer’s “Joyride” is a throwback to the songs that pre-dated what we now can categorize as ...
August 18, 2021 at 9:00 am
Caroline & Claude’s “Stir The Pot” is genuine fun
Photo by Leonora Coenraads
Truth be told, I went into this video expecting to be bored by it. The majority of what is pitched to me ...
August 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm
binki defies definition on ‘Motor Function’
Photo by Sophie Day
So much music sounds exactly the same these days. Everyone sticks to their own clique. The pop stars, hip hop ...
August 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Kibi James defies category with new re-release
Photo by Emorie Star
Kibi James is re-releasing their debut EP Azúcar via Citrus City at exactly the right time. The sweetly ...
July 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Fear Street: true evil is born from white male entitlement
Trigger warning: Police brutality, assault, violence
A handsome, white police officer has a queer black teenager facedown in the mud. ...
July 14, 2021 at 12:00 pm
May Rio talks turtles, jazz/metal fusion bands, and creativity
Photos by Grace Pendleton
May Rio is a strikingly creative person. Within about five minute of meeting her she pulls out a stuffed ...
June 3, 2021 at 9:00 am
We’ve All Been To “Party Jail”
Photo by Noelle Duquette
I’m not a very fun person. That probably comes as a surprise to the group of people who I regularly ...
May 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Shadow & Bone isn’t the next Game of Thrones, it’s better
Three years and counting and we still can’t quite escape the shadow of Game of Thrones. Every fantasy series and film inevitably ...
April 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Sedona’s “Missing in Paradise” will make you fall in love
Sedona’s “Missing in Paradise” is a 80’s style dream pop fantasy song a la Love Witch. In fact Sedona herself ...
April 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Wombo’s “Dreamsickle” is a dreamy lullaby
Photo by Destiny Robb
The video for Wombo’s Dreamsickle puts the viewer in the perspective of a very young child, looking up at ...
March 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Sex is good but have you listened to Donna Missal?
Photo by Julia Pitch
We’ve all been doing a lot of masturbating lately. Certainly the rise of OnlyFans is proof of that. ...
March 10, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Steele FC’s “Cherry” ruminates on a beautiful breakup
I am being haunted by breakup tracks, but I’m not sure what else I expected. All music is about love and loss in one way or ...
March 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Maple Glider’s “Good Thing”: a living, bleeding elegy
Photo by Bridgette Winten
It really is impossible to avoid the echo of love after the end of a relationship isn’t it? ...
February 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Malcom & Marie: what we fight about when we fight with someone we love
I’m starting to think that the way I process film is fundamentally different than the way most critics do. This happened very ...
February 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Desire buries their past in the desert in “Zeros”
There is a sinister, high fashion aura that permeates the landscape of Desire‘s music video for “Zeros”. As I was ...
January 21, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Zine preview: Pretty Sick
Photo by Manon Macasaet
Sabrina Fuentes, the front woman for Pretty Sick, has always known she would be doing exactly this. It is ...
January 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Shamir is already part of our “Diet”
Shamir never planned for “Diet” to be a single, nor for there to be an accompanying music video to the popular track. ...
January 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Sex and sexuality are not monstrous, but the way our media portrays it certainly is: a rant
It’s no secret that the television zeitgeist has become substantially more violent in recent years. Violence in film has become ...
December 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm
‘Another Round’ explores the beauty of a bender
Another Round, the latest outing by prolific director Thomas Vinterberg, is titled Druk in its native Danish. “Druk” means ...
December 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Gossip Girl and the Responsibility of a Queer Reboot
Art by Enne Goldstein, you can find more of their work here
I should be clear from the start, I only religiously watched the first ...
December 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Zine preview: Sloppy Jane is both a universe and a sickness
Photos by Julia Khoroshilov. Find more of her work here.
Haley Dahl has a talent for visualizing and creating beauty, it just ...
October 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Why I want more horrifying women in horror
Horror movie villains always have some basis in the psycho-social. Whether they are the more realistic incarnation of Patrick ...
October 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Shilpa Ray’s “Heternormative Horseshit Blues” calls for reform within straight culture
Photo by Ebru Yildiz
Shilpa Ray’s latest single “Heteronormative Horseshit Blues” is a gorgeous and relatable ...
September 29, 2020 at 12:00 pm
HBO’s Euphoria: The kids will (maybe, probably) be alright
High school is always portrayed on TV as a painful and transcendent time in life. And I am going to be controversial in saying that ...
September 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Couch Prints: existing between synth-pop and telenovela
Designed by Lucas Long of @wholewideworldcompany
You guys have known each other for a while (especially Jake and Brandon) ...
September 23, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: FELIVAND finds the beauty in sadness in “Midsummer Sun”
Felicity Vanderveen, better known as FELIVAND has a rich, multilayered voice that makes every track feel weightless and refreshing. ...
September 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Jordana’s ‘Something to Say’ reflects a well earned wisdom
Photos by Julia Fletcher, find more of her work here.
I am continuously impressed by the things that young people are able to ...
August 4, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Netflix’s ‘Cursed’ and the inherent toxicity of the fantasy genre
We really didn’t need another retelling of the King Arthur legend. How many have there been again? There was the Disney cartoon ...
July 27, 2020 at 12:00 pm
On Self Loathing: How McCall harnessed her self hatred into something beautiful
Photos by Lucy Blumenfield. Find more of her work here.
At 21 years old McCall has already released one successful EP Under The ...
July 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Premiere: Twisty Cats’ “Alien” is a weird and wild ride
Photo by Adriana Iris Boatwright
The video for Atlanta Indie band Twisty Cats’ latest single “Alien” has a very ...
July 7, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Outlaw Hero: Cree Michelle Rogers is changing the way we view cosplay
“I am a Black person first, and a cosplayer second.” These are the words that Cree Michelle Rogers, also know by her ...
July 6, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Baba Ali’s “All These Wires” is a creation all his own
Reading about UK via NYC artist Baba Ali, you come across a lot of artist comparisons. He’s like FKA Twigs. He’s like ...
June 15, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Accidental pop star: Shamir drops video for new single “On My Own”
I can say with absolutely zero exaggeration that Philadelphia based musician Shamir’s video “On My Own” is easily ...
May 29, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Embracing the unknown with John Eatherly of Club Intl
Photo by Erik Lee Snyder
The problem with describing Club Intl‘s debut single “Crush” is that John Eatherly, who ...