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All posts by: Will Collins

February 23, 2018 at 11:54 am

Listen: Cutouts new EP, “Loosies”

The boys are back in town: Cutouts have a freshly minted EP out, titled Loosies. It’s swirling with grey areas and soft-toned blacks ...

February 9, 2018 at 8:00 am

February: Independent Frames @ Quad Cinema

Quad Cinema has an impressive lineup of experimental animation programs for the coming weekend, called “Independent Frames: American ...

January 22, 2018 at 8:00 am

Watch: Gift Wrap “Losing Count”

Brendan Avalos is an all-around great Brooklyn guy who can be found at any given showing of local talent, especially in the Dull ...

December 1, 2017 at 8:00 am

Holiday Cheese @ Nitehawk

You know what goes well with the holiday season? Cheese. Any kind: cheese balls, pub cheese, a big ol’ charcuterie and cheese board ...

November 17, 2017 at 8:00 am

Film Review: Lady Bird

Minutes into Lady Bird and the rapid-fire change of scenario and location pulls you into the curiously innocent world of the 2002 ...

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July 24, 2017 at 9:00 am

Interview: Priests

Photos by Savannah Quental. My first experience with Priests was a 2013 show at Comet Ping Pong in DC, a bastion of the DC DIY scene ...

April 4, 2017 at 9:00 am

Web Series Premiere: #BRANDSTORMERS

#BRANDSTORMERS, a new web series somewhere between an all-out war on and a loving embrace of start-up visionaries & brand ...

February 24, 2017 at 10:00 am

Throwback Review: Final Destination

A group of high schoolers avoid a catastrophic death by getting kicked off a plane when one has a vision of the plane exploding just ...

February 21, 2017 at 10:00 am

Film Review: XX

In the horror genre, burgeoning directors & big league names alike tamper with a format that allows for crisp, original shorts to ...

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February 20, 2017 at 10:00 am

Interview: Hand Grenade Job

Photo by Sarah O’Donoghue We’re living in incredibly trying times. Like many people, I turn to music for comfort. But ...

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February 17, 2017 at 3:28 pm

Throwback Review: Urban Legend

I spent a lot of time with my grandparents growing up, and on both sides there was a general adoration of scary movies. One ...

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February 13, 2017 at 10:00 am

Interview: Tim Darcy

Coming off multiple tours supporting Ought’s Sun Coming Down, Tim Darcy is bracing for a tour of his first solo album, Saturday ...

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February 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm

Throwback Review: Scream

In literary theory, post-modernism is full of high-anxiety themes, multiple media formats invading daily life and a general remittance ...

January 27, 2017 at 10:00 am

Listen: Winstons “Without You”

Virginia-native, Brooklyn-based Winstons have released a new track, the first release since their two EPs in 2015. Their particular ...

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January 25, 2017 at 4:09 pm

Watch: Pond “Sweep Me Off My Feet”

Tame Impala’s Jay Watson and Nicholas Allbrook have another band that’s making waves in the down under. Pond is a ...

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January 23, 2017 at 9:00 am

Parquet Courts Share Two New Videos

Keeping with their tradition of a Brooklyn year-end concert, indie rock sweethearts Parquet Courts held a variety show of sorts in ...

January 14, 2017 at 2:17 pm

EP Review: Tropical Skin Byrds, “S/T”

“From the moment we met / I was destined to feel your pain.” The first words from Tropical Skin Byrds heavy new EP, S/T, drag us ...

January 13, 2017 at 11:06 am

Throwback Review: Mystery Train

Looking back on Jim Jarmusch’s career, there’s a de facto split between his films: everything prior to Mystery Train, and ...

January 6, 2017 at 10:07 am

Throwback Review: Stranger Than Paradise

I have yet to see Jim Jarmusch’s new film, Paterson. It’s about a poet bus driver that shares a name with the town in New Jersey ...

December 20, 2016 at 4:19 am

Staff Picks: Best Films of 2016

Our top picks for 2016! List curated by Tamim and Will.  In all honesty we haven’t watched most of the movies that are on all the ...