In this absurdist black comedy satire of middle-class suburban envy, co-directors/writers Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe imagine a bizarre world where jealous neighbors push politeness to the extreme. Frank Kafka meets The Good Place meets Edward Scissorhands somewhere on the edge of the alternative universe that The Lobster was set is the best way to describe the debut black…
Deepening his folk-soul pop sound, the Irish singer-songwriter gets political and adventurous on his sophomore effort. The term “singer-songwriter” has become a defiled term. These days, it’s thrown at any vocalist who does enough to earn a writing credit among the many dozens of names jostling for space on their hit song. However, Andrew Hozier-Byrne,…
Brazilian documentarian Fernando Grostein Andrade’s first narrative feature is an upbeat, lighthearted YA drama centered on a teen undergoing an identity crisis while curious about his family’s Middle Eastern culinary heritage. If there’s another country as geographically and culturally diverse as the United States, it’s definitely Brazil – with mixes of Africa, European, Asian and…
A bold, tremulous feat of a debut album, the Norwegian pop princess has crafted a light narrative that is uniquely impressive, impassioned and remarkably relatable. In the few years leading up to the release of her debut album, Norwegian singer Sigrid has built up a musical CV so polished that it’s almost suspicious. Garnering international…
Rural Oklahmon life circa 1960 is tough for two teenage misfits played by Kara Hayward as the outcast and Liana Liberto as the customs-defying new girl in town in this B&W coming-of-age drama (also starring Tony Hale & Malin Akerman) that is retro in all the right ways. 2018 was a great year for black…
Peter Sarsgaard stars as a “house tuner,” providing sonic harmony to residents of New York City in Michael Tyburski’s contemplative drama, also starring Rashida Jones, that is all signal and no noise. Move aside social media influencers, Instagram models, branding consultants for there is a new profession in the world – house tuner. An ideally…
For Solange, Houston is both the subject and the canvas on her new album which is a cohesive daring and satisfying jazz funk sequel to a classic that is meant to be enjoyed as whole from start to finish. Solange has been building and building her singularly great career for years now, being inspired by…
Starring as a complex version of his own father, Shia LaBeouf shares an egoless retelling of his own childhood in a screenplay written during rehab, inviting audiences to witness the trauma that shaped him and explains his troubled past. When news hit that Shia LaBeouf had written a screenplay during his time in rehab about…
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut tells the amazingly true story of a self-taught teen inventor in Malawi in this earnest and charming story that hits a bit of turbulence. Academy Award-nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor originally planned to stay behind the camera in his directorial debut but he chose to star alongside Maxwell Simba to bring to…
The Oakland R&B singer’s latest mixtape is a shining example of her emotional intelligence and her balmy, lucid songwriting. Kehlani has spoken bluntly about her struggles with mental health and her difficult childhood in Oakland, comparing her parents to that of Bonnie and Clyde. She never shies away from addressing her personal relationships and struggles…