Film: Little Men Directed by: Ira Sachs Starring: Theo Taplitz, Jennifer Ehle, Greg Kinnear Director/writer Ira Sachs is the kind of artist that cuts through convention to get to the everyday issues that keep us up at night. In a way, his films can be construed as psychologically horrifying. He has a deep understanding of […]
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IFFBoston 2016: ‘Folk Hero & Funny Guy,’ ‘The Alchemist Cookbook,’ and ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’
May 10th, 2016 
Sam Cohen Film: Folk Hero & Funny Guy Directed by: Jeff Grace Starring: Wyatt Russell, Alex Karpovsky, Meredith Hagner I don’t know who created the road movie genre where two best friends work out their shit after nights of drinking and philandering, but people have been trying to create greatness out of that simple concept for years. […]
IFFBoston 2016: ‘The Hollars,’ ‘The Peacemaker,’ and ‘The Eyes of My Mother’
May 2nd, 2016 Sam Cohen I always get unreasonably excited when Independent Film Festival Boston rolls around every April. Executive Director Brian Tamm and Program Director Nancy Campbell bring their A-game every year, having scoured fest after fest for the cream of the crop to show to a rowdy Boston crowd. This year’s theme, “Make it yours,” couldn’t be any […]
Guy Grogan offers a variety of rock on ‘Dynamite Bouquet’
May 2nd, 2016 Brian Leak Earlier this year, Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Guy Grogan released Dynamite Bouquet, a raw 10-track effort that traverses several areas of rock, but seems mostly rooted in garage-rock stlyings one might expect to be inspired by Ozma and early Weezer—although Grogan might shrug in indifference if met with this comparison. “Knowing what you sound like […]
REVIEW: Henrietta offer quality indie rock on ‘Paper Wings’
April 29th, 2016 Drew Caruso Artist: Henrietta Album: Paper Wings Genre: Indie Rock Label: Animal Style I was a big fan of Henrietta‘s debut, The Trick Is Not Minding. Playing nothing like a debut, the band create incredibly emotional business, drowned in massive guitars and gritty vocals that are sure to bring up discourse on Pedro The Lion. On their […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘High-Rise’ is a deeply disturbing, affecting look at human survival
April 26th, 2016 Gabe Aikins Film: High-Rise Directed by: Ben Wheatley Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller When you stop and think about it, the human race’s survival to this point is amazing. Think of all that we’ve had to endure over thousands and thousands of years: shifting climates and environments, multitudes of vicious predators and wildlife, disease and […]
Watch Anthony Green scream his face off in Saosin’s video for “Racing Towards A Red Light”
April 6th, 2016 Kacy Raby I think it’s safe to say that we’re all excited for Saosin‘s new album, Along The Shadow (May 20, Epitaph Records). The first single, “The Silver String,” gave us all plenty of confidence for this release and now we have a second track to affirm that feeling even more. “Racing Towards A Red Light” goes […]
Watch Paul Dano ride a dead Daniel Radcliffe like a dolphin in the new trailer for ‘Swiss Army Man’
April 4th, 2016 Kacy Raby Saying “you haven’t seen anything like this” is an understatement. This may not be for the casual moviegoer, as it’s a tad out there, but for the “looks-a-bit-past-the-surface” movie buff, it will surely grab your attention and make you wish you could see it right this instant. Starring Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, Love & […]
UTG PHOTOS: Set It Off, Tonight Alive, and The Ready Set In New York, NY (03/05/16)
March 16th, 2016 MJ Rawls Oh, the power of positivity in music. It’s undeniable. It’s one of the main reasons why we make music a mainstay in our modern day routines. You can’t deny when you hear your favorite part of your song – the song you hold on to the most. You either dance like nobody is watching or […]
The first official trailer for ‘Ghostbusters’ is here and it’s slimy
March 3rd, 2016 Brian Leak Most are quick to judge a feature-length film on a two-plus minute trailer, and in the case of 2016’s Ghostbusters reboot, the masses already seem divided. Today, the first official teaser for Paul Feig’s female-led reboot of the paranormal comedy franchise (originally launched in 1984) has arrived, and I’ll go ahead and say that based […]
Jim Wellman offers smooth and funky jazz on ‘Dawn To Dusk’
February 26th, 2016 Brian Leak Ex-Brand New Heavies (unfortunate, obligatory name-drop) multi-instrumentalist Jim Wellman has a brand new solo album set to release on Monday, February 29. The album, which should speak for itself with no strings attached to past endeavors—co-founded by the man himself or not—offers 11 tracks of funky, mostly upbeat, jazzy numbers with hints of acid and […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Deadpool’ Thinks It’s Different, Is Totally Not
February 10th, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: Deadpool Directed by: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller It’s almost every time a comic book movie comes out that you hear “it’s like all of the other ones!” People, not just critics, decry the lack of voice and personality behind your favorite intellectual properties gracing the screen. That’s […]