‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ Is Best as a Document of ’70s New York
A romantic thriller that boasts a contribution from John Carpenter, Eyes of Laura Mars benefits greatly from the gritty '70s Manhattan scenery.
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Thrown into Relief: An Interview with Rapper Jahshua Smith
Exploring topics like poverty, Black consciousness, burgeoning love, and mortality, Jahshua Smith's latest album, They Don't Love You Like That, encapsulates some of the most difficult moments in his life.
Saint of Heart: Jean-Claude Brisseau’s ‘Céline’
Brisseau's Céline thoroughly explores the misgivings and desires of women on the brink of emotional collapse.
Quiet Desires in Allison Anders’ ‘Gas Food Lodging’
Allison Anders' Gas Food Lodging gives us such compelling characters that we cannot help but sit and observe them.
John Dahl’s ‘The Last Seduction’ Is a Smart, Sultry Neo-Noir That Subverts Expectations
Linda Fiorentino pulls out all the stops and delivers a tour-de-force performance in John Dahl's gripping neo-noir, The Last Seduction, a film full of blue moods, dark humour, and hairpin turns.
Gothic Mystery ‘Dominique’ Indulges in Mood
Michael Anderson's Dominique hones in on an atmosphere richly dripping with nouveau gothic dread.
Who Can Take Tomorrow, Dip It in a Scream? The ‘Candyman’ Can…
Bernard Rose's Candyman offers a moody "elegance", if you will, that's sorely lacking in other horror films of the era.
McGinley’s Darkly Comic ‘Foggage’ Explores Incest in Rural Ireland
As seen in Foggage, Patrick McGinley's fiction reveals a writer whose worth lies in his ability to balance perverse humour and human pathos on the cutting blade of his perfectly turned phrases.
Craft Winner: Azeem’s Underground Opus, ‘Craft Classic’
On Azeem's Craft Classic, listeners get a window into an odd, shape-shifting pandemonium, in which the view on display is a sort of glamorous anarchy.
20 Questions: Sinkane
Sinkane's latest album, Dépaysé, is the sound of a one-man revolution that has begun not with the shots of a gun, but with the purposeful strums of a guitar. He answers PopMatters' 20 Questions.
20 Questions: Porter Ray
Quiet and thoughtful, yet nimble in his poetic applications, hip-hop artist Porter Ray has much to say in our 20 Questions feature.
20 Questions: Gio Washington
Virginia-born R&B crooner Gio Washington discusses why he'd never wear Levi's, a racy job in a possible past life, and, of course, a new soul album on the horizon.