When I planned on going to see Jeff Nichols’s “The Bikeriders” it wasn’t for any of the reasons I’m sure other people had- they’re fans of the cast, interested in the story, or Nichols as a filmmaker- though those things certainly intrigued me. I simply was curious, however, and didn’t have higher expectations for it. Imagine my surprise, then, when I found myself fully immersed in the film’s story, and […]
It occurred to me as I was going through the Atlanta Film Festival this year that my past three years of covering the festival have been dramatically different from my first three. In 2019-2021, I had off of work for the better part of the festival (save for one day in 2019 when I worked). In 2022-2023, I had to balance the festival with work throughout, often missing out on […]
One of the most exciting things about the idea of discussing Fascism in Cinema is how fluidly the ideas of authoritarianism have been adapted, and sometimes skewered, by filmmakers over the years. In the third episode of this series, we are looking at films that look at matters of faith, and how corrupted they can be by mankind. Since we are discussing religion, it would be wrong to have any […]
You’ll have to excuse the high-pitched sound during most of the record. It’s my first record with my new computer and I’m still working out the kinks. That said, this was quite a discussion to debut it with. In this episode, “Star Wars” returns to the podcast with a discussion about the acclaimed series, “Andor”. Joining me is a filmmaker whom I met a few years ago at the Renegade […]
What inspires us to create? Is it a person? An idea? An emotion? An event? A desire to make sense of the world without us? I’m sure I could explore each of these ideas in a truly pretentious and self-indulgent manner that would bore you to tears by saying, “See, he did this.” or “She did that for this reason.” Instead, I’d rather keep the light of this particular sun […]
This past Tuesday, Dr. Nickitas Demos from Georgia State University put on the third of four concerts in his annual neoPhonia New Music Ensemble series, and while the program changed unexpectedly before beginning due to technical difficulties, the concert we were treated to was an unmitigated triumph. In my five years of attending Georgia State as a Music Industry/Sound Recording major, Dr. Demos’s neoPhonia concerts were always my favorites to […]
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