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Charlie Kenney | Tuesday, December 10, 2019
As the new year approaches and a new decade looms on the horizon, Scene looks at the recent events that best capture the feelings of the 2010s. Radical Fools, Almighty Loaves, all of them punks By Mike Donovan, Scene Editor Free of plimsolls and pretense, a few from the read more→
Willoughby Thom, Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan, Charlie Kenney, Dessi Gomez and Gina Twardosz | Monday, December 9, 2019
Scene on the Screen: looking into the best, the worst and the weirdest filmmaking, on both the big and small screens, from 2019. Cinema? Who is she? By Mike Donovan, Scene Editor Robert Downey Jr.’s “Avengers: Endgame” martyrdom tried quite diligently to signal “‘the end of an era,’ punctuating read more→
Charlie Kenney | Friday, December 6, 2019
Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s most recent film “Parasite” is defined by contrast. The picture opens in a cramped, trash-filled semi-basement in what is assumed to be a destitute neighborhood on Seoul’s outskirts. A family of four lives on top of one another, a dinner of processed foods and cheap read more→
Maria Luisa Paul | Friday, December 6, 2019
A trip to Martin’s “Hispanic food” corridor is a disappointment and a half, to say the least. Tucked between Mission Foods’ flour tortillas and Mrs. Renfro’s Gourmet Food Nacho Cheese Sauce, Taco Bell’s Taco Seasoning makes an appearance. Not to insult people who enjoy their cheap, sour-cream-filled monstrosity, but read more→
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, December 5, 2019
Despite having aired its final episode nearly 20 years ago, there’s something about “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and its titular, real-life protagonist that seems particularly relevant today. Just last year, Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville explored Fred Rogers’ life and legacy in “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a poignant film that read more→
Jake Winningham | Thursday, December 5, 2019
“I heard you paint houses.” As far as introductions go, the way audiences meet Frank Sheeran in “The Irishman” doesn’t have the same ring as the opening line of “Goodfellas”: “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece stands read more→
Jake Winningham | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Despite its name, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor has turned into a trophy for lead actors gunning for reduced competition in a lesser category. The recent trend of “category fraud” seemed like it had reached its peak (or nadir, depending on your outlook) when Viola Davis’ read more→
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
A lot — and I mean a lot — of good music was released in the 2010s. Genres were blended, stars were born and social media gave us all an up-close view of the action. But the decade also saw a massive shift in the way we consume music. read more→
Matthew Kellenberg | Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Kanye West’s latest album, “Jesus Is King,” is a deeply spiritual, if equally controversial, project. Religion is a common theme in West’s music, from his 2004 song “Jesus Walks,” to his controversial “I Am a God,” to his gospel-infused “Ultralight Beam.” But never has West’s focus been so defined read more→
Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Narrated by a woman dressed in tin foil (Joan Cusack) during a massive snow storm, three love stories converge at a bright yellow Waffle House, which lacks a ‘W’ in its neon sign, until a third of the way through the film. Unfortunately, we never find out why Cusack’s read more→