Basically: The world-famous detective Benoit Blanc is invited to a murder mystery weekend with a bunch of influential friends—but the game turns out to be more serious than everyone thinks… I have to admit I’ve never watched Knives Out completely; I only saw a few minutes of it and didn’t have time to finish. So when I had the opportunity to see Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery at its LA premiere, I liked going into it fresh. People underestimate how free it feels to watch a film without knowing anything about it beforehand. Premieres are not my bag because… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is here with a TV binge-watch update before revisiting the Sandman universe, which leads to a conversation about femme empowerment.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from The Summer Set, Armor for Sleep, Anti-Flag, and more.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Blackbear, The Early November, Tiny Moving Parts, and more.
A lot of new TV has got us talking this week on Geek Girl Riot. Our Rioters have an important conversation about the varying degrees of femme empowerment (or lack of) in House of the Dragon, The Sandman, She-Hulk, and Partner Track.
Today we talk about the passing of Bernard Cribbins, the drama behind Beyonce’s newest album, and the new Never Have I Ever trailer. The Life of Bernard Cribbins Dr. Who’s Bernard Cribbins has passed away at the age of 93. His agent, Gavin Barker, announced his death earlier today. “Doctor Who” showrunner, Russel T. Davies posted on Instagram saying, “We once took him to the TV Choice Awards and sent him up on his own to collect the award, and the entire room stood up and cheered him. That’s a lovely memory. He’d phone up and say, ‘I’ve got an… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from A Day to Remember, Panic! At the Disco, Billie Eilish, and more.
Basically: NOPE is Jordan Peele’s JAWS turned up into a sensory spectacle Jordan Peele, much like Hitchcock, Serling, Clouzot, and even Shyamalan, has sculpted a niche out of the horror-tinged thriller genre—to such a stylistic degree it is a fingerprint. Exhibit A: During the first third of his films, Peele creates a symbolic framework of backstory, objects, trauma, character idiosyncrasies, and music. Those become the 3D glasses we as the audience use to fully experience the context as well as the denouement of the story. Exhibit B: Black American culture. Period. Blackness in all of its hues is another signifier… Read more »
The Gathering took place this year in Cleveland, Ohio and it was the first time back since the pandemic, allowing artists and music lovers to get together to celebrate music and the alternative bands that perform.
There’s a sort of enthusiasm to Harvie that can’t help but suck you into his particular brand of pop-rock—especially if you spend some time talking to him and discover that he really is that earnest.
