Primal Scream are an original: Floating somewhere between indie, pop and acid house, the Glasgow band are always compelling in concert. Setlist: "Slip Inside This House (13th Floor Elevators cover)", "Jailbird", "Can't Go Back", "Shoot Speed/Kill Light", "Kill All Hippies", "Trippin' on Your Love", "Higher Than the Sun", "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind", "100% or Nothing", "Swastika Eyes", "Loaded", "Country Girl", "Rocks". Encore: "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have", "Come Together", "Movin' on Up"
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
Shadow & Bone excels in natural story representation with powerful centering of culture. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov, the feisty cartographer with kindness, innocence, and integrity, who comes to be revealed as the legendary summoner of light.
The biggest highlight of the film is easily the performance of Andrew Garfield. In his days since hanging up his Spiderman suit, Garfield has routinely churned out great performances, and Mainstream is no exception. He proves that he is willing to try anything and go anywhere in a character.
Neo Sora left a realistic and yet hopeful notion for the near future and the now.
Dune has stunning visuals, a striking soundtrack, and great performances. But it has issues everywhere from its pacing, to its story, to its diverse representation.
If your upbringing was anything like mine, where the TV acted as an additional parent- there are so many new stories and perspectives to explore.
