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By Matthew Roe | March 2018

Chavela Vargas has been described as “the rough voice of tenderness”, a singer who managed to capture the spirit of her culture…

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Chavela Vargas has been described as “the rough voice of tenderness”, a singer who managed to capture the spirit of her culture and articulate life’s...

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When romance is brought to the silver screen, far too often it becomes ensnared in the pitfall of appearing like a thoughtless carbon copy of every other...

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In the wake of a traumatic event, human beings often adopt a number of behaviors to cope with the suffering they’ve experienced. Some self-medicates with...

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And now a brief diversion into the world of family-friendly films. A detour that takes us to Shifting Gears about a family struggling to survive and stay...

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What We Started pulls the curtain back on the world of EDM (electronic dance music) over its nearly 40 year history from early roots in ‘70's disco....

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Police in the United States have been a vicious force since evolving from the slave patrols in the South. Despite progression towards egalitarian...

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We start with the origin story of French diplomat, Ivan Dedalus (Louis Garrel). A loner with a particular set of skills...not those skills…an aptitude...

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There’s a term in “the hood” where I grew up that goes something like this: “Sometimes a rose grows from concrete!” Mighty Ground is a...

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