I was feeling a little bit nervous about meeting the actors for Night Owls that sunny Texas afternoon at South by South West. Mostly because at the Q&A after the premiere the night before, both actors mercilessly layed into one guy who made an off the cuff comment about not seeing much online about the…
Appropriate Behaviour tells the story of Shirin (Desiree Akhavan) as she picks up her pieces after breaking up with girlfriend Maxine (Rebecca Henderson). The story is told through flashbacks of the arc of the relationship alongside her Shirin getting through the aftermath, supported by best friend Crystal (Halley Feiffer). The film is smart, aware and…
Of Montreal is the brain child of Kevin Barnes, the music creates a fantastical cartoon universe, complex layers of music twist and turn whilst Kevin spouts beautiful formed, willfully honest and emotionally dense lyrics. The band started in the late 90’s connected to the Elephant 6 scene, which also spouted Neutral Milk Hotel (Jeff Mangum…
OBVIOUS CHILD is the story of unapologetic Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), a twenty-something loose cannon who gets dumped, fired and pregnant in quick succession. Better at cracking jokes about her flatulence and the contents of her knickers in her weekly stand-up routine than doing her taxes, Donna has a lot of growing up to…
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