WARNING: On the Count of Three is not for everyone. Please take care of yourself first. Films are great, especially because they’ll always be there when …
“Feel the Burn: Q and A with LAVAGXRL”
If you find yourself kicking around Cambridge or Somerville and land in a moment when your ears catch a song in the wild that’s fresh …
REVIEW: The Automat (2021) dir. Lisa Hurwitz
If you’re under the age of fifty or so, you’ve probably never heard of the Automat– but there’s a good chance you’ve seen it. The …
REVIEW: Happening (2021) dir. Audrey Diwan
While fundraising for Happening, her second feature film, director Audrey Diwan kept hearing the same feedback. The drama about a young woman’s illegal abortion in …
GO TO: The Ring (2002) dir. Gore Verbinski
A lifelong horror fan, I remember watching Gore Verbinski’s The Ring between my fingers when it first came out. Needless to say, my 7th grade …
GO TO: Out of the Blue (1980) dir. Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper has made a career of playing characters with a deep sense of sadness and frustration in their core. It is a charisma that …
‘Pain, freedom, and joy’: Ruben Feliz’s dreams of Basquiat
Lynn-based artist Ruben D. Feliz. (Spenser Hasak/@suspenseful) How did Ruben D. Feliz start his journey to becoming an artist? It might have been divine intervention. …
REVIEW: This Much I Know to Be True (2022) dir. Andrew Dominik
NOTE: The following review was written prior to the tragic news of the death of Nick Cave’s son, Jethro. The Hassle’s heart goes out to …
GO TO: Psycho (1960) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
I remember trying to convince someone to watch Psycho (1960) and bumbling over my explanation of the plot as I attempted to leave the good …
The Chats at Paradise Rock Club
The Chats are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 2016 in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. With a full punk rock sound, the current …